Samsung Electronics has disclosed preliminary results,SK while SK hynix will release its third-quarter earnings report this week
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The report expects Samsung Electronics’ and SK SK hynix’s combined third-quarter operating profit to reach 184400000000000 KRW, but some data still awaits confirmation in the official earnings reports.
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Korea’s “storage chip duo” is expected to exceed in third-quarter operating profit 184000000000000 KRW, 2025 the same period last year was 90800000000000 KRW
BlockBeats reports that October 26, Korea’s “storage chip duo” will announce their 2026 third-quarter results:SK SK hynix is scheduled to release its earnings report on Wednesday, followed by Samsung Electronics on Thursday. With AI chip demand rising and memory chip prices increasing, the two memory chip giants are expected to deliver some of their strongest results ever, with combined third-quarter operating profit expected to reach 184400000000000 KRW (approximately 139100000000 USD).
Samsung Electronics’October 8 preliminary results show that the company’s third-quarter operating profit was 107400000000000 KRW (approximately 80170000000 USD), surging nearly 12170000000000 times from 8 KRW in the same period last year. According to analysts surveyed by market tracker FnGuide,SK SK hynix’s third-quarter revenue is expected to reach 98200000000000 KRW, while operating profit is expected to reach 77000000000000 KRW. By comparison, Samsung (43600000000000 KRW) and SK SK hynix (47200000000000 KRW)2025 had combined operating profit of 90800000000000 KRW in.
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Key points
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BlockBeats says SK SK hynix is scheduled to release its 2026 third-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, while Samsung Electronics will release its earnings report on Thursday.
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The report expects the two companies’ combined third-quarter operating profit to be 184400000000000 KRW, approximately 139100000000 USD。
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Samsung Electronics’October 8 preliminary results show that its third-quarter operating profit was 107400000000000 KRW, approximately 80170000000 USD。
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The report stated that Samsung Electronics’ operating profit in the same period last year was 12170000000000 KRW, and said that the current period surged nearly 8 times year on year.
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Analysts surveyed by FnGuide expect SK SK hynix’s third-quarter revenue to be 98200000000000 KRW and operating profit to be 77000000000000 KRW.
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The report listed Samsung Electronics’ and SK SK hynix’s 2025 annual operating profits as 43600000000000 KRW and 47200000000000 KRW, respectively, totaling 90800000000000 KRW.
AI-assisted interpretation
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This news item combines announced preliminary data with market forecasts: Samsung Electronics’ figures are preliminary results,SK while SK hynix’s figures come from analyst estimates. The stated 184400000000000 KRW is 107400000000000 the forecast total of 77000000000000 and
Why it matters to readers
If the subsequent official earnings reports are close to the forecasts in the report, this would indicate that the two companies’ operating profits have increased significantly from the 2025 annual combined level listed in the report. The report also links this performance to rising AI chip demand and higher memory chip prices.
Beginners should distinguish between “preliminary results,” “analyst estimates,” and “official earnings reports”: forecast figures may change, and 184400000000000 KRW should not be treated as a fully confirmed result. Continue to follow the official earnings reports subsequently released by the two companies.
Risks and unknowns
SK SK hynix’s third-quarter revenue and operating profit remain analyst forecasts and have not yet been confirmed by its official earnings report.
Samsung Electronics has announced preliminary results; it remains unclear whether the official earnings report will be fully consistent.
The headline says “expected to exceed 184000000000000 KRW,” while the body gives 184400000000000 KRW, reflecting differing levels of precision.
The body refers to 2025 the 90800000000000 KRW for as the two companies’ “2025 annual operating profit,” without clarifying whether this refers to full-year or specific-quarter data, creating a basis-of-calculation question relative to the headline’s “same period in”2025 wording.
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