Jinko Holdings Announces Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results

Dimi Du, Chief Executive Officer of Jinko Holdings Limited

“In the third quarter, the measures we put in place to optimize our order book and product mix began to deliver results. Module shipments were 15.0 GW, with overseas markets accounting for around 70% of the total, as we continued to execute an operating strategy that balances shipment volume and profitability. Shipments of our Tiger Neo 3.0 modules exceeded 5 GW during the quarter, commanding a premium of approximately 1 US cent per watt over conventional modules. Benefiting from higher shipments of high-efficiency products, the continued cost optimization of TOPCon 3.0 and improved profitability in our energy storage business, our gross margin rose to 12.3% from 4.2% in the second quarter, while our net loss narrowed significantly both sequentially and year-over-year. The PV industry remains at a critical stage of supply and demand adjustment, and its shift from production capacity and shipment scale toward effective supply, product value and earnings quality continues. As the relevant national authorities promote the orderly and well-regulated development of the industry through stricter standards and higher technical and energy efficiency requirements, we expect less efficient capacity to be gradually phased out and competition to focus more on technological innovation, product quality and customer value. This shift reinforces our focus on high-efficiency products, the disciplined buildout of capacity, and delivering greater customer value across global markets. In line with this focus, we expect to have approximately 40 GW of high-efficiency production capacity meeting the Level 1 national energy efficiency requirements by the end of 2026, as the capacity ramp-up for Tiger Neo 3.0 progresses and production costs continue to improve. We believe technological innovation creates the most value when it meets customer needs across different application scenarios and delivers tangible economic benefits at scale. Following the launch of our Tiger Neo 5.0 module in June, we recently introduced the Tiger Neo 5.0 all-black premium residential module. Built on our TAC technology platform, it delivers power output of up to 510 W and module efficiency of up to 25.52%. We will focus this product on the global premium distributed PV market, particularly residential rooftop applications, and plan to ramp up production and shipments gradually over the next two years in line with market demand and industry conditions. Our energy storage business generated a notable increase in scale and improved profitability during the quarter, with approximately 1.75 GWh of shipments recognized as revenue, matching the total for full year 2025. We are advancing the application of our proprietary PCS products, exploring opportunities in emerging scenarios such as data centers, and deepening the synergies between solar and storage across customer resources, sales channels and technical services, to deliver more sustainable growth and profit contribution going forward. The completion of our recent name change to Jinko Holdings Limited marks a new starting point in our development. While the long-term development of our core solar and energy storage businesses remains our top priority, we are taking a more open and disciplined approach to opportunities in AI, renewable energy, advanced materials, commercial space and other frontier technologies, with our investment platform serving as a complementary driver of long-term value creation. During the third quarter, we made new and follow-on investments of approximately RMB330 million, of which approximately RMB254 million was our own capital, including in KiwiMoore, which specializes in advanced chiplet and chip interconnect technologies, and TIGSTOR, which develops supercapacitor technologies. Several of our portfolio companies also completed significant financing rounds during the quarter, including SiliconFlow, while StepFun also launched its STEPX terminal brand and related AI terminal products in July, further extending the application of its large language models in end-user devices. More recently, Adaspace Technology, another of our portfolio companies, passed the listing hearing of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. As of the end of the third quarter of 2026, the fair value of our strategic investment portfolio was approximately RMB2.05 billion. During the first nine months of 2026, our portfolio generated gains of approximately RMB327.2 million, comprising approximately RMB82.3 million in realized gains and approximately RMB244.9 million in unrealized fair value gains. Over the same period, portfolio exits generated approximately RMB386.4 million in cash proceeds. Notably, having divested a substantial portion of our equity interest in LAPLACE in the first half, we completed our exit from the remaining interest in the third quarter, generating additional cash proceeds of approximately RMB38.7 million. Our initial investment cost in LAPLACE was approximately RMB65.0 million and the investment generated cumulative gains of approximately RMB356.8 million. We will remain selective, balancing new investments against exits and improving capital utilization efficiency. Looking ahead, we will build on three core pillars, namely technological innovation, globalization and AI transformation, to drive integrated solar-plus-storage development. We will continue to balance shipment volume and profitability, optimize our product and order book mix, and maintain strict control over capital expenditure to make the improvement in our operating performance more sustainable. For the fourth quarter of 2026, we expect module shipments to be between 16 GW and 18 GW. For full year 2026, we expect energy storage system shipments of approximately 10 GWh on a proof-of-delivery basis.”