Analyst: Samsung Electronics is expected to announce record quarterly profits in 2026.

Kim Sun-woo and Woo Seo-hyun of Meritz Securities stated that, driven by strong demand for storage chips, Samsung Electronics is likely to set a quarterly profit record this year. These analysts have raised their forecast for the company's first quarter operating profit from an earlier estimate of 27 trillion Korean won to a record-breaking 54 trillion Korean won, far exceeding market expectations. They believe that the soaring prices of DRAM and NAND, the two main types of storage chips, may lead Samsung Electronics to achieve a series of quarterly operating profit highs, with the second quarter reaching 73 trillion Korean won, the third quarter reaching 90 trillion Korean won, and the fourth quarter reaching 104 trillion Korean won.