Samsung Q3 2026 guidance seen at record ₩106.1 trillion profit

Samsung Electronics will release preliminary Q3 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday, with analyst consensus at roughly ₩106.1 trillion ($79.1 billion) in operating profit — a fourth straight record quarter. Chip margin expansion has stalled and a stronger won is weighing on results.

• Operating profit consensus is ₩106.1 trillion, first time above ₩100 trillion for a Korean company
• Q1 profit was ₩57.2 trillion, Q2 came in at ₩89.5 trillion
• Conventional DRAM margins now exceed HBM margins due to annual HBM contracts
• Full-year 2026 consensus: ₩300–380 trillion in operating profit