Kakao Mobility extended its operating profit growth for a third consecutive year. Kakao Mobility disclosed in a business report that it posted 2025 annual sales of 739.3 billion won and operating profit of 115.5 billion won. Sales rose 9.5 percent and operating profit increased 24.2 percent from a year earlier. The operating margin was 15.6 percent, improving by 1.8 percentage points from the previous year.

The platform services segment led sales growth. Platform services revenue last year was 474.0 billion won, up 11.2 percent from a year earlier, and accounted for 64.1 percent of total revenue.

Within platform services, growth in the lifestyle services business stood out. Revenue from lifestyle services, including logistics, delivery, car washing and designated driver services, was 233.0 billion won, up 21.3 percent from a year earlier. Mobility services connecting transport modes such as buses, trains, aircraft and taxis rose 4.3 percent to 221.8 billion won.

The platform infrastructure segment grew 6.7 percent from a year earlier to 265.3 billion won. Mobility infrastructure, including directly operated taxi and parking businesses, made up most of the segment’s revenue at 246.3 billion won. Other items such as digital out-of-home advertising (DOOH) and rear-seat entertainment (RSE) advertising surged more than 70 percent from the prior year to 19.0 billion won, from 11.2 billion won.

Net profit for the period rose 78.0 percent from a year earlier to 51.4 billion won. It moved onto a clear path of profitability in 2 years after a net loss of 124.2 billion won in 2023. Its financial strength also improved. Accumulated losses fell sequentially to 130.0 billion won in 2025 from 183.1 billion won in 2024 and 214.4 billion won in 2023, resolving about 84.4 billion won of losses in 2 years. Debt declined by 100.6 billion won from a year earlier to 367.5 billion won, improving financial soundness.