LG Electronics Operating Profit Tops KRW 781.8 Billion in Q3, Cumulative Total Exceeds KRW 4 Trillion This Year
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LG Electronics announced tentative consolidated sales of KRW 23.827 trillion and tentative operating profit of KRW 781.8 billion for the third quarter of 2026.
Sales rose 8.9% from a year earlier, operating profit increased 13.5%, and cumulative operating profit for the year exceeded KRW 4 trillion.
Improved profitability in the home appliance, vehicle, and TV businesses, along with cost structure improvements and sales expansion, helped boost overall results.
LG Electronics expanded its overall results on the back of simultaneous growth in sales and operating profit in the third quarter of 2026. On the 7th, LG Electronics announced that its tentative consolidated sales for the third quarter of 2026 came to KRW 23.827 trillion and its tentative consolidated operating profit to KRW 781.8 billion. Sales increased 8.9% from a year earlier, while operating profit rose 13.5% year on year. Cumulative operating profit for the year surpassed KRW 4 trillion.
LG Electronics maintained its strong market position in its core businesses despite an unfavorable business environment, including the war in the Middle East, and continued sales growth based on product competitiveness. Growth continued in the Global South, and B2B business also kept expanding.
The home appliance business generated stable profits in the B2C segment, while the vehicle business generated stable profits in the B2B segment. The home appliance and vehicle businesses served as cash cows, driving results on the back of solid profitability. As a result, profitability improved significantly, and the TV business also saw a sharp improvement in profitability from a year earlier.
Operating leverage from companywide cost structure improvements and sales expansion offset cost burdens such as rising logistics and material costs and higher fixed costs. Improved profitability in the home appliance, vehicle, and TV businesses led to better profitability at the companywide level.
LG Electronics continued to post year-on-year growth in both sales and operating profit in every quarter this year. Cumulative sales for the first three quarters came to KRW 71.3807 trillion, up 9.2% from a year earlier, while cumulative operating profit for the same period reached KRW 4.0346 trillion, up 55.9%. This is the first time that first-three-quarter sales have exceeded KRW 70 trillion and cumulative operating profit has exceeded KRW 4 trillion.
LG Electronics is pursuing a strategy of connecting stable profits from its core businesses to investment in future growth businesses. Accordingly, it is pushing to upgrade domestic and overseas production bases in response to surging demand for AI data center cooling solutions, and it is also pushing to expand production capacity.
Robotics is considered a key business area in physical AI. LG Electronics is expanding investment in robotics, and in Yangjae, Seoul, it is building the country's largest data factory. In Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, it is investing in infrastructure for mass production of actuators, a core robot component.
The Home Appliance Solution business continued its dual-track strategy of targeting both the premium and volume segments. The Home Appliance Solution business pursued expansion in appliance subscriptions, online channels, and B2B, contributing to sales growth through the expansion of subscriptions, online channels, and B2B. It also maintained a solid profit structure through efforts to improve manufacturing operations efficiency and logistics operations efficiency.
The Media Entertainment Solution business posted year-on-year sales growth, driven by increased sales of premium products such as OLED and higher revenue centered on emerging markets. The Media Entertainment Solution business continued its growth in the webOS platform business and also expanded the share of premium product sales. It also sustained a profit-making trend by pursuing greater efficiency in competitive spending.
The Vehicle Solution business continued its stable growth trend and achieved sales growth based on the smooth conversion of its order backlog into revenue. Within the Vehicle Solution business, the share of premium product sales in the in-vehicle infotainment business expanded. As a result, the Vehicle Solution business further strengthened its role as a stable cash cow in the B2B business.
Thanks to increased sales centered on overseas markets, sales in the Eco Solution business remained at the same level as a year earlier. The tentative results are estimates based on Korea-International Financial Reporting Standards (K-IFRS).
On the other hand, profitability decreased slightly from a year earlier due to investment in future businesses, including securing new production capacity, and hiring for new businesses.
LG Electronics said it plans to strengthen its profit-centered business structure by expanding sales of premium products and fostering high-margin businesses. The company plans to hold an earnings presentation at the end of this month and announce its consolidated net profit for the third quarter of 2026 and management results by business division.
Source: TECHWORLD · Park Gyu-chan
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=407880
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