Samsung guides Q3 operating profit at KRW 107.4T on AI memory demand
10/08/2026 — 10/08, 20:21·3 sources (all)·3 reports (all)·In the 2026-10-08 briefing
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- Samsung on October 8 issued Q3 guidance estimating operating profit of KRW 107.4 trillion (about $80 billion), up 782.5% year-on-year, and r…
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On October 8, 2026, Samsung Electronics gave investors guidance for its third quarter, projecting an operating profit of 107.4 trillion won. The Next Web reported the figure at roughly $80 billion, up about 783% from 12.17 trillion won a year earlier — nearly a ninefold increase. Phys.org reported the same day that Samsung expected operating profit to rise more than 780% year over year, driven by high memory chip prices and a global supply shortage as AI fuels demand.
According to Yonhap and Reuters, Samsung put the year-over-year gain at 782.5%. Reuters converted 107.4 trillion won to about $80.17 billion, while Yonhap put it at about $79.8 billion. On revenue, Samsung projected 195 trillion won for the quarter, up roughly 127% year over year.
The reports noted that if the preliminary figure holds, it would mark Samsung's fourth consecutive record quarter and the first time a South Korean company has cleared 100 trillion won in quarterly operating profit. Samsung is scheduled to release detailed results on October 29.
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Latest turnSamsung guided investors on October 8 to third-quarter operating profit of 107.4 trillion won, about $80 billion and up 782.5% year over year, with revenue expected at 195 trillion won, roughly 127% higher, according to Yonhap and Reuters. If the preliminary figures hold, it would be the company's fourth straight record quarter and the first time a South Korean company has cleared 100 trillion won in quarterly operating profit. Detailed results are due October 29.
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Samsung guided investors on October 8 to third-quarter operating profit of 107.4 trillion won, about $80 billion and up 782.5% year over year, with revenue expected at 195 trillion won, roughly 127% higher, according to Yonhap and Reuters. If the preliminary figures hold, it would be the company's fourth straight record quarter and the first time a South Korean company has cleared 100 trillion won in quarterly operating profit. Detailed results are due October 29.
DEV Community · AIAI score 65Samsung Electronics released preliminary figures showing third-quarter operating profit of about 107.4 trillion won ($80bn), up roughly 783% year over year. According to The Next Web, the record result was driven by surging demand for AI memory.
The Next WebAI score 61Samsung Electronics said Thursday it expects third-quarter operating profit to jump more than 780% year over year, driven by rising memory chip prices as AI fuels a global supply shortage. The forecast shows how directly the AI buildout is feeding into memory makers' earnings.
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