Samsung Electronics Targets 90-110 Trillion Won in 2026 Shareholder Returns

The scale of this commitment matters less than its composition: a large share of the total is still unallocated, leaving the buyback-and-cancellation portion as the swing variable for how much support actually reaches the stock. For a market that has spent years treating Korean equities as chronically undervalued, Samsung's willingness to retire shares rather than simply pay dividends is the more consequential signal, since cancellation permanently shrinks the float. Whether the remaining funds are deployed on the stated timeline, and how much lands in buybacks versus cash dividends, is the open question worth watching.