Samsung Electronics

It was established on January 13, 1969, lists in Korea, and keeps its fiscal year on the calendar. Headquarters are in Suwon. Young-Hyun Jun and Tae-Moon Roh are the CEOs of the DS and DX divisions. On Oct. 8, 2026 it guided to about KRW 195 trillion in Q3 2026 consolidated sales and KRW 107.40 trillion in operating profit, the medians of KRW 194-196 trillion and KRW 107.3-107.5 trillion. Those figures are not a DS versus MX split. Full results are scheduled for the Oct. 29, 2026 earnings call at 10 a.m. KST. Q2 2026 reported KRW 171.5 trillion of revenue, with DS KRW 127.5 trillion and MX and Networks KRW 33.2 trillion. HBM4 is in commercial shipment. Galaxy Z Fold8 and Flip8 went on sale Aug. 7, 2026 in 106 markets.

news.samsung.com↗Updated Oct 9, 2026

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   Samsung guides Q3 sales near KRW 195 trillion

   On Oct. 8, 2026 Samsung Electronics issued third-quarter 2026 earnings guidance of about KRW 195 trillion in consolidated sales and KRW 107.40 trillion in operating profit. Those figures are medians of ranges of KRW 194-196 trillion for sales and KRW 107.3-107.5 trillion for operating profit, which Korean disclosure rules require to be stated as single numbers. Samsung's comparison table lists Q2 2026 sales of KRW 171.5 trillion and operating profit of KRW 89.49 trillion, and Q3 2025 sales of KRW 86.06 trillion and operating profit of KRW 12.17 trillion.

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  Galaxy S26 Ultra

  Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra, from the global newsroom specification table. Display is 6.9 inches in the full rectangle and 6.7 inches accounting for rounded corners, QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 1 to 120 Hz. Body 78.1 by 163.6 by 7.9 mm, 214 grams. Cameras: 50MP ultra-wide at F1.9, 200MP wide at F1.4, 50MP telephoto with 5x optical zoom and 10x optical-quality zoom at F2.9, 10MP 3x telephoto at F2.4, and a 12MP front camera at F2.2. Processor is Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy. Memory options include 16GB with 1TB, 12GB with 512GB, and 12GB with 256GB. Battery is 5,000 mAh typical, rated minimum 4,855 mAh. Wired charging reaches about 75 percent in about 30 minutes with a 60W adapter. Colors include Cobalt Violet, White, Black, and Sky Blue. The announcement highlights a built-in Privacy Display. No dollar price is in the article.

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  Galaxy Z Fold8

  Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold8. The newsroom says that at 201 grams it is the lightest Galaxy Z Fold yet, with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile Platform for Galaxy and a 4,800 mAh battery. The main screen is a 7.6-inch QXGA+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 1848 by 2448, 403 ppi, 1 to 120 Hz. The cover screen is 5.5 inches in the full rectangle and 5.4 inches accounting for rounded corners, 1248 by 1972, 428 ppi. Folded size is 81.9 by 123.9 by 9.7 mm. Unfolded size is 161.4 by 123.9 by 4.5 mm, and the unfolded thickness excludes the main-screen frame. Rated battery capacity is 4,660 mAh. Colors on the page include Graphite, Cream, and Lavender for Fold8. Rear cameras in the Fold8 table are a 50MP wide and a 50MP ultra-wide.

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  Galaxy Z Flip8

  Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip8, from the July 22, 2026 newsroom announcement and the August 6, 2026 worldwide sales note. The announcement says it is Samsung's slimmest and lightest Flip, 180 g and 6.1 mm thick, with a 50 MP camera and a reimagined FlexWindow cover screen. Colors on the announcement include Graphite, Cream and Pink, with Mint as a Samsung.com exclusive. No dollar price is in those pages.

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  HBM4

  Samsung's sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory. The Feb. 12, 2026 newsroom says mass production has begun and commercial products have shipped. Typical pin speed 11.7 Gbps, up to 13 Gbps; up to 3.3 TB/s per stack; 12-layer stacks from 24 GB to 36 GB, using 1c DRAM and a 4nm logic base die. HBM4E 12-layer samples began shipping May 29, 2026 at 14 Gbps typical (up to 16 Gbps) and 48 GB; mass production follows customer schedules and is not dated as general availability.

Employees

259,149 worldwide as of the end of 2025

Est. annual revenue

KRW 195 trillion

Q3 2026 sales and operating profit

About KRW 195 trillion sales / KRW 107.40 trillion operating profit, guided Oct. 8, 2026

Q2 2026 smartphone shipments, IDC

62.7 million units, 22.7% share, +8.1% YoY

Employees

259,149 worldwide as of the end of 2025