Samsung announced that Q2 2025 didn’t come out in favor of the firm, as it faced a revenue decline of 5.8%. Let’s take a closer look at the metrics of the revenue.
Notably, the first three months of the year (Q1 2025) were truly on the side of Samsung, as it saw a boost in revenue and profit. Woefully, the second quarter (Q2 2025) counted a decline of 5.8% from the KRW 79.14 trillion generated in the previous quarter.
The company shares revenue and profit across divisions in the second quarter of 2025, according to which its Device Solutions (DS) Division saw increased revenue of KRW 27.9 trillion, and the expanded sales of high-density and high-performance memory products play an essential role in achieving this revenue.
Noticeably, inventory value adjustments in memory and export restrictions regarding China in non-memory products result in a decline in profitability; the division posted KRW 0.4 trillion in operating profit for Q2.
The increased sales of HBM3E chips and high-density DDR5 products help in revenue growth. Samsung also revealed that its System LSI Business earned massive revenue from the shipment of flagship systems-on-a-chip (SoCs).
However, Samsung expects that it will see a strong server demand for both DRAM and NAND in the second half of the year. While in the same period, the foundry will also start mass production of the next-generation 2nm Exynos 2600 chipset, which is supposed to be used to power the Galaxy S26 devices.
Apart from the positive revenue growth, the MX business of the company suffered a decline in smartphone shipments during the second quarter of this year, as compared to Q1 2025. It earned KRW 29.2 trillion and KRW 3.1 trillion, respectively. On the other side, the company’s Visual Display Business succeeded in increasing sales of premium products; for instance, Neo QLED and OLED TVs.
