Samsung Electronics is weighing a shareholder return program that analysts estimate could reach between 100 trillion won and 200 trillion won annually, roughly $72B to $144.5B, which would dwarf its current regular dividend by more than ten times. CFO Park Soon-cheol confirmed on July 30, 2026 during the Q2 earnings call that the board is actively examining implementation measures for an updated return policy, with a concrete announcement expected as early as August 2026. Samsung’s net cash position climbed to 167.59 trillion won by the end of June 2026, essentially doubling year-on-year, driven by global appetite for high-bandwidth memory for AI infrastructure. The company’s existing regular annual dividend runs at approximately 9.8 trillion won, around $7.1B, while Samsung declared its first special dividend in five years on January 29, 2026, paying out 1.3 trillion won for Q4 2025.
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