Naver Q3 operating profit falls 20.9% on AI investments

Briefing by News4U · First published 2026-11-12 01:06:28 UTC

Naver reported third-quarter operating profit of 451.3 billion won, down 20.9 percent from a year earlier, while sales rose 10.7 percent to 3.47 trillion won, attributing the profit decline to increased AI investments in infrastructure, content and offline data. [1] [2]

Sources

1. Naver Quarterly Profit Falls on Year, Missing Expectations

   WSJ Business · 2026-11-11 23:50:00 UTC · Summary only

2. (LEAD) Naver Q3 operating profit down over 20 pct on AI investments

   Yonhap Business · 2026-11-12 00:25:42 UTC · Full text

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