KOSPI Profit Seen Above 1,000 Trillion Won as Samsung and SK Hynix Lift Market Scale

According to financial data provider FnGuide on May 11, the 2026 operating profit forecast for 170 KOSPI-listed companies with estimates from at least three brokerages reached 849.5262 trillion won on a consolidated basis. That was 25% higher than a month earlier. The forecast for next year stood at 1,050.2303 trillion won, up 23.6% from this year’s estimate and 287.1% from last year’s confirmed figure. Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are at the center of the upgrade. Their combined operating profit is forecast at 587.6624 trillion won this year and 768.5790 trillion won next year, representing 69% and 73% of the total. Rising memory semiconductor ASPs and long-term supply contracts were cited as key factors. The KOSPI closed up 4.32% at 7,822.24. Source: hankyung.com.