Samsung's Record Profits Shadowed by AI Chip Shortages and Investor Concerns

Samsung posts record profit as shares fall nearly 5% amid AI chip shortage warning

10/29/2026

Samsung’s operating profit surged nearly ninefold to a record 107.4 trillion won as its semiconductor division benefited from AI demand, but the company expects the memory chip supply crunch to...

Financial Express

Samsung’s AI chip boom: Why record profits failed to impress investors

10/30/2026

Samsung Electronics reported one of the strongest quarterly performances in its history, with third-quarter operating profit jumping nearly ninefold from a year earlier to 107.4 trillion won....

Tech in Asia

Samsung Q3 net profit hits $56b on AI chip demand

10/29/2026

The semiconductor division generated 106.5 trillion won (US$79.9 billion) in operating profit.

CNBC

Samsung Electronics third-quarter profit in line with estimates amid rising demand for AI memory chips

10/29/2026

Samsung Electronics reported third-quarter earnings on Thursday.

Bloomberg

Samsung Chip Profit Misses Estimates Lifted by Resurgent AI Hope

10/29/2026

Samsung Electronics Co.’s semiconductor division’s 15-fold surge in profit just missed estimates, tempering resurgent enthusiasm for bets on the artificial intelligence infrastructure build-out.

The Business Times

Samsung sees AI chip shortage worsening, keeps investors in suspense on returns

10/29/2026

The firm reports an operating profit of 107.4 trillion won for the July-to-September period Read more at The Business Times.

Economic Times

Samsung keeps shattering profit records as AI boom lifts chip demand

10/29/2026

Revenue for the July-September period rose to an all-time high at 195.3 trillion won (USD 146 billion), marking the company's fourth straight quarter of record profit and revenue.

Nikkei Asia

Samsung posts tech's biggest ever profit with blockbuster third quarter

10/29/2026

SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics reported tech's biggest-ever quarterly profit on Thursday, but its stock still fell sharply as shareholders were left disappointed with their benefits from an AI boom...