Foxconn Q2 profit jumps 35% to T$59.97B on AI server demand

Foxconn reported a 35% rise in second-quarter profit to T$59.97 billion, beating analyst forecasts on strong AI demand.

The result topped the T$58.8 billion LSEG consensus estimate for the April-to-June period, with the world's largest contract electronics maker benefiting as Nvidia's biggest server maker and Apple's top iPhone assembler. "The upstream margins are real, but they are paid for out of capital raised by the layer losing money," Torsten Slok, chief economist at Apollo, said of the AI value chain's profit structure.

Metric	Actual	Consensus	Beat/Miss
Net profit	T$59.97B	T$58.8B	+2%

Net profit compared with T$44.4 billion a year earlier. The beat extends a run of earnings surprises across the AI supply chain, with TSMC reporting a 45% rise in sales and Super Micro forecasting revenue of $14.5 billion to $15.5 billion for the quarter ending in September, topping the $12 billion average analyst estimate. CoreWeave also posted surging revenue on booming demand for AI computing.

Foxconn's results reinforce the AI investment boom that Goldman Sachs projects will exceed $1 trillion in 2026. The performance points to sustained demand for AI servers and data center hardware, a key driver for semiconductor makers and contract manufacturers across Asia. Slok has warned that the most profitable part of the AI value chain, chipmakers with a 41% operating margin, depends on the least profitable layer, model and application builders running at a negative 59% margin, to keep raising capital. That structure leaves the sector exposed if financing slows, he said.

The beat points to continued strength in AI hardware spending, a positive signal for holders of Foxconn and its supply chain peers. Investors will watch the company's next earnings call for updated guidance on AI server shipments and margins.

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