LG CHEM LTD
Financials
Valuation Metrics
LG CHEM LTD's Market Cap is ₩17.8T. At end of 2025 it was ₩24.8T. Ranked #33 of 2,410 in KR market (top 1%), #33 of 779 on KOSPI (top 4%), #3 of 293 in Materials (top 1%) by Market Cap.
Investment Metrics(as of 2026-11-02)
| Metric | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market Cap | 17.83T KRW | KR#33/2,410 Sec#3/293 |
| Revenue | 48.77T KRW | KR#17/2,410 Sec#2/293 |
| Net Income | -1.84T KRW | KR—/2,410 Sec—/293 |
| Total Assets | 112.21T KRW | KR#20/2,410 Sec#1/293 |
| Net Assets | 48.87T KRW | KR#15/2,410 Sec#2/293 |
| Employees | 13,857 | KR#15/2,410 Sec#1/293 |
| Value | ||
| P/B | 0.36x | KR#541/2,410 Sec#119/293 |
| P/S | 0.37x | KR#756/2,410 Sec#144/293 |
| EV/EBITDA | 58.28x | KR#1,393/2,410 Sec#189/293 |
| FCF Yield | -30.43% | KR—/2,410 Sec—/293 |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | -3.77% | KR#1,746/2,410 Sec#235/293 |
| ROA | -1.64% | KR#1,725/2,410 Sec#229/293 |
| Op. Margin | 1.65% | KR#1,426/2,410 Sec#182/293 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.35% | KR#1,502/2,410 Sec#196/293 |
| Earnings Growth | -802.53% | KR#1,315/2,410 Sec#171/293 |
| Financial Health | ||
| Debt Ratio | 129.60% | KR#1,783/2,410 Sec#237/293 |
| Total Debt | 40.29T KRW | KR#14/2,410 Sec#1/293 |
| FCF | -5.43T KRW | KR#2,215/2,410 Sec#278/293 |
| Cash | 11.09T KRW | KR#13/2,410 Sec#1/293 |
| Current Ratio | 1.36x | KR#1,305/2,410 Sec#159/293 |
| Net Debt/EBITDA | 36.18x | KR#1,455/2,410 Sec#197/293 |
| Dividend | ||
| Div. Yield | 0.85% | KR#1,183/2,410 Sec#186/293 |
| Div. Growth | 100.00% | KR#119/2,410 Sec#15/293 |
| Performance | ||
| 1Y Return | -39.37% | KR#1,765/2,410 Sec#232/293 |
| 1M Return | -8.19% | KR#885/2,410 Sec#114/293 |
| From 52W High | -44.91% | KR#982/2,410 Sec#136/293 |
| 1Y MDD | -47.61% | KR#847/2,410 Sec#118/293 |
| Trading | ||
| Volume | 123,101 shares | KR#533/2,410 Sec#47/293 |
| Trading Value | 29.51B KRW | KR#76/2,410 Sec#3/293 |
| Foreign Own. | 37.02% | KR#81/2,410 Sec#6/293 |
| Per Share | ||
| EPS | -24,876 KRW | KR—/2,410 Sec—/293 |
| BPS | 660,473 KRW | KR#13/2,410 Sec#6/293 |
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.