{"slug": "samsungs-stock-rises-on-explosive-operating-profit-growth", "title": "Samsung’s stock rises on explosive operating profit growth", "summary": "Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. reported a 19-fold jump in operating profit for the first quarter, driven by runaway memory chip prices and robust artificial intelligence demand. The company posted total revenue of 171.5 trillion won (around $118.56 billion), confirming its earlier expectations.", "body_md": "# Samsung’s stock rises on explosive operating profit growth\n\nBy Mike WheatleySource:\n\n[SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com)Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. today confirmed its earlier expectation that runaway memory chip prices will drive a massive 19-fold jump in operating profit, as robust [artificial intelligence](/glossary/artificial-intelligence) demand continues to accelerate momentum in its semiconductor business. The company just announced its full first-quarter results, saying it delivered total revenue of 171.5 trillion won (around $118.56 […]\n\nThe post [Samsung’s stock rises on explosive operating profit growth](https://siliconangle.com/2026/07/29/samsungs-stock-rises-explosive-operating-profit-growth/) appeared first on [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com).\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/samsungs-stock-rises-on-explosive-operating-profit-growth", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/samsungs-stock-rises-on-explosive-operating-profit-growth-fkmi", "published_at": "2026-07-30 02:30:17+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-30 03:32:11.502705+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-chips"], "entities": ["Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.", "SiliconANGLE"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/samsungs-stock-rises-on-explosive-operating-profit-growth", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/samsungs-stock-rises-on-explosive-operating-profit-growth.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/samsungs-stock-rises-on-explosive-operating-profit-growth.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/samsungs-stock-rises-on-explosive-operating-profit-growth.jsonld"}}