LG CHEM LTD
Financials
Valuation Metrics
LG CHEM LTD's Market Cap is ₩18.5T. At end of 2025 it was ₩24.8T. Ranked #32 of 2,414 in KR market (top 1%), #32 of 781 on KOSPI (top 4%), #3 of 293 in Materials (top 1%) by Market Cap.
Investment Metrics(as of 2026-10-15)
| Metric | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market Cap | 18.51T KRW | KR#32/2,414 Sec#3/293 |
| Revenue | 48.77T KRW | KR#17/2,414 Sec#2/293 |
| Net Income | -1.84T KRW | KR—/2,414 Sec—/293 |
| Total Assets | 112.21T KRW | KR#20/2,414 Sec#1/293 |
| Net Assets | 48.87T KRW | KR#15/2,414 Sec#2/293 |
| Employees | 13,857 | KR#15/2,414 Sec#1/293 |
| Value | ||
| P/B | 0.38x | KR#576/2,414 Sec#126/293 |
| P/S | 0.38x | KR#770/2,414 Sec#144/293 |
| EV/EBITDA | 59.12x | KR#1,389/2,414 Sec#189/293 |
| FCF Yield | -29.32% | KR—/2,414 Sec—/293 |
| Profitability | ||
| ROE | -3.77% | KR#1,749/2,414 Sec#235/293 |
| ROA | -1.64% | KR#1,728/2,414 Sec#229/293 |
| Op. Margin | 1.65% | KR#1,427/2,414 Sec#182/293 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.35% | KR#1,506/2,414 Sec#196/293 |
| Earnings Growth | -802.53% | KR#1,316/2,414 Sec#171/293 |
| Financial Health | ||
| Debt Ratio | 129.60% | KR#1,787/2,414 Sec#237/293 |
| Total Debt | 40.29T KRW | KR#14/2,414 Sec#1/293 |
| FCF | -5.43T KRW | KR#2,219/2,414 Sec#278/293 |
| Cash | 11.09T KRW | KR#13/2,414 Sec#1/293 |
| Current Ratio | 1.36x | KR#1,307/2,414 Sec#159/293 |
| Net Debt/EBITDA | 36.18x | KR#1,456/2,414 Sec#197/293 |
| Dividend | ||
| Div. Yield | 0.79% | KR#1,184/2,414 Sec#185/293 |
| Div. Growth | 100.00% | KR#119/2,414 Sec#15/293 |
| Performance | ||
| 1Y Return | -14.97% | KR#1,024/2,414 Sec#139/293 |
| 1M Return | -8.09% | KR#1,372/2,414 Sec#189/293 |
| From 52W High | -42.86% | KR#899/2,414 Sec#124/293 |
| 1Y MDD | -45.87% | KR#804/2,414 Sec#113/293 |
| Trading | ||
| Volume | 271,630 shares | KR#456/2,414 Sec#43/293 |
| Trading Value | 68.43B KRW | KR#56/2,414 Sec#4/293 |
| Foreign Own. | 37.02% | KR#81/2,414 Sec#6/293 |
| Per Share | ||
| EPS | -24,860 KRW | KR—/2,414 Sec—/293 |
| BPS | 660,058 KRW | KR#13/2,414 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.