"People talked about Samsung at 330,000 won"... Despite record earnings, Samsung Electronics briefly regained the 200,000 won level before slipping back [New milestone: 57 trillion won in quarterly operating profit]
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- 2026-04-07 08:14:57
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- 2026-04-07 08:14:57
[Financial News] Samsung Electronics recorded an operating profit of 57.2 trillion won in the first quarter of this year. This is a 755% surge compared with 6.69 trillion won in the same period last year.
First-quarter operating profit of 57.2 trillion won... Record highs for both profit and revenue
On the 7th, Samsung Electronics announced its preliminary consolidated earnings. First-quarter revenue came to 133 trillion won, up 68.06% from 79.14 trillion won a year earlier.
The growth is striking even compared with the previous quarter (the fourth quarter of 2025). Revenue jumped 41.73% from 93.84 trillion won in the fourth quarter, while operating profit soared 185% from 20.07 trillion won.
As a result, Samsung Electronics set new all-time highs for both quarterly revenue and operating profit in the first quarter of this year. Revenue surpassed the 100 trillion won mark in a single quarter for the first time ever, and operating profit for just this one quarter far exceeded last year’s full-year operating profit of 43.6011 trillion won.
Samsung Electronics explained, "These are preliminary consolidated results prepared in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (K-IFRS)," and added, "Because the figures have not yet undergone an external auditor’s review, they may differ from the final results." The company plans to re-announce the confirmed figures once they are approved by the board of directors.
Brokerages paint a rosy outlook... Korea Investment & Securities, KB Securities and others set targets in the 300,000 won range
According to the Korea Exchange, Samsung Electronics’ share price briefly recovered to the 200,000 won range right after the market opened on the day, but as of 9:07 a.m. it was trading at 199,930 won, up 3.26%.
Securities firms are issuing upbeat forecasts on the back of these unprecedented results.
Korea Investment & Securities has set the highest domestic target price at 330,000 won, while KB Securities (320,000 won), Shinhan Securities (270,000 won), Heungkuk Securities (260,000 won) and Meritz Securities (250,000 won) have also raised their targets.
According to FnGuide, the average target price for Samsung Electronics stood at 258,320 won as of the 3rd, having surged more than 45% in just over two months compared with the end of January.
sms@fnnews.com Seong Min-seo Reporter