HANGZHOU, China, April 27, 2026 /CNW/ — Hikvision has released its full-year 2025 and first-quarter 2026 financial results, demonstrating steady growth and enhanced operational quality.

For the fiscal year 2025, the company reported a total revenue of RMB 92.51 billion (USD 12.95 billion[1]), representing a YoY increase of 0.01%. Net profit was RMB 14.20 billion (USD 1.99 billion), up 18.52% YoY. Underscoring its robust cash flow, the company announced an expected total cash dividend of RMB 10.54 billion (USD 1.48 billion) for 2025, representing a 74.25% payout ratio.

The company maintained strong momentum entering 2026. In the first quarter, total revenue reached RMB 20.72 billion (USD 2.90 billion), up 11.78% YoY, while net profit grew by 36.42% YoY to RMB 2.78 billion (USD 0.39 billion). Notably, the gross profit margin in Q1 improved by 4.16 percentage points, reaching 49.09%.

AIoT strategy fuels global growth

Building on two decades of industry leadership, Hikvision has solidified its AIoT footprint. This strategic evolution is yielding tangible results, evidenced by its steady 2025 growth and strong start to 2026.

Throughout the past year, the company’s main business revenue from overseas markets rose to RMB 27.22 billion (USD 3.81 billion), accounting for 29.42% of total revenue. Emerging markets, in particular, delivered sustained, robust growth.

Beyond its video offerings, Hikvision’s non-video categories, including access control, alarm systems, and commercial displays, experienced fast-paced growth and served as a strong engine for revenue. Additionally, the innovative business remained highly competitive, generating RMB 25.45 billion (USD 3.56 billion) in revenue and contributing 27.51% to the overall revenue.

Advancing Large-Scale AI Models

Hikvision actively advances AIoT technologies, with its Guanlan Large-Scale AI Models integrating vision, language, and multimodal capabilities into products, significantly improving accuracy and efficiency in complex environments. For instance, the application of Audio Large-Scale Models in equipment quality inspection increases the detection rate of defective components by 70%.

Built upon its foundational capabilities, Hikvision has successfully deployed industry-specific models across various sectors, including intelligent manufacturing, logistics, and environmental protection.

Sustained commitment to R&D and innovation

Technological innovation remains the driving force behind Hikvision’s development. In 2025, the company invested RMB 11.75 billion (USD 1.65 billion) in R&D, representing 12.70% of its total revenue. Over the past six years, cumulative R&D investment has exceeded USD 8 billion, consistently dedicating over 10% of its annual revenue to R&D.

This sustained investment has fortified the company’s intellectual property portfolio. By the end of 2025, Hikvision had accumulated 12,981 authorized patents globally, of which invention patents accounted for 57%.

Looking ahead

As Hikvision marks its 25th anniversary this year, the company remains driven by its founding commitment to the right things and staying on the right path. Moving forward, Hikvision will focus on high-quality growth, continuous innovation, and operational efficiency to deliver enduring value for its customers, partners, and stakeholders worldwide.

For Hikvision’s 2025 Annual Report, please check here.

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MENLO PARK, Calif., April 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Global talent solutions and business consulting firm Robert Half (NYSE: RHI) has been honored by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers for Company Culture 2026. This prestigious list includes the top 600 organizations across the country that excel in fostering a welcoming work environment. 

Organizations were selected based on a comprehensive evaluation of workplace policies and initiatives, combined with feedback from an independent survey of 217,000 workers at companies with at least 1,000 U.S. employees. Survey questions addressed issues such as fairness, acceptance and opportunity.

“This recognition reflects the values that shape our workplace culture and how we work every day,” said M. Keith Waddell, president and chief executive officer of Robert Half. “Our focus on integrity, inclusion, innovation and commitment to success, creates an environment that fosters meaningful connections and drives exceptional results for our clients and candidates.”

The survey also assessed how companies performed across several culture-related best practices, including access to employee training programs and employee-led resource groups, as well as the composition of the board and executive teams. 

“Our people-first approach is designed to create a positive and engaging workplace experience,” said JoLynn Conway-James, senior executive director and chief administrative officer at Robert Half. “By investing in career growth, employee networks and prioritizing overall well-being, we enable our employees to thrive and perform at their best.”

Robert Half has also been recognized by Fortune as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For® and by Newsweek as one of America’s Most Responsible Companies.

FAQs
What does this recognition say about Robert Half’s workplace culture?
This recognition highlights Robert Half’s ongoing commitment to fostering a supportive and growth-oriented environment where employees feel valued and empowered to succeed.

How does Robert Half support employee growth and well-being?
Robert Half invests in professional development through training programs, career advancement opportunities and employee-led resource groups, while also prioritizing well-being through initiatives that support work-life balance and a positive employee experience.

How were companies selected for this recognition?
Companies were evaluated based on an independent survey of 217,000 employees at organizations with at least 1,000 U.S.-based workers, along with an analysis of workplace policies and programs. The survey measured factors such as fairness, inclusion, development opportunities and overall employee satisfaction.

