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Korean robotics maker building collaborative robot arms and humanoid robots, backed by Samsung.
Korean robotics maker building collaborative robot arms and humanoid robots, backed by Samsung.
Earns by selling robots and related systems to manufacturers and research customers, with the humanoid programme still mostly a development effort rather than a source of sales. Samsung Electronics took a large stake around the turn of 2025 and is now the largest shareholder.
In one line: A small, Korean Boston Dynamics.
Moat: narrow (IP / patents, process know-how). KAIST-derived humanoid/robot IP and a strategic Samsung investment give a technology edge.
Headquarters: Daejeon, South Korea · Founded: 2011 · Employees: 161
Size Rainbow Robotics (277810.KS) is a South Korea Industrials company (Industrial Machinery) with a market value of $4.59B, the 84th largest of 495 South Korea companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at ₩321,000 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 51.7%, against -16.9% for the median peer and -24.5% for the South Korea market (cap-weighted) — 3rd lowest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 91.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +10.5%); the operating margin is -16.1% (peer median 12.6%).
Valuation It trades at 653.8× forward earnings against a peer median of 17.8× (most expensive of 16).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 17.5 points below its cost of capital (10.6% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 12 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₩45.1B | ₩34.1B | ₩19.3B | ₩15.3B | ₩13.6B |
| Revenue growth | — | +76% | +27% | +12% | — |
| Gross profit | ₩14.8B | ₩11.3B | ₩5.92B | ₩6.99B | ₩6.83B |
| EBITDA | -₩5.93B | -₩5.09B | -₩5.16B | -₩46.9B | ₩2.05B |
| Net income | ₩1.70B | ₩1.42B | ₩2.14B | -₩895M | ₩5.78B |
| Free cash flow | -₩29.4B | -₩26.9B | -₩13.6B | -₩3.69B | ₩339M |
| Capital expenditure | ₩18.7B | ₩18.2B | ₩11.8B | ₩4.49B | ₩879M |
| Total debt | ₩410M | ₩150M | ₩353M | ₩54.7M | ₩7.21B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Robotics 277810.KS | $4.59B | -52% | +92% | -16% | 653.8× | n/a |
| Doosan Robotics 454910.KS | $2.41B | -54% | +97% | -91% | n/a | n/a |
| Teradyne TER | $34.1B | -39% | +75% | 33% | 20.2× | 20.9% |
| Fanuc 6954.T | $31.2B | -23% | +13% | 23% | 22.0× | 16.9% |
Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | 277810.KS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -28.2% | -9.5% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -51.7% | -16.9% | 3rd lowest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -67.2% | -39.9% | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +91.6% | +10.5% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | -16.1% | 12.6% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 653.8× | 17.8× | most expensive of 16 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -17.5 pp | -1.2 pp | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Robotics 277810.KS | South Korea | $4.59B | -52% | +92% | -16% | 653.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Interpump IP.MI | Italy | $4.57B | +3% | +1% | 14% | 16.8× | 12.6% | +9.9% |
| Renishaw RSW.L | United Kingdom | $4.61B | -7% | +14% | 16% | 18.5× | 24.8% | +7.5% |
| Neway Valve (Suzhou) 603699.SS | China | $4.66B | -36% | +11% | 26% | 17.9× | 10.0% | +16.5% |
| Circuit Fabology Microelectronics Equipment 688630.SS | China | $4.50B | -12% | +93% | 27% | 51.5× | 39.4% | +35.4% |
| Alliance Laundry ALH | United States | $4.49B | -11% | +10% | 19% | 16.4× | 15.2% | +7.5% |
| Wuhan DR Laser Technology 300776.SZ | China | $4.69B | -24% | -23% | 19% | 37.9× | 51.8% | +13.6% |
| Hangcha 603298.SS | China | $4.71B | -12% | +7% | 12% | 13.3× | 2.9% | +9.1% |
| AAON AAON | United States | $4.72B | -59% | +54% | 11% | 20.7× | n/a | n/a |
| UBTECH ROBOTICS 9880.HK | Hong Kong | $4.73B | -41% | +90% | -21% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jusung Engineering 036930.KS | South Korea | $4.39B | +5% | -33% | 0% | 145.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Horiba 6856.T | Japan | $4.79B | -17% | +12% | 17% | 14.4× | 11.2% | +12.2% |
| Leo 002131.SZ | China | $4.33B | -34% | +10% | -1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| HOSHIZAKI 6465.T | Japan | $4.93B | +5% | +12% | 10% | 17.8× | -4.5% | +15.3% |
| X-Energy XE | United States | $4.24B | -65% | -9% | -156% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| DMG MORI Aktiengesellschaft GIL.DE | Germany | $4.17B | 0% | +3% | 5% | n/a | 11.3% | +2.7% |
| Kion KGX.DE | Germany | $5.05B | -25% | +3% | 6% | 10.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Franklin Electric FELE | United States | $4.16B | -5% | +7% | 13% | 18.0× | 9.2% | +11.3% |
| Jiangsu Gao Kai Precision Fluid 688835.SS | China | $4.15B | n/a | +21% | 24% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Amada 6113.T | Japan | $4.10B | -20% | +18% | 10% | 15.9× | 8.7% | +11.8% |
| ESAB ESAB | United States | $5.15B | -18% | +11% | 13% | 14.0× | 12.7% | +7.8% |