Samsung made a record profit in the third quarter of 2026. AI memory chips drove the result.
Revenue reached 195.25 trillion won. That is up 126.9 percent from a year earlier.
Operating profit hit 107.44 trillion won. It rose 783.1 percent from a year earlier.
Samsung is the first tech firm past 100 trillion won in quarterly operating profit.
AI systems need huge amounts of fast memory. They read and store vast piles of data.
HBM is fast memory built for AI computers. Sales of the newest version, HBM4, rose sharply.
The chip division earned 106.5 trillion won in operating profit. It carried the whole company.
The phone and device side lost money in the quarter. Rising costs hurt its earnings.
Samsung says the chip shortage will deepen next year. Demand grows faster than supply.
Samsung will pay 30 trillion won in dividends for the quarter. That is 4,601 won per share.
Shares fell about 5 percent after the results. Investors worry how long AI spending lasts.
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