Analyst: Samsung Electronics Expected to Announce Record-Breaking Quarterly Earnings in 2026

Glonghui April 3｜Kim Sun-woo and Woo Seo-hyun of Meritz Securities stated that, driven by a strong memory chip business, Samsung Electronics is likely to set quarterly earnings records throughout this year. These analysts raised their forecast for the South Korean tech giant’s first-quarter operating profit from an earlier estimate of 2.7 trillion KRW to a record-high 5.4 trillion KRW, far exceeding market expectations. They believe that soaring prices for DRAM and NAND—the two main types of memory chips—could drive Samsung Electronics to set a series of new quarterly operating profit highs, reaching 7.3 trillion KRW in the second quarter, 9.0 trillion KRW in the third quarter, and 10.4 trillion KRW in the fourth quarter.