Samsung Estimates 3X Profit Boost in Q4 2025

Samsung has released its preliminary earnings guidance for the fourth quarter of 2025, showing its strongest performance in several years. The company estimates operating profit to reach around KRW 20 trillion, in line with industry forecasts. This suggests that the Korean firm is benefiting from growing demand and price hikes for memory chips used in AI and data center infrastructure.

Samsung estimates sharp profit growth in Q4 2025

In Q4 2025, Samsung estimates consolidated revenue of about KRW 93 trillion and operating profit of about KRW 20 trillion. Note that these figures are preliminary estimates based on Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (K-IFRS). The company could release its final earnings report later this month.

If it pans out, this will be Samsung’s highest quarterly operating profit since 2018. In Q4 2024, the company saw revenue of KRW 75.8 trillion and operating profit of KRW 6.5 trillion. So, the latest guidance points to about a 23% increase in revenue and a more than threefold year-on-year jump in operating profit.

Speaking of Samsung’s 2025 quarterly performance, the company earned an operating profit of KRW 6.7 trillion in Q1 and KRW 4.7 trillion in Q2. However, it saw a solid gain in the third quarter, with an operating profit of KRW 12.2 trillion. And now, the fourth-quarter guidance suggests that this recovery has accelerated further.

Samsung’s semiconductor business likely played a big role in driving solid performance. In recent months, growing demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) for AI accelerators and DRAM chips for servers has pushed prices and shipments higher. Market researchers said DDR5 DRAM chip prices jumped greatly in late 2025. Of course, Samsung has benefited from the price increases in memory.

A previous report suggested that Samsung’s operating profit could continue to grow into 2026, likely reaching around $66 billion. This figure is more than double the company’s overall operating profit for 2025. We will let you know when the Korean firm releases its confirmed Q4 2025 financial results.