Samsung Electronics has released its earnings guidance for the third quarter of 2025, forecasting the company’s strongest quarterly profit in three years as demand for AI hardware boosts its chip business.
According to the preliminary figures, Samsung anticipates consolidated revenue of $60 billion for Q3, with operating profit expected to reach $8.5 billion. Compared to the same period last year, revenue is projected to rise by a whopping 32%, while profit is set to climb 8.7%.
The company attributes much of this growth to rising memory chip prices, which have been supported by the ongoing boom in artificial intelligence and data center infrastructure. DRAM and NAND chips, both essential for high-performance computing and AI workloads, have seen sustained demand, driving prices upward.
However, Samsung notes that demand for its advanced high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips was somewhat weaker than anticipated this quarter. Still, overall results point to solid gains, with the company’s Q3 profit forecast outpacing both the previous quarter and last year’s figures.
In Q2 2025, Samsung reported sales of $52 billion and an operating profit of $3.3 billion. For Q3 2024, sales reached $55.83 billion with an operating profit of $6.48 billion.
Samsung’s final quarterly results will be released later this month.