Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., KR7005930003

Samsung Electronics stock fell 2.42 percent despite record Q3 profit

Published on 10/08/2026 at 09:41 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Samsung Electronics projected KRW 107.4 trillion in Q3 operating profit on October 8, up 782.5 percent year over year. Detailed results arrive October 29.

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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. stock (ISIN KR7005930003) closed at KRW 262,000 on the KRX on October 8, 2026, down 2.42 percent from the prior session. The decline followed a preliminary third-quarter operating profit of KRW 107.4 trillion, a record quarterly result for a South Korean company.

Q3 profit reaches KRW 107.4 trillion

According to Reuters on October 8, 2026, Samsung estimated third-quarter operating profit at KRW 107.4 trillion for the July through September period. That was 782.5 percent above the year-ago figure and KRW 1.3 trillion above the LSEG SmartEstimate of KRW 106.1 trillion.

Revenue was projected at KRW 195 trillion, up from KRW 86.06 trillion a year earlier, according to Investing.com. The figures point to a sharp memory-chip cycle, but the revenue estimate remained below the KRW 200.2577 trillion consensus cited by Aju Press on October 8, 2026.

Sell the news offsets record profit

SBS reported that Samsung started the session at KRW 269,500 before reversing lower and closing 2.42 percent below the previous session. The report linked the pressure to profit-taking after favorable earnings news and broader concern about higher interest rates.

The market reaction separates earnings quality from expectations. Samsung delivered an operating-profit beat against the LSEG estimate, yet the share price fell on the same day as the release, showing that a record result had already been partly anticipated.

Detailed results arrive October 29

Samsung plans to publish detailed third-quarter results, including the business-segment breakdown, on October 29, 2026, according to Reuters. Investors will receive more information on memory profitability, mobile-device costs and the foundry business, which Reuters said was expected to remain loss-making because of fixed costs and low utilization.

Samsung stock closes at KRW 262,000

Samsung Electronics stock closed at KRW 262,000 on the KRX on October 8, 2026, with a 52-week range of KRW 89,750 to KRW 374,500. Market capitalization stood at KRW 1,720.4 trillion and trading volume reached 23,566,847 shares on the same date.