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88 STAR Market companies report first-half revenue and profit growth as hard-tech R&D enters payoff phase
As of August 19, 88 companies on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's STAR Market had disclosed their 2026 semi-annual reports, with combined operating revenue of 204.3 billion yuan and net profit of 18.9 billion yuan, up 32% and 154% year on year respectively. Among them, 71 companies were profitable, 51 posted profit growth, and 11 turned losses into gains. The 12 STAR 50 index constituents that have disclosed semi-annual reports recorded combined operating revenue of 117.4 billion yuan and net profit of 9.2 billion yuan, up 25% and 216% year on year, contributing nearly 60% of the board's disclosed revenue and nearly half of its net profit. The domestic computing power ecosystem was the clearest main theme in the first half. SMIC's second-quarter sales revenue reached 3.006 billion US dollars, a record quarterly high, while Hua Hong Semiconductor posted sales revenue of 717.5 million US dollars in the same period, also a record high. Design-side companies such as Cambricon and Hygon Information delivered substantial earnings growth. Innovative drugs and high-end equipment also stood out. BeiGene's first-half net profit attributable to the parent company rose 627.1% year on year, and it raised its full-year total revenue guidance to between 6.6 billion and 6.8 billion US dollars. AVIC UAS saw operating revenue rise 272.48% year on year. At the same time, interim dividends among STAR Market companies increased notably. Since the start of 2026, 86 new share buyback plans have been disclosed, with a combined maximum amount of 11.448 billion yuan, and 29 new shareholding increase plans have been disclosed, with a combined maximum amount of 1.005 billion yuan.