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Foxconn Posts Record Q3 Profit, Sees Strong AI Demand Ahead

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Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn reported record third-quarter earnings, driven largely by growing global demand for AI servers. The company posted quarterly net profit of about US$2.4 billion, while profit for the first three quarters reached a record US$5.7 billion, both up around 30% from a year earlier. Chairman Young Liu said overall demand is expected to remain higher than supply into next year, with shortages of chips, memory and key components. Foxconn expects cloud and networking products, including AI servers, to remain a key growth driver through 2027.

Foxconn Q3 Earnings

REPORTER:  
Foxconn, the world's largest electronics manufacturer based in Taiwan, has reported record-high third-quarter earnings, offering a bullish outlook for continued growth in 2027 while noting AI supply constraints.

Young Liu (CHAIR, FOXCONN):  
Looking ahead to next year, overall demand  
is expected to continue outstripping supply  
with tight supply-demand conditions likely  
to persist for some time.

Across the AI and consumer electronics supply chains  
shortages of chips, memory  
and certain key components  
remain common challenges  
facing the industry as a whole.

REPORTER:  
The company reported a record quarterly net profit of around US$2.4 billion, while net profit for the first three quarters reached a record US$5.7 billion. Both figures were up around 30% year over year.  

The company attributed its growth primarily to strong global AI server demand, with cloud and networking remaining its key growth driver and expected to account for around 60% of revenue next year.

Young Liu (CHAIR, FOXCONN):  
Cloud and networking products are expected  
to remain the company's key growth engine in 2027  
as continued expansion by major global CSPs and  
rising AI-related capital expenditures fuel demand  
for AI servers and high-speed networking equipment.

Cloud and networking products already accounted for  
more than half of the company's revenue this year  
with its contribution expected to exceed 60%  
over the next three to five years.

REPORTER:  
The company so far accounts for around 40% of global AI server market. Thursday’s call marks the company’s first in-person earnings conference since Covid.

Q3 revenue hit an all-time high, with cloud accounting for 54% -- AI servers as the main growth engine. Consumer smart products made up 29%, computers 12%, and components & others 5%.

The company’s transformation efforts are bearing fruit, with steady expansion and improved capabilities. Q4 outlook suggests continued AI operational growth, with the traditional ICT sector entering a strong season.

2026 guidance is stronger than Q2 with an across-the-board upward revision and momentum expected to continue through 2027.

Key growth drivers cited include new generation AI cabinets, accelerated time to market, and major CSP customer demand.

AI remains the most important engine for growth, with cloud and networking contributing more than half to revenue and expected to rise further over the next three to five years.