Hyundai Wia (011210)

Hyundai Wia (011210) is the Hyundai Motor Group affiliate that makes vehicle drivetrain parts and the H-Motion line of factory robots: autonomous mobile robots, collaborative robots, and parking robots. In ETFpedia it sits in the Hyundai Motor robotics value chain as the robotics-manufacturing arm, building the floor robots that work alongside the group’s humanoids.

Ticker011210
ExchangeKOSPI
SectorIndustrials · Machinery & Robotics
CountrySouth Korea
WikidataQ493997
Last updated2026-06-08
Financial snapshotas of2026-06-08

Next event:Next report · H1 2026 반기보고서 (semi-annual report), estimated · Estimated from Korea's 45-day semi-annual filing deadline; not company-confirmed. Last report: Q1 2026 분기보고서 filed 2026-05-14. (source)

Latest reported quarter:Q1 2026 (ended Mar 31, 2026) (reported2026-05-14)

Hyundai Wia posted Q1 2026 consolidated revenue of ₩2,179.3 billion, up 5.7% year over year, with operating profit of ₩51.6 billion (+6.2%, a 2.4% margin). Net income fell to ₩35.4 billion from ₩102.0 billion a year earlier, when the prior period carried a large one-off gain. The other-business segment that houses the H-Motion robots, factory automation, and defense grew 15.3% to ₩185.4 billion.

Revenue₩2,179.3B+5.7%YoY
Operating profit₩51.6B+6.2%YoY · 2.4% operating margin
Net income₩35.4B-65.3%YoY · Prior-year quarter carried a large one-off gain
Other segment (robots, automation, defense)₩185.4B+15.3%YoY · 8.5% of revenue

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Revenue by segment

Vehicle parts (engines, modules, CV joints, 4WD, thermal management)₩1,993.9B · 91.5%of revenue+4.9% YoY
Other (mobility solution robots, factory automation, defense)₩185.4B · 8.5%of revenue+15.3% YoY

Recent & upcoming events

  • · H-Motion robot lineup shown at CES 2026.Hyundai Wia presented its H-Motion robots, an AMR carrying up to 1.5 tons, a collaborative robot handling up to 15 kg, and a parking robot moving vehicles up to 3.4 tons at 1.2 m/s, and said fleet-control software managing up to 100 parking robots is in use at Hyundai's Georgia metaplant. (source)
  • · FY2025 annual results filed.Full-year 2025 revenue of ₩8,481.6 billion (+3.7%), operating profit ₩204.4 billion (-6.6%), and net income ₩116.9 billion (-9.7%). The order backlog for the mobility-solution and special (defense) businesses reached ₩707.2 billion for the year. (source)

Consolidated totals and segment revenue are from the DART 분기보고서 (Q1 2026). Hyundai Wia reports two product groups: vehicle parts, and other (which bundles the H-Motion robots, factory automation, and defense).

Figures are as of 2026-06-08 and reflect the most recent public filings/IR releases; they are updated after each earnings report.

What does Hyundai Wia do?

Hyundai Wia runs two businesses. The big one is car parts. It supplies engines, modules, constant-velocity joints, 4WD systems, and thermal-management parts to global automakers, and that vehicle-parts group brought in ₩1,993.9 billion in Q1 2026, or 91.5% of revenue (DART 분기보고서). The second is robotics and factory automation, grouped with defense under “other.” That segment is smaller, ₩185.4 billion in the quarter, but it grew 15.3% year over year, the fastest-moving part of the company. The robots carry a brand: H-Motion. The lineup is an autonomous mobile robot that hauls up to 1.5 tons, a collaborative robot that handles up to 15 kg, and a parking robot that moves vehicles up to 3.4 tons at 1.2 meters per second (Korea Herald).

Why is Hyundai Wia in the robotics value chain?

The Hyundai Motor robotics value chain is the group’s vertically integrated robotics push, from the Atlas humanoid down to the parts, software, and logistics robots its affiliates supply. Hyundai Wia is the robotics-manufacturing arm. It does not build the humanoid; it builds the floor robots that move parts and cars around the plant, the ones that share the factory with Atlas. Those robots are not a concept demo. They already run at Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America in Georgia, where about 290 logistics robots are in operation and fleet-control software manages up to 100 parking robots (Korea Herald; Hyundai Wia, CES 2026).

Hyundai frames this as a deliberate contrast with rivals who lead with humanlike demos.

