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Samsung records another record profit
July 7, 2026 – 3:45 amReading time: 2 min.
The Samsung Electronics logo can be seen on the gate of the company’s headquarters in Suwon, South Korea. (File image) (Source: Ahn Young-joon/AP/dpa/dpa-bilder)
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Demand for artificial intelligence chips is driving Samsung’s profits to a record high. The group even exceeds analysts’ expectations.
Samsung In the second quarter of 2026, Electronics generated an operating profit of 89.4 trillion won, equivalent to a good 51 billion euros. This is the highest quarterly figure in the history of the South Korean group and the third record quarter in a row. The numbers are taken from the annual report published by Samsung.
Compared to the previous year’s second quarter, this represents an increase in operating profit of more than 1,800 percent. By comparison, total operating profit for 2025 was 43.6 trillion won, less than half the amount now reported for a single quarter. Samsung does not show net income separately in its report.
The figures for the period from April to June also exceeded market expectations. According to one Public opinion poll According to economists at the South Korean news agency Yonhap, reported operating profits were on average 6.2 percent higher than their estimates. The published figures are initially preliminary estimates. The group is expected to provide more details at the end of July.
Group benefits from artificial intelligence boom
The result is based on consistently high demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure. Samsung is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of semiconductors, primarily high-performance memory chips, and is therefore particularly benefiting from the artificial intelligence boom.
IN South Korea Increased profits at major chip makers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have sparked debate over profit distribution. At the end of May, Samsung union members accepted a compromise offer from management after a strike was threatened.
This provides annual bonuses of several hundred thousand euros to each employee of the highly profitable semiconductor division. While the country’s tech companies are benefiting from demand for AI and paying high salaries and bonuses, other industries in South Korea are faring worse. The unemployment rate in the age group under 30 has increased recently.