Q2 Sales Growth at Listed Mid-Sized Companies Rises 8.0 Percentage Points Year on Year
On October 29, the Korea Federation of Middle Market Enterprises announced the findings of its "2026 Second-Quarter Business Analysis of Listed Mid-Sized Companies."
In the second quarter of this year, listed mid-sized companies recorded sales growth of 9.2%, up 8.0 percentage points from the same period last year.
The Korea Federation of Middle Market Enterprises said on October 29 that this was shown in its analysis of the business performance of listed mid-sized companies in the second quarter of 2026. According to the federation, all growth indicators for listed mid-sized companies improved, including sales growth and total asset growth, which stood at 7.7%, up 4.3 percentage points.
In manufacturing, sales growth reached 8.7%, up 6.9 percentage points from the same period last year. Total asset growth rose 5.0 percentage points to 9.1%, driven by an increase in current assets, including quick assets and inventories. In non-manufacturing, sales growth rose 10.5 percentage points from the same period last year, while total asset growth increased 2.8 percentage points to 5.0%.
The operating profit margin on sales, a profitability indicator, rose 1.5 percentage points from the same period last year to 7.7%, as the cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses each accounted for a smaller share of sales. The pretax net profit margin on sales stood at 10.5%, up 4.6 percentage points, driven by an increase in non-operating income, including foreign currency translation gains.
Listed mid-sized companies' debt-to-equity ratio remained unchanged at 15.8%. However, their debt ratio edged up 2.2 percentage points from the same period last year to 68.3%, indicating a slight weakening in financial stability indicators.
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Kim Hyun-cheol, standing vice chairman of the Korea Federation of Middle Market Enterprises, said, "Despite continued instability in the Middle East and supply chain disruptions, listed mid-sized companies maintained solid growth in the second quarter, following the first quarter. We will do our utmost to foster a legal, institutional and policy environment that supports smooth financing and active investment, through close communication with the government and the National Assembly, so that mid-sized companies can sustain steady improvements in business performance."
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