LG Display swings to first-half profit despite seasonal loss

LG Display reported an operating profit of 39 billion won ($26.4 million) on revenue of 11.15 trillion won for the first half of 2026, reversing an operating loss of 82.6 billion won a year earlier, the company said Wednesday.

The 121.6 billion won improvement came without top-line growth.

Revenue fell 4.3 percent from the same period last year, leaving an operating margin of 0.35 percent for the half.

Almost all of that profit was earned in the first quarter.

The second quarter produced an oper ...