“Chinese robots tend to focus on mimicking human motion,” an executive said, contrasting that with Hyundai’s approach designed to outperform human workers on factory lines.

(The Korea Herald, Jan 8, 2026)

What did Hyundai Wia report most recently?

In Q1 2026 (the quarter ended March 31, 2026), Hyundai Wia posted consolidated revenue of ₩2,179.3 billion, up 5.7% year over year, and operating profit of ₩51.6 billion, up 6.2%, a 2.4% operating margin (DART 분기보고서). Net income came in at ₩35.4 billion, down from ₩102.0 billion a year earlier because the prior-year quarter carried a large one-off gain, so the year-over-year drop reflects the base, not the operating trend. Vehicle parts rose 4.9% on stronger domestic vehicle sales, and the other segment that houses the robots and defense grew 15.3% on defense-export strength.

For the full year 2025, Hyundai Wia reported revenue of ₩8,481.6 billion (+3.7%), operating profit of ₩204.4 billion (-6.6%), and net income of ₩116.9 billion (-9.7%) (DART 사업보고서). The order backlog for the mobility-solution and special businesses reached ₩707.2 billion across the year, a sign the robotics and defense pipeline is filling even as auto margins compress.

What are the risks for Hyundai Wia?

  • Auto dependence. More than 90% of revenue is still vehicle parts. The robotics story is real but small, so near-term earnings track the group’s car volumes and parts pricing, not robots.
  • Margin pressure. The operating margin is thin, around 2.4% in Q1 2026, and FY2025 operating profit fell year over year. Parts is a low-margin, competitive business.
  • Robotics ramp risk. The H-Motion line earns from factory and parking robots today, not humanoids. Its payoff depends on the group’s robotics build-out, which scales over years.
  • Group concentration. As a Hyundai-Kia affiliate, Hyundai Wia is tied to the group’s plant volumes and capital plans, so a slowdown at the parent flows straight through.

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Frequently asked questions about Hyundai Wia

What does Hyundai Wia do?

Hyundai Wia is a Hyundai Motor Group affiliate with two businesses. The larger one makes vehicle drivetrain parts: engines, modules, constant-velocity joints, 4WD systems, and thermal-management parts, which brought in ₩1,993.9 billion, or 91.5% of revenue, in Q1 2026 (DART 분기보고서). The smaller, faster-growing one is its H-Motion robotics line: an autonomous mobile robot that carries up to 1.5 tons, a collaborative robot, and a parking robot that lifts vehicles up to 3.4 tons (Korea Herald).

What is Hyundai Wia's role in the Hyundai robotics value chain?

Hyundai Wia is the robotics-manufacturing arm. While Boston Dynamics builds the Atlas humanoid, Hyundai Wia supplies the floor robots that move parts and cars around the plant. Its AMRs and parking robots already run at Hyundai's Georgia metaplant, where about 290 logistics robots are in operation and fleet-control software manages up to 100 parking robots (Korea Herald; Hyundai Wia, CES 2026).

What was Hyundai Wia's latest quarterly revenue?

Hyundai Wia reported consolidated revenue of ₩2,179.3 billion in Q1 2026 (the quarter ended March 31, 2026), up 5.7% year over year, with operating profit of ₩51.6 billion (+6.2%) and net income of ₩35.4 billion (DART 분기보고서). Net income fell from ₩102.0 billion a year earlier because the prior-year quarter carried a large one-off gain.

When does Hyundai Wia next report earnings?

Korean issuers do not pre-announce earnings dates. Hyundai Wia's next regulatory filing is the H1 2026 반기보고서 (semi-annual report), due around August 14, 2026 under Korea's 45-day semi-annual deadline. That date is estimated, not company-confirmed. Hyundai Wia last filed its Q1 2026 분기보고서 on May 14, 2026 (DART).

Sources & references

  1. 현대위아 분기보고서 (2026.03) · Q1 2026 quarterly report · Hyundai Wia / DART (FSS), 2026-05-14
  2. 현대위아 사업보고서 (2025.12) · FY2025 annual report · Hyundai Wia / DART (FSS), 2026-03-17
  3. HYUNDAI WIA Presents Future Mobility Vision at CES 2026 · Hyundai Wia (newsroom), 2026-01-06
  4. Hyundai highlights edge of 'working robots' over China at CES · The Korea Herald, 2026-01-08