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Samsung Electronics Q1 ‘26 operating profit exceeds firm’s FY25 full-year total
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Samsung Electronics has posted record profits for Q1 2026, reporting a revenue of 133.9 trillion won ($91bn), up 43 percent Quarter-on-Quarter (QoQ) and 69 percent Year-on-Year (YoY).
Key facts
- Samsung Electronics has posted record profits for Q1 2026, reporting a revenue of 133.9 trillion won ($91bn), up 43 percent Quarter-on-Quarter (QoQ) and 69 percent Year-on-Year (YoY)
- The growth was primarily a result of increased sales across Samsung’s Device Solutions (DS) Division, with operating profits for the segment totaling 53.7 trillion won ($36bn) for the quarter
- The tech giant’s operating profit also set a new company record, totaling 57.2 trillion won ($39bn) for the three-month period
- The company has now moved equipment into Fab 1 at the Taylor site, and claimed it was on track to begin operations in 2026, with mass production slated for 2027
Summary
The tech giant’s operating profit also set a new company record, totaling 57.2 trillion won ($39bn) for the three-month period. The growth was primarily a result of increased sales across Samsung’s Device Solutions (DS) Division, with operating profits for the segment totaling 53.7 trillion won ($36bn) for the quarter. Ongoing demand for memory hardware was the main driving force behind the record-breaking figures. Samsung is scheduled to deliver its first HBM4E samples in Q2, and the company said it expects to see “continued strong server DRAM and SSD demand” in the second half of 2026, driven by ongoing hardware deployments in support of generative and agentic AI workloads.