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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - KRW (₩)
₩ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Cash generated from operating activities:      
Profit for the year ₩ 375,084 ₩ 1,387,095 ₩ 1,145,937
Adjustments for income and expenses 4,436,619 4,313,213 4,546,338
Changes in assets and liabilities related to operating activities (144,208) (108,813) (274,163)
Sub-total 4,667,495 5,591,495 5,418,112
Interest received 52,646 74,787 60,134
Dividends received 75,537 43,536 50,899
Interest paid (371,502) (356,081) (341,488)
Income tax paid (500,329) (266,452) (240,452)
Net cash provided by operating activities 3,923,847 5,087,285 4,947,205
Cash inflows from investing activities:      
Decrease in short-term financial instruments, net 127,141    
Collection of short-term loans 100,801 131,823 136,242
Proceeds from disposals of long-term investment securities 702,184 51,741 100,817
Proceeds from disposals of investments in associates and joint ventures 31,540 77,974 4,950
Proceeds from disposals of assets held for sale 25,944 13,031 1,353
Proceeds from disposals of property and equipment 240,487 47,078 12,900
Proceeds from disposals of intangible assets 10,137 32,685 4,428
Collection of long-term loans 2,915 1,680 1,547
Decrease in deposits 11,317 5,758 5,922
Proceeds from settlement of derivatives 5,047 492 1,452
Proceeds from disposals of subsidiaries, net of cash transferred 51,086    
Proceeds from disposals of short term investment securities 75,664    
Government grants received     2,967
Sub-total 1,384,263 362,262 272,578
Cash outflows for investing activities:      
Increase in short-term financial instruments, net   (26,581) (51,421)
Increase in short-term loans (98,284) (110,810) (130,041)
Increase in long-term loans (13,264) (14,118) (11,602)
Acquisitions of long-term investment securities (39,538) (222,568) (324,997)
Cash outflows from settlement of derivatives   (112,903)  
Acquisitions of investments in associates and joint ventures (11,672) (8,014) (17,656)
Acquisitions of property and equipment (2,206,567) (2,487,360) (2,973,882)
Acquisitions of intangible assets (116,685) (71,856) (106,761)
Increase in deposits (18,518) (15,525) (6,848)
Cash decrease due to changes in consolidation scope   (4,354) (2,275)
Cash outflow from acquisitions of business (506,844)    
Acquisitions of short-term investment securities (110,000)    
Sub-total (3,121,372) (3,074,089) (3,625,483)
Net cash used in investing activities (1,737,109) (2,711,827) (3,352,905)
Cash inflows from financing activities:      
Proceeds from short-term borrowings, net 30,000 100,000  
Proceeds from issuance of debentures 1,875,300 1,236,475 1,785,108
Proceeds from long-term borrowings 300,000 200,000 49,950
Proceeds from issuance of hybrid bonds     398,509
Cash inflows from settlement of derivatives 52,859   183,090
Transactions with non-controlling shareholders 92 15,717 160
Sub-total 2,258,251 1,552,192 2,416,817
Cash outflows for financing activities:      
Repayments of short-term borrowings, net     (142,998)
Repayments of long-term payables – other (369,150) (369,150) (400,245)
Repayments of debentures (2,121,501) (1,235,750) (1,869,190)
Repayments of long-term borrowings (312,500) (402,500) (125,000)
Redemption of hybrid bonds     (400,000)
Payments of dividends (628,359) (804,317) (773,806)
Payments of interest on hybrid bonds (19,800) (19,800) (17,283)
Repayments of lease liabilities (372,834) (381,347) (402,465)
Acquisition of treasury shares   (15,788) (285,487)
Transactions with non-controlling shareholders   (133,393) (21,333)
Cash outflow from transactions with the non- controlling shareholders (1,145,870) (133,393)  
Sub-total (4,970,014) (3,362,045) (4,437,807)
Net cash used in financing activities (2,711,763) (1,809,853) (2,020,990)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (525,025) 565,605 (426,690)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year 2,023,721 1,454,978 1,882,291
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (4,088) 26,124 (623)
Cash and cash equivalents included in assets held for sale (4,584) (22,986)  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year ₩ 1,490,024 ₩ 2,023,721 ₩ 1,454,978