ATON said on the 14th that operating profit on a consolidation basis in the second quarter of 2026 was 3.2 billion won, up 92.3% from the same period a year earlier.
Revenue was 17.4 billion won, down 11.4% from a year earlier. The company said a base effect from last year's concentration of large project revenue was reflected.
The operating margin was 18.1%. Consolidation subsidiaries also saw revenue adjusted due to changes in business composition, but profitability improved.
ATON expanded suppliers for its post-quantum cryptography (PQC)-based solutions in the first half. It widened application to not only major banks and securities firms but also virtual asset exchanges and fractional investment platforms, securing new corporate customers.
New orders also continued in the digital asset and financial infrastructure businesses. In "Project Hangang Phase 2," a follow-up project to the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot led by the Central Bank of Korea, the company built response systems for NH NongHyup Bank and KB Kookmin Bank, securing related references. Along with this, it also won projects to build systems spanning from core banking systems at major banks to customer-facing financial services.
The next-generation financial infrastructure projects that ATON secured in the first half will proceed with development through the second half and be reflected in revenue sequentially. In addition, with ongoing discussions on further adoption of post-quantum cryptography solutions in the financial sector, the company expects the flow of orders centered on high value-added businesses to continue in the second half. It also plans to operate its business portfolio in a direction that increases the share of highly profitable businesses such as solutions and licenses.
The newly launched Security Center expanded its service lineup in the first half and secured new customers across various non-financial industries such as gaming, manufacturing and IT services. Having completed the build-out of its business foundation and entered the stage of actual supply, it plans to expand business for enterprise customers in the second half based on the customer references it has secured.