Samsung Electronics announced a substantial jump in quarterly earnings, as surging demand for semiconductors propelled the company to its highest quarterly sales and operating profit on record. The South Korean technology giant’s results surpassed market forecasts, reflecting powerful momentum in its chip business.
According to a regulatory disclosure for the January–March period, Samsung reported revenue of KRW 133.87 trillion, up 69.2% from a year earlier. Net profit increased 474.3% to KRW 47.23 trillion, while operating profit soared 756.1% year-on-year to reach KRW 57.23 trillion.
These results marked all-time highs for both revenue and operating profit in a single quarter, exceeding not only analysts’ expectations but also the company’s previous bests reported in the preceding quarter.
The performance was primarily fueled by exceptional gains in Samsung’s semiconductor division, which includes both memory chip manufacturing and foundry services. The Device Solutions unit, which manages the chip business, accounted for KRW 81.7 trillion in sales and contributed KRW 53.7 trillion to operating profit.
Samsung’s leadership in memory chips has positioned the company to benefit from the surge in demand tied to global AI data center expansion. The resulting supply constraints have pushed up prices for memory components used in servers, consumer electronics, and gaming devices.
In its quarterly statement, Samsung indicated ongoing strength in server memory demand, forecasting sustained momentum into the latter half of the year as major cloud service providers accelerate adoption of AI infrastructure and agentic AI applications.
Elsewhere in the business, the Device eXperience division—responsible for consumer products such as smartphones, televisions, and appliances—registered KRW 52.7 trillion in revenue and KRW 3 trillion in operating profit. The display subsidiary reported KRW 6.7 trillion in sales and KW 400 billion in operating profit. Harman International, Samsung’s automotive technology arm, contributed revenue of KRW 3.8 trillion and operating profit of KRW 200 billion.
