China Yuchai International NYSE: CYD reported higher revenue, engine sales and profitability for the first half of 2026, as demand for larger engines, heavy-duty trucks and power-generation applications supported margins.
President Weng Ming Hoh said the company’s revenue reached RMB 14.7 billion, or $2.2 billion, for the six months ended June 30, compared with RMB 12.9 billion in the prior-year period. Engine unit sales increased 10.9% to 277,684 units.
Gross profit rose 36.5% year over year to RMB 2.5 billion, or $368.7 million, while gross margin expanded to 17.1% from 14.3%. Operating profit increased 58.9% to RMB 988.2 million, or $145.1 million, and net profit attributable to shareholders rose 53.2% to RMB 560.6 million, or $82.3 million.
Diluted earnings per share were RMB 14.81, or $2.17, compared with RMB 9.75 in the first half of 2025. The company said the first-half figures were unaudited and prepared under IFRS accounting standards.
Truck and Off-Road Demand Supports Sales Mix
Management attributed the improvement in profitability in part to higher sales of larger engines, which lifted average selling prices and margins. Total truck-engine unit sales rose 20.4% from a year earlier, led by a 47.3% increase in heavy-duty truck engine sales.
Chief Financial Officer Choon Sen Loo said the company’s truck-engine growth outpaced industry trends cited by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. Heavy-duty truck engine unit sales increased more rapidly than reported heavy-duty truck sales, while light-duty truck engine unit sales rose 23.6% despite a reported decline in the broader light-duty truck market. Medium-duty truck engine sales increased 7.9%.
Off-road engine unit sales grew 7.7%, supported by marine and power-generation demand. Engine sales in those marine and power-generation markets increased 42%, while industrial-application sales rose 15.8%. Agricultural-machinery engine sales, however, declined 18.9%.
Loo said gross-margin expansion reflected a more favorable product mix, including larger and heavy-duty engines, along with continuing operational-efficiency efforts. He noted that higher precious-metal prices partly offset the company’s cost-improvement measures.
Data Center Engine Sales and Capacity Expansion
The company said combined production capacity for high-horsepower engines across its own operations and the MTU Yuchai joint venture stood at roughly 5,000 units. Sales of engines to artificial-intelligence data centers from the joint venture and China Yuchai’s own brand totaled about 1,800 units during the first half.
During the question-and-answer session, Investor Relations representative Kevin Theiss said the company now expects full-year AI data-center engine sales of about 3,500 units or more. Management said that figure applies only to AI data-center applications, while high-horsepower engines are also sold for other power-generation uses.
General Manager of Operations Kelvin Lai said capacity increased from approximately 3,000 units last year after the company completed a capacity-extension program and subcontracted certain machining processes. The company also expects to use both additional outsourcing and internal equipment investments to potentially expand capacity further next year, though it has not finalized its production plans.
Lai said competition in the high-horsepower engine market remains strong as other manufacturers also add capacity. He said the company had not seen a material engine-price increase from last year, apart from passing through supplier cost increases to end users.
Investments, Technology and Financial Position
China Yuchai increased total research-and-development expenditures, including capitalized costs, by nearly 30% to RMB 622.5 million, or $91.4 million. The company introduced commercial minibuses in Hong Kong equipped with its YCY24-65kW flywheel range-extender system, which management said reduces reliance on fixed charging infrastructure.
The company also said it developed its first high-pressure direct-injection internal-combustion engine capable of operating entirely on ammonia. In addition, it acquired a 27.97% equity interest in Nanyue Fuel Injection Systems, or NYDK, and began consolidating NYDK’s financial results on April 1 after obtaining control on March 31.
China Yuchai’s Guangxi Yuchai Marine and Genset Power subsidiary continued its Hong Kong Stock Exchange initial public offering application process. Management said China Yuchai expects to remain the controlling shareholder if the listing is completed.
As of June 30, cash and bank balances were RMB 8.1 billion, compared with RMB 7.9 billion at the end of 2025. Total short- and long-term loans and borrowings declined to RMB 1.4 billion from RMB 2 billion. The company paid a cash dividend of $0.87 per ordinary share for 2025 in July 2026, compared with $0.53 per share paid for 2024.
On questions about alternative technologies, Lai said the company’s gas engines are established products, but its engines remain in the certification process for the North American market. Management did not provide a timetable for U.S. market entry. Loo said fuel-cell products have been installed in buses, including in Beijing, but the company does not have a near-term fuel-cell product for power generation or data-center applications.
About China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD)
China Yuchai International Ltd. NYSE: CYD is a Cayman Islands–incorporated holding company with principal executive offices in Singapore. Through its subsidiaries, the company is a leading manufacturer and distributor of diesel engines in the People’s Republic of China. Its principal operating subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited (GYMCL), has been producing diesel engines since 1951 and ranks among the country’s largest heavy-duty engine makers.
The company’s core product portfolio includes high-speed and medium-speed diesel engines for on-highway trucks and buses, off-road vehicles such as construction and agricultural machinery, marine propulsion systems, and power generator sets.
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