Samsung posts record profit in Q3 on AI chip boom

Business Recorder • Oct 29, 2026

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics said on ‌Thursday its operating profit rose nearly ninefold to a record ​high in the third ​quarter, driven by robust demand ⁠for AI chips, even ​as investors remained wary about ​the durability of AI spending. The world’s top memor...

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics said on ‌Thursday its operating profit rose nearly ninefold to a record ​high in the third ​quarter, driven by robust demand ⁠for AI chips, even ​as investors remained wary about ​the durability of AI spending. The world’s top memory chipmaker reported operating ​profit of 107.4 trillion ​won ($80.04 billion) for the July-to-September period, in ‌line ⁠with its estimate and up from 12.2 tr...