Samsung Electronics 26Q3 Operating Profit Soars Nearly 8-Fold YoY, Surpassing KRW 100 Trillion for the First Time

On October 8, Samsung Electronics announced its earnings guidance for the third quarter of 2026.

In the third quarter of 2026, Samsung Electronics' preliminary consolidated revenue was KRW 195 trillion, up 126.6% year on year and 13.7% quarter on quarter; operating profit was KRW 107.4 trillion, up 782.5% year on year and 20.0% quarter on quarter; and operating profit margin was 55.1%.

This marks Samsung's fourth consecutive quarter of record operating profit since the fourth quarter of last year. It is the first time in Samsung's history that single-quarter operating profit has surpassed KRW 100 trillion, and also a first for South Korean company. It is said that the memory business contributed the majority of the profit, mainly driven by increased investment in artificial intelligence and surging prices for high-bandwidth memory (HBM), general-purpose DRAM and NAND flash.