Samsung Heads Into Q3 Earnings With 5 Open Questions About Its Chip Boom

PRICE MOVESamsung Heads Into Q3Earnings With 5 OpenQuestions About Its Chip Boom16IMPORTANCECLOSED3NEWS MEDIA5PIECESOct 7, 2026 10:29blockboard.net

Samsung said it expects third-quarter operating profit to reach about 107.4 trillion won, or about $80 billion, in preliminary guidance released ahead of its full results later this month. That would be the company’s first quarter above 100 trillion won and its fourth consecutive quarterly record, alongside revenue projected at 195 trillion won.

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Samsung will publish preliminary third-quarter earnings guidance on Thursday.
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The preliminary figure would be Samsung’s first quarterly operating profit above 100 trillion won.
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Samsung’s third-quarter revenue is projected at 195 trillion won, up 127% from a year earlier.
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The company expects third-quarter operating profit of about 107.4 trillion won, or roughly $80.2 billion, in preliminary guidance.

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Who it affects, what changes and what is still unconfirmed

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In practice, Samsung’s earnings update changes the scale of what is being reported: the quarter is now being framed as the company’s first above-100-trillion-won operating profit, where earlier quarters were already at record levels. The later full results are still due this month, so the preliminary figure is not yet the final report.

Market reaction

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Crypto Briefing adds
Sharpens the figure: $80B
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No new facts: dominance, landscape, strategic
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Adds $145.6B, with quotes
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No new facts: manufacturers, industries, processors; with quotes

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