Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., KR7005930003

Samsung Electronics reports record profit: Samsung Electronics stock sits 18.16 percent below high

Published on 10/15/2026 at 10:07 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Samsung Electronics stock costs EUR 2,885.00 on October 15, 2026. The quote is 18.16 percent below the 52-week high, and results follow October 29, 2026.

Earnings and trading dates

Samsung Electronics guided to KRW 107.40 trillion in third-quarter operating profit on October 8, 2026.
Third-quarter revenue guidance of KRW 195.00 trillion was 13.70 percent above the second-quarter figure.
Samsung Electronics stock was quoted at EUR 2,885.00 at 9:02 a.m. CEST on October 15, 2026, 18.16 percent below its 52-week high.
The third-quarter earnings call is scheduled for October 29, 2026.

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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (KR7005930003) was quoted at EUR 2,885.00 in Frankfurt at 9:02 a.m. CEST on October 15, 2026, 18.16 percent below its 52-week high of EUR 3,525.00. On October 8, the company guided to KRW 107.40 trillion in third-quarter operating profit and KRW 195.00 trillion in sales, according to Samsung Global Newsroom.

Guidance sets a high earnings bar

The operating-profit guidance was 20.01 percent above the KRW 89.49 trillion Samsung reported for the second quarter of 2026. Sales guidance was 13.70 percent higher than second-quarter revenue of KRW 171.50 trillion, while the company also disclosed a sales range of KRW 194.00 trillion to KRW 196.00 trillion.

CNBC reported on October 8 that Samsung's preliminary operating profit was 782.00 percent higher than a year earlier. The report said demand for artificial-intelligence memory was driving the chip business, but the stock still fell as expectations remained elevated.

Three dated developments

On September 28, Samsung committed USD 1.00 billion to Helix Digital Infrastructure, according to a dated company-news listing on 6ix. On September 30, the company introduced its Galaxy Tab S12 series. On October 8, Samsung announced KRW 195.00 trillion in third-quarter sales guidance and KRW 107.40 trillion in operating-profit guidance.

What date matters next?

Samsung's investor-relations page schedules the third-quarter earnings call for October 29, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. KST. The event should provide the detailed division breakdown that was not included with the preliminary guidance and will show whether memory profitability carried the full result.

What the margin depends on

The earnings setup is concentrated in semiconductors. Samsung's second-quarter operating profit reached KRW 89.49 trillion on revenue of KRW 171.50 trillion, and the third-quarter guidance implies an operating-profit increase of KRW 17.91 trillion from that base. That comparison makes the October 29 segment disclosure more important than the headline sales figure.

Frankfurt quote below yearly high

The Frankfurt quote of EUR 2,885.00 on October 15, 2026, at 9:02 a.m. CEST stood 18.16 percent below the EUR 3,525.00 52-week high and above the EUR 1,036.00 low. The quoted market capitalization was EUR 959.3 billion, while Samsung's home listing is KRX:005930 in South Korea.