📊 LG Electronics: Orders Top 3 Trillion, but the Stock Takes a Breather - 2026.10.30

Well now, Onion’s here~ 🧅 The key this time is that the pace of data center cooling orders and the stock’s mood are moving in opposite directions. I haven’t watched the market for 30 years for nothing—this kind of divergence is the most interesting. ☕

Orders top 3 trillion, and now the challenge is turning a profit

LG Electronics’ cumulative orders for its AI data center cooling business have exceeded 3,000,000,000,000 KRW ^[1]. The company says it is focusing on securing profitability, not just winning orders. In other words, the question has shifted from “How much has LG Electronics won?” to “How much can it keep?” 🔥

Earnings top 4 trillion, but B2B share is still in the 30% range

It’s certainly welcome news that cumulative operating profit for the first three quarters broke through 4,000,000,000,000 KRW for the first time in three quarters ^[2]. But the article’s headline points out that the B2B revenue share—key to its 2030 Future Vision—has yet to pick up pace toward the 45% target. We shouldn’t brush that aside. What matters here is whether orders show up as an actual increase in the revenue share. 📈

The group is moving together on robotics and automotive electronics

LG CNS said on its third-quarter earnings call that it is supporting robot training for LG Electronics. The plan is to make “Physical Works,” a platform for robot training and operations, a group-wide standard and expand it to affiliates’ factories ^[3]. On October 29, TMAP Mobility and LG Electronics signed an MOU at LG Sciencepark in Magok to build an AIDV environment, with the goal of creating an ecosystem for autonomous driving and in-vehicle agentic AI ^[4]. The move is seen as tied to automotive electronics competitiveness. There was also news that the U.S. has temporarily put robot tariffs on hold, prompting questions about whether this could become a variable in Samsung and LG’s North American expansion strategies ^[6]. Since the article itself provides only what’s in the headline, I’ll leave this as a question for now. 🤔

Brokerage views, the stock, and remaining variables

Hana Securities said on October 30 that it maintained its BUY rating on LG Electronics ^[5]. That is the brokerage’s opinion, not a fact confirmed by the company. The stock fell -3.41%, from a closing price of ₩155,000 on October 29 to ₩149,900 on October 30, while trading volume dropped to 588,055 shares from 1,089,764 shares the previous day. Orders keep piling up, but the stock still isn’t smiling.

Onion sees a clear bullish scenario for data center cooling. Still, whether orders lead to production and earnings, and whether the B2B share rises toward the 45% target, remain open questions. This story will really heat up once we get those answers. 🚀

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LG Electronics targets the fast-growing data center cooling market… profitability is the next test beyond orders

네이버뉴스 · 2026.10.30

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LG Electronics’ B2B business stuck in the 30% range… order conversion is key

네이버뉴스 · 2026.10.29

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[Earnings Call] LG CNS: “Physical Works will train LG Electronics’ robots”… expanding group-wide standardization

네이버뉴스 · 2026.10.30

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Strengthening ‘AIDV’ technological competitiveness… TMAP Mobility and LG Electronics join forces

네이버뉴스 · 2026.10.30

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“AI data center cooling orders alone top 3 trillion… LG Electronics becomes a data center blue-chip with NVIDIA on board” - NewsQuest

네이버뉴스 · 2026.10.30

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U.S. puts robot tariffs on hold for now… Could this affect Samsung and LG’s North American expansion strategies? - Market In

마켓인 · 2026.10.30

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