Samsung’s profits jump 19x in a year and you don’t need AI to figure out why

Samsung has delivered guidance for its second quarter results and forecast profits 19 times higher than it managed in the same period of 2025. In Q2 last year, the Korean giant’s sales totalled ₩75.7 trillion ($49.7 billion) and operating profit landed at ₩4.68 trillion ($3.1 billion). Fast forward a year, and Samsung told investors that once its accountants finish their work, they’ll report sales of ₩170 trillion to ₩172 trillion ($111.9 billion) and operating profit between ₩89.3 trillion and