Samsung Electronics has announced its earning guidance for the third quarter of 2025. The Consolidated Sales are estimated to be approximately 86 trillion Korean won (KRW) ($60.149 billion), with a range of 85 to 87 trillion KRW. The Consolidated Operating Profit was estimated to be approximately 12.1 trillion KRW ($8.462 billion), with a range of 12.0 to 12.2 trillion KRW.
The Korean phone maker said that these figures are based on Korean International Financial Reporting Standards K-IFRS and represent the median of the estimated ranges. Later on, Samsung will report final figures and these are just for guidance.
The Q3 2025 guidance, compared to the actual Q3 2024 results reveals a substantial increase in Consolidated Sales, reaching 86 trillion KRW this year, compared to 79.10 KRW year-over-year. The Consolidated Operating Profit was also up 16% from 9.18 trillion KRW to 12.1 trillion KRW. The sales guidance figure is also 6.9 trillion KRW higher than the Q3 2024 sales figure.
This quarter’s guidance didn’t only outperform year-over-year. Samsung also outdid its previous quarter. The Q2 2025 Consolidated Sales were 74.57 trillion KRW, that’s about 12 trillion below this quarter. It also saw its Consolidated Operating Profit increase from 4.68 trillion KRW to 12.1 trillion KRW, representing a massive sequential jump in profitability.
While the figures are certainly positive for Samsung, they are just estimates right now and we’ll need to wait several weeks for the final audited results. While Samsung didn’t mention the reasons for the strong performance in its announcement, reports suggest it was largely down to a rebound for demand in the memory market for chips and AI server products.