[South Korea’s “storage duo” third-quarter operating profit is expected to exceed 184 trillion won, compared with 90.8 trillion won in the same period in 2025] October 26th, this week, South Korea’s “storage duo” will announce its third quarter results for 2026: SK Hynix is ​​scheduled to release its financial report on Wednesday, followed by Samsung Electronics on Thursday. As demand for AI chips rises and memory chip prices rise, the two memory chip giants are expected to deliver one of the strongest performances in history. The combined operating profit in the third quarter is expected to reach 184.4 trillion won (approximately US$139.1 billion). Samsung Electronics announced preliminary results on October 8 that the company's third-quarter operating profit was 107.4 trillion won (approximately US$80.17 billion), soaring nearly eight times from 12.17 trillion won in the same period last year. According to analysts surveyed by market tracking agency FnGuide, SK Hynix's third-quarter revenue will reach 98.2 trillion won, and operating profit will reach 77 trillion won. In comparison, Samsung (43.6 trillion won) and SK Hynix (47.2 trillion won) have a combined operating profit of 90.8 trillion won in 2025.