KEPCO E&C secures KRW 26.4 billion deal: what it means for KEPCO E&C stock

Published on 10/20/2026 at 01:44 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

The amended contract is worth KRW 26.4 billion on October 16, 2026. KEPCO E&C stock reports Q3 results November 5, 2026 after Q2 revenue of KRW 103.29 billion.

Contract and reporting dates

KEPCO E&C disclosed a KRW 26.4 billion nuclear emergency-response contract on October 16, 2026.
Second-quarter 2026 revenue reached KRW 103.29 billion, while operating profit was KRW 2.99 billion.
KEPCO E&C is scheduled to publish third-quarter results on November 5, 2026.

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KEPCO E&C (ISIN KR7052690005) disclosed a KRW 26.4 billion amended contract on October 16, 2026, covering design and engineering services for emergency response bases at nuclear power headquarters. According to The Globe and Mail, the contract is with affiliate Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power and represents 5.09 percent of KEPCO E&C's 2025 sales.

What does KRW 26.4 billion mean?

The amended agreement covers a fifth change to a domestic contract running from January 2020 through June 2030. The disclosed amendment represents 97.59 percent of the total contract amount, making the order relevant to the company's nuclear safety engineering backlog.

The contract is also the latest dated operating event in the recent company record. In the third quarter of 2025, revenue was KRW 115 billion and operating profit was KRW 12.3 billion; in the second quarter of 2026, revenue was KRW 103.29 billion and operating profit was KRW 2.99 billion. ATS View reported second-quarter revenue growth of 1.00 percent year over year and an operating margin of 2.90 percent.

Which dates come next?

Investing.com lists November 5, 2026 as the next reporting date for third-quarter results. The same source shows second-quarter earnings of KRW 71.43 per share against a KRW 245.18 consensus estimate, while revenue was KRW 103.29 billion against KRW 130.40 billion expected. A separate company calendar entry lists November 4, 2026 for the next dividend announcement.

For market context, KEPCO E&C was last quoted at KRW 103,700 on the Korea Exchange on October 19, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. KST. Its market capitalization was KRW 3.9 trillion, and its 52-week range was KRW 77,100.00 to KRW 198,000.00.

Stock context for investors

The contract adds a measurable order figure to a business picture that includes nuclear power engineering, reactor design and new-energy services. The second-quarter comparison shows the tension clearly: revenue remained near the first-quarter level of KRW 113.33 billion, but operating profit fell from KRW 14.06 billion to KRW 2.99 billion.

The next results therefore matter for the conversion of contract activity into earnings. Investors will have a dated test on November 5, 2026, with the nuclear contract and the second-quarter margin providing the operating benchmarks.