Will Semiconductor reports strong Q3 2025 growth, declares mid-year dividend

Will Semiconductor Shanghai reported robust growth in its Q3 2025 earnings, with consolidated net profit attributable to shareholders increasing by 17.26% to CNY 1.18bn for the quarter and by 35.15% to CNY 3.21bn year-to-date. This growth is attributed to market opportunities in automotive intelligent driving and smart imaging, coupled with product optimization and supply chain improvements. Total operating income for the first nine months of 2025 reached CNY 21.78bn, up 15.20% from the previous year.

In line with its performance, the company announced a mid-year dividend distribution of CNY 4.00 per 10 shares (tax inclusive) for 2025. This dividend, totaling approximately CNY 480.98m, represents 14.98% of the year-to-date net profit attributable to shareholders. Correspondingly, the exercise prices for the 2023 first and second stock option incentive plans will be adjusted from CNY 78.41 to CNY 78.01 per share, and the 2025 plan from CNY 139.07 to CNY 138.67 per share.

Furthermore, the company's controlling shareholder, Renrong Yu, and his associate, Shaoxing Weirun Equity Investment Partnership (Limited Partnership), reduced their pledged shares. Yu’s cumulative pledged shares now stand at 172.04m, or 51.59% of his holdings, while Shaoxing Weirun's pledged shares are 15.86m, or 21.39% of its holdings.