Woofun AI reports that Samsung Electronics disclosed its second quarter 2026 performance guidance, projecting consolidated sales of approximately 171 trillion won and operating profit of 89.4 trillion won. This represents a year-on-year operating profit increase of 1810%, compared to 4.68 trillion won in the same period last year. The significant growth is attributed to heightened demand and price increases for high bandwidth memory chips amid the artificial intelligence boom. Samsung plans to release detailed financial results later this month.