LG CHEM LTD
Financials
Valuation Metrics
LG CHEM LTD's Market Cap is ₩19.8T. At end of 2025 it was ₩24.8T. Ranked #35 of 2,421 in KR market (top 1%), #35 of 781 on KOSPI (top 4%), #3 of 294 in Materials (top 1%) by Market Cap.
Investment Metrics(as of 2026-09-18)
| Metric | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market Cap | 19.83T KRW | KR#35/2,421 Sec#3/294 |
| Revenue | 48.77T KRW | KR#17/2,421 Sec#2/294 |
| Net Income | -1.84T KRW | KR—/2,421 Sec—/294 |
| Total Assets | 112.21T KRW | KR#20/2,421 Sec#1/294 |
| Net Assets | 48.87T KRW | KR#15/2,421 Sec#2/294 |
| Employees | 13,857 | KR#15/2,421 Sec#1/294 |
| Value | ||
| P/B | 0.41x | KR#581/2,421 Sec#123/294 |
| P/S | 0.41x | KR#779/2,421 Sec#141/294 |
| EV/EBITDA | 60.76x | KR#1,393/2,421 Sec#188/294 |
| FCF Yield | -27.37% | KR—/2,421 Sec—/294 |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | -3.77% | KR#1,748/2,421 Sec#235/294 |
| ROA | -1.64% | KR#1,726/2,421 Sec#228/294 |
| Op. Margin | 1.65% | KR#1,428/2,421 Sec#182/294 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.35% | KR#1,509/2,421 Sec#196/294 |
| Earnings Growth | -802.53% | KR#1,319/2,421 Sec#171/294 |
| Financial Health | ||
| Debt Ratio | 129.60% | KR#1,790/2,421 Sec#237/294 |
| Total Debt | 40.29T KRW | KR#14/2,421 Sec#1/294 |
| FCF | -5.43T KRW | KR#2,223/2,421 Sec#278/294 |
| Cash | 11.09T KRW | KR#13/2,421 Sec#1/294 |
| Current Ratio | 1.36x | KR#1,311/2,421 Sec#159/294 |
| Net Debt/EBITDA | 36.18x | KR#1,456/2,421 Sec#197/294 |
| Dividend | ||
| Div. Yield | 0.75% | KR#1,184/2,421 Sec#185/294 |
| Div. Growth | 100.00% | KR#119/2,421 Sec#15/294 |
| Performance | ||
| 1Y Return | -10.96% | KR#994/2,421 Sec#140/294 |
| 1M Return | 0.75% | KR#1,143/2,421 Sec#140/294 |
| From 52W High | -38.74% | KR#868/2,421 Sec#121/294 |
| 1Y MDD | -45.87% | KR#807/2,421 Sec#110/294 |
| Trading | ||
| Volume | 90,998 shares | KR#825/2,421 Sec#73/294 |
| Trading Value | 24.37B KRW | KR#138/2,421 Sec#6/294 |
| Foreign Own. | 37.02% | KR#81/2,421 Sec#6/294 |
| Per Share | ||
| EPS | -24,874 KRW | KR—/2,421 Sec—/294 |
| BPS | 660,438 KRW | KR#13/2,421 Sec#6/294 |
Company Info
LG Chem was spun off from LG Chemical in 2001, and in 2020, its battery business division was physically spun off to form LG Energy Solution. Its petrochemical business produces PE, PVC, and ABS, selling PCR products and those utilizing bio-naphtha. The advanced materials business develops and produces cathode materials, battery materials, and IT/semiconductor materials, focusing on expanding high-nickel cathode material sales and developing electronic materials. The company, headquartered in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul Metropolitan City, is improving profitability through high-value product sales growth and cost reductions.