Q4 2025 Hyundai Motor Co Earnings Call Transcript

Jan 28, 2026 / 05:10 AM GMT
Release Date Price: $89

Key Points

Positve
  • Hyundai Motor Co (XKRX:005380) achieved record high fourth-quarter revenue despite challenging market conditions.
  • The company surpassed 1 million wholesale units in the US market for the first time, driven by strong hybrid sales and a diversified SUV lineup.
  • Eco-friendly vehicle sales rose significantly, with hybrid sales growing 15.3% year-over-year.
  • Hyundai Motor Co's revenue from the finance division increased by 9.2% year-over-year due to interest rate cuts and FX fluctuations.
  • The company declared a year-end dividend, maintaining a commitment to shareholder returns despite a decline in net income.
Negative
  • Operating income decreased by 39.9% year-over-year, impacted by tariffs and increased incentives.
  • Net income fell by 52.1% year-over-year to 1.2 trillion won.
  • Sales in Europe decreased by 11.6%, affected by revised EV incentives in key countries.
  • The cost of goods sold ratio increased by 2.8 percentage points year-over-year, impacting profitability.
  • Hyundai Motor Co faced intensified competition in key markets, leading to higher incentives and reduced profitability.


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005380.KS - Hyundai Motor Co
Q4 2025 Hyundai Motor Co Earnings Call
Jan 29, 2026 / 05:10AM GMT

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Hello, this is Michael Yoon, head of IR Group. Welcome everyone to Hyundai Motor Company 2025 Q4 business results conference call. On behalf of Hyundai Motor Company, I appreciate your time for joining today's call.

And please refer to the presentation HMC 2025 Q4 business results on the website. The presentation includes quarterly key messages, sales performance, and profit analysis. And for quarterly summarized cash flow statement and detailed regional sales breakdowns, please refer to the appendix.

1st 24 key messages.

Despite concerns over tariff impact and the resulting slowdown in demand, strong sales performance led to the highest 4th quarter revenue on record.

Particularly in the US market, we
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