# Samsung Q3 2026 profit hits a record 107.4 trillion won (about Rs 22 trillion) on AI chip demand

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Type: News article
Author: Searchable Editorial
Published: 29 Oct 2026
Updated: 29 Oct 2026
Retrieved: 29 Oct 2026

> Operating profit for July to September is almost nine times last year's 12.2 trillion won, but shares fell more than 5% as the chip division missed analysts' forecasts.

**Samsung Electronics** made a record operating profit of **107.4 trillion won (about $80 billion)** in the July to September quarter, up from 12.2 trillion won a year earlier, nearly nine times as much, on strong demand for chips used in artificial intelligence, [Business Recorder reported](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40446462/samsung-posts-record-profit-in-q3-on-ai-chip-boom) from Reuters on Thursday. The figure matched the company's own preliminary estimate.

## The numbers

| | Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating profit | 107.4 trillion won | 12.2 trillion won |
| In US dollars | about $80.04 billion | |
| In rupees | about Rs 22.15 trillion | |

The rupee figure uses today's interbank rate of about Rs 276.77 to the dollar; you can convert any amount with our [currency converter](/tools/finance/currency-converter) or check the [dollar rate page](/data/usd-pkr).

## Shares fell anyway

The record was not enough for investors. Samsung's shares fell **more than 5%** on Thursday because its chip division's profit, up 15-fold to 106.5 trillion won, came in below the analysts' average forecast of 108.5 trillion won, [CoinDesk reported](https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/29/bitcoin-dips-below-usd80-000-as-samsung-led-risk-aversion-in-tech-and-a-hawkish-fed-weigh-on-crypto). Samsung also expects to spend 84.4 trillion won (about $63 billion) on capital investment in 2026, up roughly 60%. South Korea's Kospi fell more than 2%, and the sell-off spread to Nasdaq futures and to bitcoin ([our story](/news/crypto/bitcoin-falls-below-dollar80000-before-wednesdays-fed-decision-at-11pm-pakistan)).

## Why it matters

AI data centres need huge amounts of memory, and Samsung and its Korean rival SK Hynix are two of the biggest suppliers. SK Hynix reported a record profit on Wednesday with an upbeat outlook ([our story](/news/markets/sk-hynix-profit-jumps-632percent-to-a-record-shares-up-8percent-as-ai-memory)), which eased worries that AI chip earnings were losing momentum. Investors remain wary of how long AI spending can last: earlier this month the KOSPI fell 5.9% in one day on a chip rout ([our story](/news/markets/kospi-crashes-59percent-below-6000-as-chip-rout-hits-samsung-and-sk-hynix-korea)).

## For phone buyers in Pakistan

The memory squeeze that is making Samsung rich is also why phone and laptop prices have kept rising: the same chips go into smartphones. Samsung sells its Galaxy range in Pakistan through official partners, including instalment deals with Jazz ([our story](/news/technology/jazz-and-samsung-deal-galaxy-ai-and-5g-phones-on-instalments-and-trade-in-at)).

## Sources

- Samsung posts record profit in Q3 on AI chip boom (Business Recorder (Reuters)): https://www.brecorder.com/news/40446462/samsung-posts-record-profit-in-q3-on-ai-chip-boom
- Bitcoin dips below $80,000 as Samsung-led tech jitters and a hawkish Fed weigh on crypto (CoinDesk): https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/10/29/bitcoin-dips-below-usd80-000-as-samsung-led-risk-aversion-in-tech-and-a-hawkish-fed-weigh-on-crypto

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