3D Printing Financials: Creality Posts H1 Loss, Plans $80M AM Headquarters

Creality (HKG: 3388) sold more products in the first half of 2026, but lower margins and higher spending pushed the consumer 3D printing company into the red. At the same time, the newly public company is preparing another major investment: a new additive manufacturing (AM) headquarters and innovation center in Shenzhen.

As 3DPrint.com reported earlier this month, Creality had already warned investors that it expected to post a first-half loss. The final results now show where that loss came from. For the six months ended June 30, Creality reported revenue of RMB 1.63 billion ($242 million), up 12.9% from RMB 1.44 billion ($214 million) a year earlier. But the company posted a net loss of RMB 59.1 million ($8.8 million), compared with a profit of RMB 107.5 million ($16 million) in the fir