Samsung forecasts record Q2 profit on AI chip demand

Samsung announced its earnings guidance for the second financial quarter, which spans the months of April, May and June, and the early indications are quite impressive. Samsung’s estimates suggest KRW 89.4 trillion ($58.8 billion) in profits and KRW 171 trillion ($112.5 billion) in revenues. Consolidated figures based on K-IFRS (in trillion won) 2026 Q2 (guidance) 2026 Q1 2025 Q2 Sales 171 133.87 74.57 Operating profit 89.4 57.23 4.68 To put these numbers into perspective, Samsung’s...

Samsung estimated second-quarter operating profit of 89.4 trillion won, or $58.7 billion — nearly 19 times higher than a year earlier.

Samsung Electronics projected another record-breaking earnings for the second quarter, Tuesday, forecasting an operating profit of 89.4 trillion won ($58.4 billion) and 171 trillion won in sales in its earnings guidance, driven by a global boom in demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips. The company said its operating profit is estimated to have surged 1,810.3 percent from a year earlier and 56.2 percent from the previous quarter, while sales also jumped 129.3 percent year-over-year and 27.7 percent from the first quarter. The earnings estimate surpasses Samsung’s previous record quarterly operating profit of 57.23 trillion won in the first quarter of this year, extending its unprecedented streak to a third consecutive quarter of record revenue and operating profit. The second-quarter operating profit alone exceeded the company’s combined operating profit over the past three years, which totaled 82.9 trillion won — 6.57 trillion won in 2023, 32.7 trillion won in 2024 and 43.6 trillion won in 2025. The results also surpass the record quarterly operating profits posted by two o

Samsung Electronics projected another record-breaking earnings for the second quarter, predicting an operating profit of 89.4 trillion won ($58.4 billion) and 171 trillion won in sales in its earnings guidance. The company said its operating profit is expected to have surged 1,810.3 percent from a year earlier and 56.2 percent from the previous quarter, while sales also jumped 129.3 percent year-over-year and 27.7 percent from the first quarter. The earnings estimate surpasses Samsung's previous record quarterly operating profit of 57.23 trillion won, set in the first quarter of this year, extending the company's strongest earnings streak on record.