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Samsung Electronics shares sell off despite strong earnings, triggering KOSPI circuit breaker
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The Korean chipmaker posted an 1,810% profit surge, and investors responded by heading for the exits.
Key facts
- The Korean tech giant’s preliminary Q2 2026 results showed operating profit of KRW 89.4 trillion, roughly $58.5 billion, representing an almost incomprehensible 1,810% increase year-over-year
- Revenue hit KRW 171 trillion (about $111.8 billion), blowing past analyst expectations that had pegged operating profit somewhere between KRW 84 and 85 trillion
- Here’s the thing: this is a company whose Q1 2026 results already showed KRW 57.2 trillion in operating profit and KRW 133.9 trillion in revenue, with a staggering 94% of profits coming from its chip
- The broader KOSPI index cratered roughly 5 to 6%, falling hard enough to trigger a circuit breaker that halted program trading
Summary
Samsung Electronics delivered what might be the most impressive quarterly earnings report in its history on July 7. The Korean tech giant’s preliminary Q2 2026 results showed operating profit of KRW 89.4 trillion, roughly $58.5 billion, representing an almost incomprehensible 1,810% increase year-over-year. The damage wasn’t contained to Samsung, either. The reasoning centered on concerns that AI-driven gains were already baked into stock prices.