Sam-il PwC's 2026 Operating Profit Down 25% Year-on-Year... "Impact of Proactive Investments"

Proactive Investments in Talent for the AI Era
Revenue Reaches 1.6 Trillion Won, Up 4.6% Year-on-Year
Growth in Tax and Management Consulting, Decline in Audit Services

Sam-il PwC's operating profit for fiscal year 2026 (July 2025 to June 2026) fell below 20 billion won. This is attributed to increased investments, such as securing specialized talent in advance, to cope with the uncertainties of the artificial intelligence (AI) era. Nevertheless, thanks to the growth of tax advisory and management consulting services, revenue continued to rise, contributing to the expansion of the firm's overall business scale.

On September 30th, Sam-il PwC announced that the combined total revenue for the 2026 fiscal year, including the performances of Sam-il Accounting Corporation and PwC Consulting, reached 1.6272 trillion won. This represents a 4.6% increase over the same period of the previous year. During the same period, operating profit decreased by 25% to 19.8 billion won.

A Sam-il PwC representative stated, "Operating profit in the professional services industry, such as accounting and consulting, is highly influenced by the scale of investments made in areas like securing and training professional talent, AI and digital technology, and service quality management," adding, "We focused on enhancing the quality of services by strengthening advanced technology capabilities such as AI and proactively securing outstanding talents, rather than simply maximizing short-term profits."

Breaking down the results, Sam-il Accounting Corporation recorded total revenue of 1.1635 trillion won from the sectors of audit, tax advisory, and management consulting. By segment, audit accounted for 370.2 billion won, tax advisory for 291.4 billion won, and management consulting for 501.9 billion won. Tax advisory and management consulting revenues increased by 5.6% and 12.1% year-on-year, respectively. However, audit revenue decreased by 4.1% during the same period.

The Sam-il PwC representative explained, "The revenue impact from new client engagements was not fully reflected in this fiscal year," further stating, "For audit, ensuring audit quality and building market trust are more important than expanding revenue in the short term."

PwC Consulting reported revenue of 463.7 billion won, up 4% from the same period last year. The company explained that this growth was driven by strengthening client-focused services, such as supporting corporate system and work process innovation in response to AI proliferation, advancing digital-based management, responding to risks, and establishing business strategies.

Investments in AI will continue to expand in the future. Hunsu Yoon, CEO of Sam-il PwC, said, "AI is not a technology that replaces accounting and consulting professionals, but an essential tool that expands experts' insight and capabilities to provide greater value to clients." He added, "Sam-il PwC will further increase investments in advanced technologies such as AI and outstanding talent."

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