Global leader in storage chip manufacturing, Samsung, has released its 2025 performance.
Data shows that in 2025, the revenue reached 33.36 trillion KRW (approximately 1.62 trillion RMB), an increase of 10.9%, while the net profit reached as high as 4.521 trillion KRW (approximately 220 billion RMB), an increase of 31.2%.
This revenue is the highest in Samsung's history, and the profit is the fourth highest in its history.
The reason for such a strong performance is that last year, the price of memory chips soared, especially DRAM, which went up to the sky, with an average increase of 300%, and NAND flash memory increased by more than 100% on average, so Samsung made a huge profit.
At the same time that Samsung was making a lot of money, Chinese memory manufacturers also finally turned around in 2025, thanks to the price increases, they also managed to benefit.
Previously, Changxin Memory's official information stated that it is expected to turn a profit in 2025, with profits ranging from 2 to 3.5 billion yuan, and revenue between 55 to 58 billion yuan.
Before this, Changxin Memory had never made a profit since its establishment, always operating at a loss, and over the past eight years, it has lost more than 40 billion yuan, due to high initial investment, high R&D costs, and high construction costs, as well as a small market share, leading to continuous losses.
2025 marked the first time that Changxin Memory made a profit. Why could it make a profit? It's obvious, because after Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron jointly raised prices, Changxin's memory also saw a significant increase, resulting in a large growth in revenue and a sharp rise in profit, directly transforming from a loss to a profit.
Furthermore, according to previous data, the main profit came from the fourth quarter, while the first three quarters still lost over 6 billion yuan. However, the fourth quarter made a huge profit, ultimately turning the entire 2025 year into a profit. The reason why the fourth quarter made a big profit was that the memory price doubled compared to before, with the most dramatic increase, so the performance immediately achieved a big turnaround.
Therefore, to some extent, we really need to thank Samsung and others, thanking them for their joint price hikes, creating various messages, creating a situation of market shortage, then causing memory prices to soar, and finally allowing domestic memory manufacturers to also benefit and make a lot of money.
From 2026 and 2027, it is expected that global memory will still be in short supply, meaning that Changxin Memory will continue to benefit from Samsung and others, making a big profit, especially now that Changxin's market share has increased, with more supplies, so they can make even more money.
With more profits, they can invest more in R&D and expand production, increasing their market share, thereby enhancing their global influence. So, this time, we really need to thank Samsung for raising prices, don't you think?
Original: toutiao.com/article/7600309581071516195/
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