Largan Precision stock fell 2.70 percent as Q3 margin hit a 13-year low

Published on 10/08/2026 at 09:29 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Largan Precision stock posted a 42.2 percent Q3 gross margin on October 8, its lowest in 13 years. Revenue reached TWD 15.65 billion, down 11.47 percent year over year.

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Largan Precision stock fell 2.70 percent on October 8 after the company reported a third-quarter gross margin of 42.2 percent, its lowest in 13 years. According to UDN on October 8, quarterly net income reached TWD 5.182 billion and earnings per share were TWD 39.62.

Margin pressure overshadows earnings

The gross margin fell 7.22 percentage points from the prior quarter, according to UDN. Net income still increased 11 percent from the second quarter, while the quarterly result included revenue of TWD 15.668 billion.

That combination gives investors a mixed operating signal. Profit expanded sequentially, but the margin figure points to heavier production or product-mix pressure during the iPhone 18 lens cycle.

Revenue misses the consensus

Taipei Times reported on October 6 that third-quarter revenue was TWD 15.65 billion, down 11.47 percent from TWD 17.68 billion a year earlier. The figure was below the TWD 18.58 billion consensus from a poll of 13 analysts, although revenue rose 14.53 percent from TWD 13.66 billion in the second quarter.

For the first nine months, revenue reached TWD 44.86 billion, up 2.12 percent year over year, according to Taipei Times. The company is also developing fiber arrays for co-packaged optics, adding a second growth path beyond handset camera lenses.

Stock remains below its yearly high

Largan Precision was last at TWD 6,660 on the Taiwan Stock Exchange on October 8, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. TST. The price stood 16.7 percent below the 52-week high of TWD 7,995 and above the 52-week low of TWD 2,020.

The market capitalization was TWD 871.1 billion on October 8, while trading volume reached 1,911,896 shares. The contrast between a 2.70 percent daily decline and a 14.53 percent sequential revenue increase leaves the next margin reading as the key operating checkpoint rather than revenue growth alone.