Seoul, Jan. 8 -- Samsung Electronics smashed its quarterly profit record as a global memory chip supercycle drove earnings to unprecedented levels during the final months of 2025. The technology giant projected its highest-ever quarterly operating profit on Thursday, buoyed by rising semiconductor prices and a shift in production capacity toward advanced components.

In its earnings guidance for the October-December period, according to a report by The Korea Herald, Samsung estimated an operating profit of 20 trillion won (USD 13.8 billion). This figure represents a 208.17 per cent increase from the previous year and surpasses the previous record of 17.5 trillion won (USD 12.04 billion) set in 2018.

Revenue for the quarter is expected to...