HK Stock Market Move | WH GROUP(00288) opened nearly 5% higher after performance announcement. The annual net profit attributable to shareholders is 1.567 billion US dollars, and the profit level of the pork business has significantly increased.

WH Group (00288) opened nearly 5% higher after the performance results, and as of press time, it rose 4.99% to 9.88 Hong Kong dollars, with a turnover of 52.6995 million Hong Kong dollars. On the news front, on March 24, WH Group released its annual performance results for the year ended December 31, 2025 (performance adjusted for biological fair value). The group achieved a total income of 28.026 billion US dollars, an increase of 8.04% year-on-year; net profit attributable to shareholders was 1.567 billion US dollars, a decrease of 2.79% year-on-year; and basic earnings per share was 12.21 cents. It is proposed to distribute a final dividend of 0.41 Hong Kong dollars per share. The announcement stated that in 2025, the group's revenue increased by 8.0% to 28.026 billion US dollars, mainly due to the increase in sales volume of pork and the average selling price of meat products. Operating profit also increased by 8.7% to 2.612 billion US dollars, mainly due to a significant increase in the profit level of the group's pork business. On the same day, WH Group also released the subsidiary Smithfield's annual performance for the year ended December 28, 2025, with sales revenue of 15.531 billion US dollars; and Smithfield's net attributable income was 987 million US dollars.