LG Display returns to profit in 2025 for 1st time in 4 years

LG Display posted an operating profit in 2025, marking its first profitable year in four years, as its business overhaul toward high-value organic LED (OLED) panels and operational efficiency improvements began to pay off. According to the company on Wednesday, it logged 25.81 trillion won ($18 billion) in sales and 517 billion won in operating profit for 2025. Sales slightly declined by 3 percent from 26.62 trillion won in 2024, but the company swung to an operating profit from a loss of 560.6 billion won a year earlier. The company attributed the rebound to increased OLED sales and improvements in cost structure and operational efficiency, despite global market volatility. OLED accounted for a record-high 61 percent of LG Display’s sales mix, up from 32 percent in 2020 and 55 percent in 2025. This stemmed from the company’s exit from the large-size liquid crystal display (LCD) business last year, which accelerated its structural reform toward high-value products. By segment, panels for monitors, laptops and tablets accounted for 37 percent of sales, while smartphone and other mobilWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times