Samsung Posts KRW 107.4 Trillion Quarterly Operating Profit

Samsung Electronics reported KRW 107.4 trillion in quarterly operating profit, with revenue up 14% quarter-on-quarter, according to gsmarena.com. The company said in its press release that it is the first tech company to exceed KRW 100 trillion in quarterly operating profit.

The chip business carried the quarter. The Device Solutions division, which houses Samsung's semiconductor operations, posted KRW 147.1 trillion in consolidated revenue and KRW 106.5 trillion in operating profit. Samsung attributed the growth to a surge in HBM4 sales and server SSD sales.

Samsung raised quarterly capital expenditure to KRW 29 trillion, an increase of KRW 12.2 trillion quarter-on-quarter.

Mobile and display results

The MX and Networks divisions reported combined consolidated revenue of KRW 37.7 trillion and an operating loss of KRW 0.6 trillion. Samsung Display reported KRW 8.0 trillion in revenue and KRW 1.1 trillion in operating profit.

Samsung will pay cash dividends of KRW 4,601 per common share and the same per preferred share, for a total of KRW 30 trillion in the third quarter. MX plans to push the Galaxy Z Fold8, Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra and Galaxy S26 series during the end-of-year shopping season.

In the second quarter, the MX and Networks divisions reported KRW 33.2 trillion in consolidated revenue and an operating loss of KRW 0.7 trillion. Samsung has also set a goal for 2026 of returning KRW 90-110 trillion to shareholders, including a substantial share repurchasing program.