Samsung Electronics confirmed record Q3 2026 results on October 29: revenue of ₩195.3 trillion and operating profit of ₩107.4 trillion, the first time a technology company has earned more than ₩100 trSamsung Electronics confirmed record Q3 2026 results on October 29: revenue of ₩195.3 trillion and operating profit of ₩107.4 trillion, the first time a technology company has earned more than ₩100 tr
Samsung Electronics Q3 2026 Earnings: Record ₩107.4 Trillion Profit as HBM4 Sales Triple
Samsung Electronics confirmed record Q3 2026 results on October 29: revenue of ₩195.3 trillion and operating profit of ₩107.4 trillion, the first time a technology company has earned more than ₩100 trillion in a single quarter.
Its chip division, Device Solutions, produced ₩106.5 trillion of that profit, while the phone, TV and appliance businesses swung to a combined ₩0.8 trillion loss.
Samsung also declared a ₩30 trillion Q3 dividend and said its 2027 HBM supply is already sold out.
Shares still fell about 5% in Seoul on Thursday morning, from a ₩242,000 close to ₩229,500 by 10:40 a.m., Seoul Economic Daily reported, after rising more than 6% with the KOSPI the day before.
On MEXC, the SAMSUNGUSDT perpetual contract was down 4.2% at 1:00 p.m. KST.
Key Takeaways
- Record quarter: Revenue of ₩195.3 trillion and operating profit of ₩107.4 trillion, a 55% operating margin, matching the October 8 preliminary figures.
- Chips carry everything: Device Solutions earned ₩106.5 trillion on ₩147.1 trillion of revenue, a margin of about 72%.
- HBM: HBM4 sales more than tripled from Q2 and made up 60% of HBM sales; 2027 HBM supply is sold out at an agreed target price.
- Devices: The DX division lost ₩0.8 trillion as higher memory costs squeezed phones, TVs and appliances.
- Returns: A ₩30 trillion Q3 dividend of ₩4,601 per share, with ₩55–75 trillion left in the 2026 return plan.
- MEXC reaction: SAMSUNGUSDT rose as much as 3.2% at the Seoul open, then fell to 172.59 USDT by 1:00 p.m. KST, down 4.2%, on turnover up to 10.8 times its 24-hour average.
Samsung Q3 2026 Results at a Glance
Company figures come from Samsung's Q3 2026 earnings release unless stated otherwise.
- Revenue: ₩195.3 trillion, an all-time quarterly record, up 14% from Q2.
- Operating profit: ₩107.4 trillion, up 20% from Q2's ₩89.5 trillion and about 8.8 times the ₩12.2 trillion of Q3 2025.
- Net profit: ₩75.1 trillion, up 5% from Q2, according to the earnings call.
- Capex: ₩29.0 trillion in Q3, of which ₩27.2 trillion went to chips.
- R&D: ₩14.4 trillion.
Operating profit beat the ₩105.68 trillion average forecast by about 1.7%, according to Seoul Economic Daily, but it only confirmed what Samsung had already guided on October 8.
Why Did Samsung Stock Fall After Record Earnings?
The record had been known for three weeks, so the full report had to add something new, and investors found it light in places.
Device Solutions earned ₩106.5 trillion, below some estimates of nearly ₩110 trillion cited in Korean media.
The device businesses lost money, and Samsung told the call it expects some demand adjustment for mobile and PC products in 2027.
The broader market also turned: the KOSPI fell more than 2% in the morning after a 6% jump on October 28, when SK hynix reported.
Memory Prices and HBM4 Drove the Chip Profit
Samsung said strong server demand pushed up memory prices across all applications, while capacity constraints let it focus its product mix on AI.
On the earnings call, memory sales head Jaejune Kim gave the main numbers.
- Prices: DRAM average selling prices rose about 20% from Q2, and NAND prices rose in the high teens.
- Volumes: DRAM bit shipments grew by a low-to-mid single-digit percentage and NAND by a mid-single-digit percentage.
- HBM4: sales more than tripled from Q2, reaching 60% of HBM sales, and Samsung's HBM market share reached parity with its overall DRAM share.
The pattern matches SK hynix a day earlier: its operating profit of ₩83.3 trillion on ₩104.6 trillion of revenue gave an 80% margin, as covered in our SK hynix Q3 2026 earnings article.
Foundry earnings "improved significantly," Samsung said, helped by HBM base-die sales and 2nm order wins, although it did not disclose foundry or System LSI profit figures.
Phones, TVs and Displays
- MX and Networks: revenue of ₩37.7 trillion and a ₩0.6 trillion operating loss.
- Visual Display and Digital Appliances: revenue of ₩13.9 trillion and a ₩0.2 trillion loss.
- Samsung Display: revenue of ₩8.0 trillion and operating profit of ₩1.1 trillion.
