Samsung first tech firm past KRW 100tr quarterly profit
Samsung AI chip demand and server SSD sales lifted third-quarter operating profit to a record KRW 107.4 trillion, while the phone business still posted a loss.
Samsung Electronics posted record Q3 2026 revenue of KRW 195.3 trillion (about $146 billion) and operating profit of KRW 107.4 trillion (about $80.5 billion).
It said it is the first technology company to report more than KRW 100 trillion in operating profit in one quarter.
Device Solutions earned KRW 147.1 trillion in revenue and KRW 106.5 trillion in operating profit, led by HBM4 and server SSD demand.
Mobile and Networks together made KRW 37.7 trillion in revenue but an operating loss of KRW 0.6 trillion.
Samsung announced a KRW 4,601 per-share cash dividend, totaling KRW 30 trillion for the quarter.