The Taiwanese company, whose clients include technology majors such as Apple<\/a> Inc, booked July-September net profit of T$30.8 billion ($1.08 billion), Reuters calculations showed based on nine-month figures.
That compared with the T$28.61 billion average of 13 analyst estimates compiled by Refinitiv.
It did not elaborate on reasons behind the profit figure, which was near flat versus the T$30.7 billion booked in the same period a year prior.
Foxconn, formally Hon Hai Precision<\/a> Industry Co Ltd, previously forecast weakness in its revenue-driving smartphone business in the quarter, but said work-from-home lifestyles being adopted worldwide would boost growth.
Underscoring weak demand, global smartphone shipments fell 1.3% from a year earlier, showed data from researcher IDC.
Foxconn is likely to get a revenue boost in coming months from a new lineup of Apple iPhones<\/a>, analysts said. It is likely to assemble all premium models and 70% of other models, said analysts, including those from Taipei-based Fubon Research.
Foxconn's share price ended trade 0.4% higher ahead of the earnings release, versus a 0.3% fall in the broader market . It has fallen about 10% so far this year.
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