Samsung Electronics posts record $14 bil. in operating profit for Q4 2025

Samsung Electronics said Thursday it posted 20.1 trillion won ($14.03 billion) in operating profit and 93.8 trillion won in sales in the fourth quarter of 2025, marking a new quarterly high. Operating profit surged 209.17 percent, while sales jumped 23.82 percent from a year earlier. On an annual basis, the company’s operating profit reached 43.6 trillion won and sales stood at 333.6 trillion won, representing year-on-year growth of 33.23 percent and 10.88 percent, respectively. It was the highest annual revenue in the company’s history, but the operating profit fell behind that of SK hynix at 47.2 trillion won for the first time. The strong performance was driven by brisk profitability at the company’s Device Solutions (DS) division amid skyrocketing global memory demand. In the fourth quarter, the DS division posted record quarterly operating profits of 16.4 trillion won and sales of 44 trillion won. Operating profit surged 465.5 percent from 2.9 trillion won a year earlier. Samsung Electronics said it proactively responded to strong demand for legacy DRAM and expanded advanced proWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times