Samsung Electroncis to announce more than $72 billion shareholder return programme, media reports

Samsung Electronics is reportedly set to unveil a shareholder return package valued at over 100 trillion won, or $71.75 billion, later this month. Business Recorder relayed media reports from Thursday saying the programme is meant to pass record profits on to investors during an AI-led surge in chip demand. The memory-chip producer from South Korea is expected to hold a board meeting at the end of August to approve the plan. Samsung declined to comment on the reports.

The reports say the package will include a special dividend and direct 50% of Samsung's free cash flow to shareholders. Separately, SK Hynix, which ranks just behind Samsung among global memory-chip makers, unveiled a 40 trillion won scheme to buy back and cancel its shares on Wednesday. According to the same coverage, that move is the biggest such plan yet among South Korean listed firms.

SK Hynix has further pledged to channel over half of its free cash flow into shareholder payouts for the 2025 to 2027 period. The Samsung figures come from media reports citing unidentified industry sources, not from a company announcement.