The brand of Samsung is seen on the Samsung Electronics Seocho constructing in Seoul on July 30, 2026. South Korean expertise big Samsung Electronics posted on July 30, an enormous 19-fold soar in second-quarter working revenue from a 12 months earlier, buoyed by sustained AI-driven demand for reminiscence chips. (Photograph by Jung Yeon-je / AFP through Getty Photos)
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Samsung Electronics has introduced a shareholder return package deal, marking a blockbuster week for shareholder returns amongst South Korea’s chip giants following SK Hynix’s share buyback.
The corporate introduced Friday that it expects shareholder returns to complete between 90 trillion gained and 110 trillion gained ($65.1 billion to $79.52 billion) in 2026.
Samsung mentioned it was “the biggest ever by a Korean firm.”
The corporate has been searching for to meet up with its home rival SK Hynix in high-bandwidth reminiscence chips utilized in AI programs. The inventory is up round 135% year-to-date.
The corporate additionally introduced it might pay round 30 trillion gained in money dividends within the third quarter, together with its common quarterly dividend.
Particulars of the payout will likely be finalized at a board assembly in late October, the corporate mentioned.
Samsung’s announcement comes simply days after SK Hynix announced a 40 trillion gained share buyback.
Samsung mentioned it would determine the scale and particulars of the remaining shareholder returns at a board assembly in late January 2027, contemplating a mix of money dividends and share buybacks and cancellations.
Friday’s announcement follows Samsung’s 2024-2026 shareholder return program, beneath which the corporate pledged to return 50% of free money circulate generated between 2024 and 2026 whereas sustaining annual common dividends of 9.8 trillion gained.
In a company worth enhancement plan released in March, Samsung mentioned it paid 20.9 trillion gained in money dividends in 2024 and 2025 and spent 8.4 trillion gained on share repurchases for cancellation.