- Harman: earnings improved, helped by one-off US tariff refunds.
The same memory price rise that lifted chip profit raises the cost of every phone and TV Samsung builds.
What Samsung Said About Q4 2026 and 2027
For Q4, Samsung expects higher sales of HBM, server DRAM and SSDs as AI infrastructure investment grows and new CPU and GPU platforms launch, and double-digit revenue growth in foundry.
On the call, it guided Q4 DRAM bit growth in the mid-to-high teens and NAND bit growth in the mid-teens percentage range.
For 2027, Samsung expects AI infrastructure spending to reach a historic level and AI memory demand to far exceed industry supply.
It said its 2027 HBM supply is already sold out at an agreed target price, that it has signed multi-year supply contracts with 10 major customers and is negotiating with 10 more, and that HBM4E mass production starts in the first half of 2027.
CFO Park Soon-cheol said he expects 2027 to be another record year, led by chips.
Samsung plans about ₩84.4 trillion of capex in 2026, ₩31.7 trillion more than in 2025.
Samsung's ₩30 Trillion Dividend and Buyback Plan
Samsung will pay ₩4,601 per common and preferred share for Q3, or ₩30 trillion in total, including a ₩376 regular dividend.
It estimates total 2026 shareholder returns of ₩90 trillion to ₩110 trillion. About ₩35 trillion is already planned or done, leaving ₩55 trillion to ₩75 trillion, which Samsung expects to use for a substantial buyback and cancellation program along with cash dividends.
The board will set final amounts in late January 2027.
How Samsung Futures Reacted on MEXC
SAMSUNGUSDT on MEXC tracks Samsung Electronics shares in USDT and trades 24/7, including the hours before the Seoul open.
MEXC SAMSUNGUSDT hourly closes and turnover from 7:00 p.m. KST on October 28 to 1:00 p.m. KST on October 29, 2026. Source: MEXC
Overnight: the contract fell 2.2% at 5:00 a.m. KST, from 184.47 to 180.39 USDT, when US tech earnings crossed after the Nasdaq close, and stood at 180.24 just before the Seoul open.
Price: in the first hour of trading, which included the 9:50 a.m. release, it reached 185.91, up 3.15%, then closed the hour at 179.62. It fell to 172.86 during the call hour, touched 169.71 before noon, down 5.84%, and stood at 172.59 at 1:00 p.m., down 4.24%.
Trading activity: turnover was about 11.43 million USDT in the first hour and 19.20 million USDT during the call hour, 6.4 and 10.8 times the hourly average of the preceding 24 hours. From 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. the contract traded about 41.70 million USDT, 2.5 times the same four hours a day earlier.
Premium to index: hourly closes stayed within about 25 basis points of the index price, so the move followed the Seoul share price.
Funding: SAMSUNGUSDT settles every four hours. The settlement at 9:00 a.m. KST came in at −0.0181%, meaning shorts paid longs, and the 1:00 p.m. settlement at +0.0037%. Funding is a cost to one side, not a count of bullish or bearish traders.
Following Samsung Through MEXC
The SAMSUNGUSDT perpetual contract on MEXC offers a 24/7 market to follow Samsung around earnings and outside Seoul trading hours, as covered in this guide to trading stock futures on MEXC.
Memory peers can be followed the same way through SK hynix perpetual futures.
Perpetual contracts do not confer shareholder rights, including the ₩4,601 dividend, and carry funding, leverage and liquidation risks.
FAQ
Did Samsung beat Q3 2026 earnings expectations?
Yes, slightly. Operating profit of ₩107.4 trillion beat the ₩105.68 trillion average forecast by about 1.7%, and revenue of ₩195.3 trillion was a record. Both matched Samsung's October 8 preliminary guidance.
Why did Samsung stock fall after Q3 2026 earnings?
The record profit had been announced on October 8, chip profit came in below some estimates, the device businesses lost ₩0.8 trillion, and the KOSPI fell more than 2% after a 6% rally the day before.
How much did Samsung's chip division earn in Q3 2026?
Device Solutions earned ₩106.5 trillion of operating profit on ₩147.1 trillion of revenue, a margin of about 72%, almost all of Samsung's ₩107.4 trillion total.
How much is Samsung's Q3 2026 dividend?
Samsung will pay ₩4,601 per common and preferred share, ₩30 trillion in total, including a ₩376 regular dividend.
Is Samsung's HBM sold out for 2027?
Yes. Samsung said on the call that its 2027 HBM supply is sold out at an agreed target price, with multi-year contracts signed with 10 major customers.
How did Samsung futures react on MEXC?
SAMSUNGUSDT rose as much as 3.2% at the Seoul open, then fell to 172.59 USDT by 1:00 p.m. KST, down 4.2%, with call-hour turnover 10.8 times its 24-hour average.
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