Samsung Electronics Q1 operating profit jumped over 750% YoY to a record 57.2 trillion won, beating estimates.
Revenue reached a record 133.9 trillion won, driven by AI‑fuelled memory chip demand and higher chip prices.
Samsung secured Nvidia supply contracts for advanced HBM chips, plans full node utilization Q2 and to launch HBM4E samples.
Shares rose 0.9% intraday, up 77% YTD 2026, while Samsung eyes 2nm mobile and 4nm memory production expansion.