Sembcorp stock gains an AI-ready data center approval in Vietnam

Published on 10/07/2026 at 00:32 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Sembcorp stock was last at SGD 5.87 on October 6, 2026, below its SGD 7.20 yearly high. First-half revenue rose 28 percent to SGD 3.77 billion.

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Sembcorp Industries (SG1R50925390) was last at SGD 5.87 on the Singapore Exchange on October 6, 2026, leaving the stock 18.5 percent below its SGD 7.20 52-week high. The latest company-linked development is an AI-ready data center campus in Ho Chi Minh City, reported by VIR on October 6, 2026.

Vietnam project adds a growth angle

The campus is being developed through Sembcorp Development, a wholly owned subsidiary, and a joint venture with StarMason JSC. The approval links Sembcorp's industrial-property platform with demand from artificial intelligence, cloud computing and high-performance data processing.

The project matters because Sembcorp is building an ecosystem around power, water, infrastructure and industrial space rather than relying only on electricity generation. That strategy gives the Vietnam pipeline a direct connection to the group's utilities and decarbonization businesses.

First half shows the tradeoff

Simply Wall St reported that first-half 2026 revenue rose 28 percent year over year to SGD 3.77 billion, while net income fell 72 percent to SGD 150.0 million. The figures show the central investor tension: expansion lifted the top line, but acquisition-related costs and other items weighed on reported earnings.

The same source reported an interim dividend of SGD 0.11 per share, up 22 percent from the prior year. It also cited a consensus price target cut from SGD 7.10 to SGD 6.73, making the target 14.7 percent above the SGD 5.87 share price.

Yahoo Finance reported that borrowings reached SGD 15.2 billion and free cash flow was negative SGD 39 million as of June 30, 2026. Those figures place the data center and renewable expansion in a capital-intensive context.

Stock remains below yearly high

Sembcorp stock was last at SGD 5.87 on October 6, 2026 at 5:08 p.m. SGT, down SGD 0.05 or 0.84 percent from the prior close. Its market capitalization was SGD 10.4 billion, while the trading range for the year stood at SGD 5.22 to SGD 7.20.