LG Chem

LG화학 · 051910

Materials Chemicals · KOSPI

Large-cap

Market cap US$18.2B (₩25.1T)

Overview

LG Chem is one of Korea's largest chemical companies.

It makes petrochemicals and plastics, advanced materials, and products for batteries and displays, and it also has a growing life-sciences business in medicines and vaccines. The company supplies materials to manufacturers across many industries worldwide. It is a flagship affiliate of South Korea's LG group and the former parent of the battery maker LG Energy Solution.

Summary is AI-generated and may contain errors · figures from DART filings

Financials

Source: DART · FY ending Dec · latest FY2025
Revenue · FY2025
US$33.3B
▼ −6.1% YoY
Operating profit · FY2025
US$855.7M
▲ +28.8% YoY
Net income · FY2025
−US$708M
Turned to loss

Revenue

  • FY2023US$40B
  • FY2024US$35.4B
  • FY2025US$33.3B

Operating profit

  • FY2023US$1.8B
  • FY2024US$664.3M
  • FY2025US$855.7M

Net income

  • FY2023US$1.5B
  • FY2024US$373.2M
  • FY2025−US$708M

Key ratios (FY2025)

ROE
-2.1%
Debt/Eq
114.5%
Op. margin
2.6%
Net margin
-2.1%
Rev. YoY
▼ −6.1%

Why it matters

It remains the largest shareholder of LG Energy Solution, which it spun off as a separate battery company.

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Data from DART, Korea's official corporate-filing system. Data sourced from official DART filings. Accuracy is not guaranteed. Figures are as of the date shown. As of 2026-06-12 (KST). · FX: 1 USD ≈ ₩1,380 (2026-06-01).

Company summaries are generated and may contain errors; financial figures are mapped directly from official filings.