AI demand boosts iPhone maker Foxconn's second-quarter profit by 27%, beating forecasts

Taiwan’s Foxconn

, the world’s largest contract electronics maker, reported Thursday that its second-quarter operating profit rose 27% year over year, on the strength of its growing artificial intelligence server business.

Here’s how Foxconn did in the second quarter of 2025 compared with LSEG SmartEstimates, which are weighted toward forecasts from analysts who are more consistently accurate:

The company’s net profit for the second quarter came in at NT$44.36 billion, beating LSEG’s SmartEstimates of NT$38.81 billion.

Foxconn, formally called Hon Hai Precision Industry, is the world’s largest manufacturer of Apple’s iPhones, and has been looking to replicate its success in consumer electronics in the world of AI.