After the management claimed that the profit in 2026 would exceed the total of the past 40 years, the market originally expected Samsung Electronics to deliver exceptionally strong performance in the second quarter. However, the latest earnings guidance revealed that Samsung Electronics' consolidated sales for the second quarter are approximately KRW 171 trillion, representing a 129% year-on-year increase; consolidated operating profit is around KRW 89.4 trillion, soaring by 1,810% year-on-year. While these figures far surpass last year's performance, they fell short of the upper expectations set by some investors, slightly surprising the market. The growth was primarily driven by robust demand for high-end memory chips from AI data centers, which propelled significant price increases for DRAM and NAND flash memory.