About Robert Half
Robert Half (NYSE: RHI) is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions and business consulting firm, connecting highly skilled job seekers with rewarding opportunities at great companies. We offer contract talent and permanent placement solutions in the fields of finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support, and we also provide executive search services. Robert Half is the parent company of Protiviti®, a global consulting firm that delivers internal audit, risk, business and technology consulting solutions. In the past 12 months, Robert Half, including Protiviti, has been named one of the Fortune® Most Admired Companies™ and 100 Best Companies to Work For. Explore talent solutions, research and insights at RobertHalf.com.

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Software-first minerals company integrates autonomous haulage, drilling, and robotic sensing across mining and refining under a single AI operating platform

SAN JUAN COUNTY, Utah, April 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Mariana Minerals, the world’s only software-first, vertically integrated minerals company, today announced the restart of mining operations at Copper One in southeastern Utah. The restart marks a milestone in mining history: Copper One becomes the world’s first mine to deploy autonomous tools across all three operational domains (mining, refining, and capital project execution) unified under a single operating system.

Mariana acquired Lisbon Valley Mining Company in Q4 2025, gaining control of a roughly 10,000-acre permitted land package that has produced high-purity copper cathode since 2009. While refinery operations continued uninterrupted, mining was paused in late 2024. Mining operations resume this month with autonomous systems and autonomous orchestration active from day one.

“Copper One will be the first mine where delivering end-to-end autonomy is the priority, where it’s being rapidly deployed across mining and refining operations and coordinated by our internal software stack. That’s what MarianaOS makes possible. We chose to prove it here because the stakes are real: the U.S. has a structural copper deficit, and the window to close it is narrowing. We’re producing now and ramping output aggressively, with the primary goal of achieving fully-autonomous mining operations,” said Turner Caldwell, Co-Founder & CEO, Mariana Minerals.

MarianaOS: An Autonomy-First Mining Operating System
What makes Copper One unprecedented is not any single piece of autonomous equipment, but the intelligence layer coordinating them. MarianaOS integrates three core subsystems, MineOS, PlantOS, and CapitalProjectOS, into a unified platform spanning project execution through copper production.

On the mining side, Copper One will begin with integrating three best-in-class autonomous equipment platforms. Pronto’s turnkey Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) uses camera-based machine learning and Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) to enable fully driverless haul truck operation, with OEM-agnostic retrofit capability across mixed fleets. Sandvik’s AutoMine® platform enables autonomous production drilling, allowing operators to simultaneously monitor multiple surface machine operations from a remote-operations control center. And Boston Dynamics’ Spot quadruped robots autonomously patrol the open pit, heap leach pad, and solvent extraction-electrowinning (SX-EW) refinery infrastructure. All of these data feed directly into MineOS, enabling fleet-wide optimization and continuous improvement.

PlantOS extends autonomous operations into refining by integrating real-time sensor data across the entire refining process (solution chemistry, flow rates, temperature, and electrowinning cell performance) into a unified control system. Machine learning models predict process drift, automatically adjust reagent dosing, and flags maintenance needs before they impact output. The result is a continuously optimized refinery that operates with minimal human intervention.

CapitalProjectOS redefines how capital-intensive infrastructure projects are planned and executed. Traditional projects often take a decade or more and frequently suffer from chronic cost overruns. CapitalProjectOS integrates process development, engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning data into a single platform that enables real-time progress tracking, predictive risk modeling, and automated schedule optimization. At Copper One, CapitalProjectOS is managing the expansion roadmap to scale output to 50,000 metric tons per year, coordinating heap leach pad expansions, refinery upgrades, and autonomous equipment deployment in parallel.

Built to Move Fast
While Mariana is actively constructing and developing greenfield projects – with the goal of compressing engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning timelines leveraging CapitalProjectOS – Copper One is uniquely positioned to accelerate deployment of MarianaOS at scale. With an existing open pit mine, heap leach pad, and SX-EW refining infrastructure already in place, Mariana will rapidly ramp production that would take years to replicate elsewhere.

Mariana’s longer-term plan is to scale Copper One output to 50,000 metric tons per year of high-purity copper cathode by 2030, leveraging additional proven deposits on the property and integrating copper scrap recycling.

A Critical Supply Gap
The U.S. currently imports approximately 50% of its refined copper. With domestic demand projected to nearly double by 2035 — driven by AI data centers, defense systems, EVs, and grid modernization — the supply gap is a national security issue. The Trump Administration’s Section 232 investigation cited copper imports as a direct concern, and the Pentagon has identified critical minerals vulnerability as a threat to the defense industrial base.

Domestic operations like Copper One, and the step-change in productivity that autonomous operations deliver, have become strategically essential.

About Mariana Minerals
Mariana engineers, builds, and operates mines and refineries, using proprietary AI and machine learning tools to accelerate project execution and optimize production across critically needed metals. Copper One is Mariana’s second active project, alongside Lithium One, the world’s first GWh-scale lithium extraction facility from oil and gas produced water, currently under construction in East Texas. Mariana has raised $120 million in total capital, including a Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Khosla Ventures, and strategic investors.

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