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Samsung Q2 profit jumps, revenue beats forecast; shares drop 5%

7/7/2026

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Samsung Electronics reported Q2 operating profit of 89.4 trillion won, up from 57.2 trillion won and 4.7 trillion won a year earlier, and revenue rose to 171 trillion won, beating the quarter’s 133.9 trillion won.
Samsung shares opened nearly 5 % lower on Tuesday after the earnings release.
The results excluded employee bonus expenses after Samsung scrapped a 1,000 % base-salary bonus cap and pledged to allocate 10.5 % of profit for bonuses following a weeks-long union protest.

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Samsung Electronics reported Q2 operating profit of 89.4 trillion won, up from 57.2 trillion won and 4.7 trillion won a year earlier, and revenue rose to 171 trillion won, beating the quarter’s 133.9 trillion won.
Samsung shares opened nearly 5 % lower on Tuesday after the earnings release.
The results excluded employee bonus expenses after Samsung scrapped a 1,000 % base-salary bonus cap and pledged to allocate 10.5 % of profit for bonuses following a weeks-long union protest.