Robotic vacuum makers Roborock and Ecovacs both reported stronger first-half earnings, but the industry is losing momentum as China’s market contracts and competition intensifies, according to Jiemian News. Roborock said first-half revenue rose 27.6% to 10.084 billion yuan and non-GAAP net profit attributable to shareholders climbed 60.74% to 803 million yuan. Ecovacs reported revenue of 10.341 billion yuan, up 19.18%, while net profit attributable to shareholders rose 27.4% to 1.248 billion yuan.

The article said China’s robotic vacuum retail sales fell 4.0% year on year to 9.8 billion yuan in the first half of 2026, while unit sales dropped 4.6% to 3.09 million. It added that 11 brands and 73 models disappeared from the online market in six months, and that Roborock and Ecovacs together held 66.5% of the Q2 market, up 7.8 percentage points from the previous quarter. Both companies also reported faster overseas growth than domestic growth, with Roborock’s overseas revenue up 53.77% and Ecovacs’ up 44.70%.