South Korean company Samsung Electronics has reported record preliminary financial results for the third quarter of 2026, Bloomberg reports. Operating profit reached $80.1 billion, up 782.5% compared with the same period last year. The figure also increased by 20% quarter on quarter.<\/p>\n
Samsung\u2019s result also exceeded the quarterly figures of each of the \u201cMagnificent Seven,\u201d the world\u2019s leading technology corporations. For comparison, Nvidia reported $63.7 billion, Alphabet $40.8 billion, and Microsoft $40.6 billion.<\/p>\n
The main driver of Samsung\u2019s financial growth was a surge in demand for memory chips linked to the expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure. Increased investment in AI is boosting demand for components used in servers and data centres, driving up memory prices and improving profitability for manufacturers.<\/p>\n
Industry estimates suggest Samsung\u2019s operating profit could rise to $85 billion in the fourth quarter. If that happens, its operating profit for the full year 2026 would reach approximately $275 billion, potentially putting the company in first place globally among private companies by annual operating profit.<\/p>\n
However, not all of Samsung\u2019s business segments delivered positive results. Preliminary estimates suggest that its Device Experience division, which is responsible for end-user devices and consumer electronics, may have incurred losses of around $1.5 billion.
\nSamsung Electronics\u2019 full third-quarter financial results are expected to show how sustainable its growth remains amid the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure and strong demand for semiconductors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":152312,"menu_order":0,"template":"","newscat":[9],"newstag":[],"issues":[],"class_list":["post-152311","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","newscat-novosti"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/152311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"newscat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newscat?post=152311"},{"taxonomy":"newstag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newstag?post=152311"},{"taxonomy":"issues","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issues?post=152311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}