Lotte Fine Chemical stock reports 38.1 percent revenue growth

Published on 10/07/2026 at 04:21 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Lotte Fine Chemical stock posted KRW 586.3 billion in Q2 revenue, up 38.1 percent year over year. Operating profit reached KRW 61.9 billion as analyst targets stayed higher.

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Lotte Fine Chemical stock was last at KRW 42,800 on the Korea Exchange KOSPI at 10:57 a.m. KST on October 7, 2026. The latest reported quarter showed revenue of KRW 586.3 billion, up 38.1 percent year over year, giving the chemicals producer a stronger earnings base than a year earlier.

Second quarter earnings improved

According to ATS View, Lotte Fine Chemical generated KRW 586 billion of revenue and KRW 61.9 billion of operating profit in Q2 2026, with an operating margin of 10.6 percent. Net income reached KRW 94.2 billion in the quarter ended June 30, 2026.

The sequential comparison also points to higher operating leverage. Revenue increased from KRW 510.7 billion in Q1 2026 to KRW 586.3 billion in Q2, a gain of 14.8 percent, while operating profit rose from KRW 32.7 billion to KRW 61.9 billion.

Regulatory risk remains visible

A separate legal development adds a counterweight to the improving earnings figures. The Asia Business Daily reported on October 1, 2026, that prosecutors indicted Lotte Fine Chemical and five other petrochemical companies, alongside executives and employees, over alleged coordination of prices and bids for products including caustic soda and chlorine.

The case concerns alleged conduct from January 2021 through April 2026 and involves total activity valued at KRW 16.3961 trillion across the companies named by prosecutors. For Lotte Fine Chemical, the issue sits beside the Q2 improvement because several products cited in the case belong to its general-chemical operations.

Analyst targets exceed the market price

Investing.com lists a Buy consensus from 7 analysts for Lotte Fine Chemical, with a 12-month average target of KRW 69,286. The published target range runs from KRW 60,000 to KRW 100,000, framing the earnings recovery against a share price near the lower end of its 52-week band.

The market value is the key dividing line. At KRW 42,800, the stock stood KRW 1,450 above its 52-week low of KRW 41,350 and KRW 29,000 below its 52-week high of KRW 71,800 on October 7, 2026.

Stock stays above its yearly low

Lotte Fine Chemical stock was last at KRW 42,800 on October 7, 2026, with a session range of KRW 42,200 to KRW 42,950 and volume of 14,467 shares. Its market capitalization was KRW 1.1 trillion on the same date.