Samsung Electronics Q2 operating profit soars 1,814% year-over-year to 89.5 trillion won, beating estimates on surging AI chip demand; HBM4 sales scale up in Seoul, July 2026.

Samsung Electronics second-quarter operating profit beats estimates on soaring AI chip demand

The logo of Samsung is seen at the Samsung Electronics Seocho building in Seoul on July 7, 2026. South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics forecast on July 7 a roughly 19-fold jump in second-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, buoyed by sustained AI-driven demand for memory chips. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images)Jade Gao | Afp | Getty ImagesSamsung Electronics extended its record run with second-quarter operating profit topping analysts' estimates, as robust artificia...