Samsung Electronics expects to announce record preliminary second-quarter earnings on Monday.

Analysts forecast an operating profit of approximately 85 trillion won ($55.5 billion).

This result could surpass Nvidia’s record for the highest quarterly profit among global tech firms.

The ongoing AI chip super cycle drives this surge in profitability.

Strong demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and AI server semiconductors powers the memory division.

Some securities firms project operating profits reaching as high as 99.3 trillion won.