Hyundai Q2 Operating Profit Forecast to Fall 14% Despite Record Revenue

According to Yonhap Infomax, Hyundai Motor's second-quarter operating profit is forecast to decline 14.08% year-over-year to approximately 3.1 trillion won, despite achieving record-high revenue of 48.8 trillion won, based on consensus from nine major South Korean brokerages.

The profitability decline stems from increased manufacturing supply chain costs, U.S. tariff burdens estimated at 337 billion won in the first quarter, and rising infrastructure expenses including the company's robotics initiative. Hyundai held 18.98 trillion won in cash assets as of end-Q1, with further pressure expected from planned robot production investments and partnerships with Google DeepMind and Nvidia.