The facts

  1. Revenue rose 14% from the previous quarter. The semiconductor division generated KRW 147.1 trillion in revenue and KRW 106.5 trillion in operating profit. [1]

  2. Yonhap reported net profit of KRW 75.13 trillion, up 514.6% from a year earlier, against a KRW 87.01 trillion average forecast in a Yonhap Infomax survey. This comparison concerns net profit, rather than EPS. [2]

  3. Samsung’s consumer-device division reported an operating loss of KRW 0.8 trillion, despite revenue rising 8% from the previous quarter. [1]

  4. Samsung announced a KRW 30 trillion third-quarter cash dividend, equivalent to KRW 4,601 per common or preferred share. It expects to finalize the remaining 2026 shareholder-return programme in January 2027. [1][3]

Still unconfirmed

  • Samsung’s demand forecasts and future shareholder distributions remain company expectations.

Sources

References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 29 Oct 2026, 02:05 UTC.

  1. Third-quarter 2026 results

    Samsung Electronics · Primary source · 29 Oct 2026

  2. Third-quarter net profit and analyst comparison

    Yonhap News Agency · Reporting · 29 Oct 2026

    Yonhap Infomax supplies the named net-profit consensus; no incompatible EPS comparison is calculated.

  3. Samsung posts record profit in Q3 on AI chip boom

    Reuters, via MarketScreener · Reporting · 29 Oct 2026

    The reporting period follows the issuer’s quarter ended 30 September. The wire’s July-to-October wording is not adopted.

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