Samsung Q3 Earnings: Net Profit of KRW 75.2 trillion Falls Short of Expectations, to Distribute KRW 30 trillion in Dividends

BlockBeats news, October 29 — South Korean stock Samsung Electronics today released its official financial report for the third quarter of 2026. Data shows that the company's revenue for the quarter was 195.3 trillion Korean won, slightly higher than the preliminary data previously announced; third-quarter operating profit was 107.4 trillion Korean won. However, the company's net profit for the quarter was 75.2 trillion Korean won, falling short of the market expectation of 83.6 trillion Korean won. After the financial report was released, Samsung Electronics' stock price briefly dipped, then slightly recovered and is now up 0.2%.

From the perspective of business divisions, the semiconductor business remains the absolute performance engine. In the third quarter, the chip division's operating profit reached 106.5 trillion Korean won, accounting for almost all of the company's profit. Among this, foundry business revenue grew significantly, and the company expects revenue from this business to achieve double-digit growth in the fourth quarter. In addition, the display business also maintained steady profitability, recording an operating profit of 1.1 trillion Korean won. In contrast, the mobile division performed weakly, recording an operating loss of 600 billion Korean won in the third quarter.

In terms of shareholder returns, Samsung Electronics announced that it will pay a dividend of 4,601 Korean won per share for the third quarter, with a total dividend scale of 30 trillion Korean won. Looking ahead, Samsung management is optimistic about the semiconductor market, expecting demand for memory chips to continue expanding in the fourth quarter, and warning that the chip supply shortage will further intensify next year.