# Samsung Electronics projected a first-quarter operating profit of about KRW 57.2 trillion ($37.92 billion) The projection blows past expectations and exceeds the company�.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-04-07 · Benzinga*

## Key points

- Samsung projected a Q1 operating profit of KRW 57.2 trillion, surpassing last year's total profit.
- Samsung's chip division contributed about 95% of total operating profit in the first quarter.
- DRAM prices nearly doubled in Q1 and may rise over 50% again due to ongoing shortages.
- Samsung has started shipping newer-generation HBM chips, narrowing the gap with SK Hynix.

**Companies:** Samsung Electronics, Apple Inc., Nvidia Corp
**Countries:** South Korea, United States

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