LG

■ 2025 Consolidated Performance (Including LG Energy Solution)
 □ Revenue: KRW 45.9322 trillion (5.7% decrease YoY)
 □ Operating Profit: KRW 1.1809 trillion (35.0% increase YoY)
  
■ 2026 Revenue Target: KRW 23 trillion (Excluding LG Energy Solution)
 
■ CFO Dong Seok Cha:
 “We will make this year a pivotal turning point by focusing on securing future growth engines across each business division and firmly establishing the foundation for a transition toward a high-value-added industrial structure.”
 
 “Despite the challenging business environment, we will do our utmost to enhance shareholder value by expanding the dividend payout ratio in line with earnings improvement and allocating approximately 10% of the proceeds secured from the sale of our stake in LG Energy Solution to shareholder returns.”
 
 
LG Chem announced on the 29th that it recorded consolidated revenue of KRW 45.9322 trillion and operating profit of KRW 1.1809 trillion for 2025. Revenue declined by 5.7% year on year, while operating profit increased by 35.0%.
 
Commenting on the 2025 results, CFO Dong Seok Cha said, “Amid rapidly evolving external uncertainties, our major businesses such as petrochemicals and battery materials delivered weak performance. However, by advancing the sophistication of our business portfolio to strengthen future competitiveness, exercising disciplined capital expenditure, and monetizing owned assets in parallel, we were able to maintain positive cash flow.”
 
Excluding LG Energy Solution, LG Chem’s revenue for last year amounted to approximately KRW 23.8 trillion. Taking into account the external business environment, the Company has set its revenue target for this year at KRW 23 trillion.
 
Commenting on the outlook for this year, CFO Dong Seok Cha stated, “We will make this year an important turning point by focusing on securing future growth engines across each business division, including Petrochemicals, Advanced Materials, and Life Sciences, and by further solidifying the foundation for our transition toward a high-value-added industrial structure.”
 
He added, “Despite the challenging business environment, we will do our utmost to enhance shareholder value by increasing the dividend payout ratio in line with improved performance and by returning approximately 10% of the funds secured from the sale of our stake in LG Energy Solution to shareholders.”
 
Meanwhile, in the fourth quarter of last year, LG Chem recorded consolidated revenue of KRW 11.1971 trillion and an operating loss of KRW 413.3 billion.
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