--- title: Samsung approves a record $80bn shareholder return, and... description: Samsung Electronics approved a record shareholder return of 90 to 110 trillion won (roughly $65bn to $80bn) for 2026, the largest ever by a Korean company, yet... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-approves-a-record-80bn-shareholder-return-and-the-stock-falls-1t2kf691h twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Samsung approves a record $80bn shareholder return, and the stock falls | daily.dev og:description: Samsung Electronics approved a record shareholder return of 90 to 110 trillion won (roughly $65bn to $80bn) for 2026, the largest ever by a Korean company, yet... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-approves-a-record-80bn-shareholder-return-and-the-stock-falls-1t2kf691h og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/1t2kf691h.png og:image:alt: Samsung approves a record $80bn shareholder return, and the stock falls og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Samsung approves a record $80bn shareholder return, and the stock falls **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Samsung Electronics approved a record shareholder return of 90 to 110 trillion won (roughly $65bn to $80bn) for 2026, the largest ever by a Korean company, yet its shares fell as much as 2.6% in post-market trading. About 30 trillion won will go out as cash dividends in Q3, with a 15 trillion won buyback for employee compensation also approved. Investors were disappointed because some had expected up to 150 trillion won, and Samsung left out the crucial split between buybacks (which cancel shares and boost EPS) and dividends (cash out with no share reduction) — that detail won't be settled until a January 2027 board meeting. The announcement follows SK Hynix's 40 trillion won buyback disclosed two days earlier, and both are funded by AI-driven memory chip demand, with Samsung's stock up around 135% this year. Analysts frame the moves as a potential test of Korean corporate governance and the long-standing 'Korea discount.' ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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