Samsung Is Increasing LPDDR And Commodity DRAM Prices By Over 20% In Q3 After Hiking By 90% In Q1 And 50-60% In Q2
Samsung is planning another DRAM price increase of up to 20% for Q3 following massive price surges in the first half of 2026.
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The brief
Samsung Electronics is reportedly seeking to increase prices for commodity DRAM and LPDDR by 20% or more in the third quarter. This follows previous price hikes of 90% in Q1 and 50-60% in Q2. Some customers have already been notified of these changes.
Coverage from TrendForce, Wccftech, and Asia Economy emphasizes the scale of these consecutive increases. Other reports from Barclays and iM Securities link these trends to robust HBM demand and adjusted profit forecasts, while Tiger Brokers suggests that SK Hynix and Micron may follow Samsung's pricing lead. Future developments center on whether other memory suppliers implement similar hikes and how this affects the cyclical nature of the industry.
Additionally, analysts are monitoring Samsung's annual operating profit, with one forecast raised to 360 trillion won.
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Quick answers
How much has Samsung increased DRAM prices so far in 2026?
According to coverage, prices rose by 90% in Q1 and 50-60% in Q2.
Which specific memory types are seeing Q3 price hikes?
The increases target commodity DRAM and LPDDR.
How are financial analysts responding to these trends?
Barclays has lifted stock targets for Samsung and SK Hynix due to HBM demand, and iM Securities raised Samsung's annual operating profit forecast to 360 trillion won.
Coverage (14)
- Samsung reportedly plans 20% DRAM price hike in Q3 The Korea Herald · 1d ago
- Memory Shortage Sends Chip Prices Up 4.6-Fold; Samsung's Z Fold8 Likely to See Price Hike Seoul Economic Daily · 1d ago
- Memory chip prices set to jump again as Samsung moves to raise contract rates Notebookcheck · 1d ago
- "Samsung Electronics Plans 20% DRAM Price Hike in Q3... Notifies Some Customers" 아시아경제 · 1d ago
- Samsung's Wild Week Exposes the High-Stakes Game of AI Memory Pricing Ad-hoc-news.de · 1d ago
- RAM-ageddon continues: Samsung eyes another 20% DRAM hike applemust.com · 1d ago
- Samsung, SK Hynix stock targets lifted at Barclays on robust HBM demand Investing.com · 1d ago
- Samsung Electronics Pushes Up to 20% Q3 DRAM Price Hike, Defying 'Meta Shock' finance.biggo.com · 1d ago
- After Two Quarters Of DRAM Price Surges, Samsung Eyes Another 20% Hike; SK Hynix And Micron May Follow Tiger Brokers · 1d ago
- iM Securities Raises Samsung Electronics Annual Operating Profit Forecast to 360 Trillion Won; Maintains 480,000 Won Target finance.biggo.com · 1d ago
- Raising Fair Value Estimates for Korean Memory Suppliers, but Industry Remains Cyclical Morningstar · 1d ago
- Why Micron and SanDisk Shares Are Down 20% Baystreet.ca · 1d ago
- [News] Samsung Reportedly Seeks Up to 20% 3Q26 DRAM Price Increase; LPDDR Hikes May Exceed 20% TrendForce · 1d ago
- Samsung Is Increasing LPDDR And Commodity DRAM Prices By Over 20% In Q3 After Hiking By 90% In Q1 And 50-60% In Q2 Wccftech · 1d ago
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