Shares of Samsung Electronics rose as a lot as 4.8% on Tuesday after the South Korean expertise big forecast file quarterly revenue amid robust demand for synthetic intelligence chips. Shares later pared good points to commerce up 0.52%.
In its preliminary earnings steering, Samsung projected its working revenue for the January-March quarter to achieve 57.2 trillion gained ($37.8 billion), up greater than eightfold from simply 6.69 trillion gained a 12 months in the past.
That revenue, if it involves fruition, would characterize a quarterly file — practically thrice the earlier excessive — and would exceed estimates of 42.3 trillion gained from LSEG SmartEstimate, which is weighted towards forecasts from analysts who’re extra constantly correct.
In the meantime, the corporate’s estimated consolidated income was projected to surge practically 70% from a 12 months in the past to 133 trillion Korean gained.
Samsung’s upbeat steering was seemingly pushed by its reminiscence chip enterprise, notably demand for high-bandwidth reminiscence chips utilized in AI computing.
Its Machine Options division, which incorporates reminiscence chips, accounted for 39% of Samsung’s revenues and 57% of its working income in 2025.
Demand for high-bandwidth reminiscence chips has change into so explosive over the previous 12 months that it has triggered shortages throughout the reminiscence market, driving large value and quantity spikes for reminiscence makers like Samsung.
The outcomes additionally replicate that Samsung has been strengthening its place in high-bandwidth reminiscence chips after giving up an early result in its South Korean rival SK Hynix.
The corporate is anticipated to report full earnings later this month.