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Tencent Q3 2026 Results
Tencent reports third-quarter results as its AI spending grows far faster than its profit.
Until it begins
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Time to be confirmed
What it is
Tencent's board meets on Wednesday, November 18 to approve unaudited results for the three and nine months to September 30, 2026 and to consider a dividend. In the second quarter revenue rose 11% to RMB 204.8 billion, while profit attributable to shareholders grew 0.7% to RMB 56.0 billion.
Why it matters
The owner of WeChat is spending heavily to build its AI business: second-quarter capital expenditure nearly tripled to RMB 52.8 billion from RMB 19.1 billion a year earlier, and net cash fell from RMB 146.9 billion at the end of March to RMB 58.2 billion at the end of June. The results show whether advertising, cloud and its Hy models are starting to pay for that build-out, and they double as a gauge of Chinese consumers through an app with 1.44 billion monthly users.
What to watch
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Capital expenditure after RMB 52.8 billion in the second quarter
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Growth in advertising and domestic games
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Uptake of the Hy models and the WorkBuddy and CodeBuddy AI tools
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Any dividend decision by the board
