Archive · 8 Jan 2026
Samsung Reports Record Profit, Plans Share Buyback
Samsung Electronics, a big technology company, made a lot of money in the last three months of 2025.
They made $13.8 billion, which is a lot more than last year.
This is because the parts they make for computers and phones are very popular and expensive right now.
Because they made so much money, they decided to buy some of their own shares worth $1.73 billion.
This is to give to their employees as a reward.
They will buy these shares over a few months starting in January.
The company also said they made a lot of money for the whole year, and they think they will keep doing well in 2026.
Samsung Electronics reported a record operating profit of 20 trillion won ($13.8 billion) for Q4 2025, a 200% increase from the previous year.
The company plans to buy 2.5 trillion won ($1.73 billion) worth of its own shares for employee and executive compensation.
Sales increased by 22.7% to 93 trillion won in Q4, surpassing the 90 trillion-won mark for the first time.
The improved profitability is driven by the Device Solutions division, which covers the company's core semiconductor business.
Samsung estimates its annual operating profit for 2025 at 43.53 trillion won, a 33% increase from the previous year.
- Who
- Samsung Electronics
- What
- Record operating profit and share buyback for employee compensation
- When
- Q4 2025 and January 8 to April 7 for share buyback
- Where
- Global market, with operations in South Korea
- Why
- Driven by a supercycle in the chip industry and performance-linked compensation scheme
- Company
- Samsung Electronics
- Q4 Operating Profit
- 20 trillion won ($13.8 billion)
- Q4 Sales
- 93 trillion won
- Share Buyback Amount
- 2.5 trillion won ($1.73 billion)
- Buyback Period
- January 8 to April 7
- Compensation Scheme
- Performance-linked, introduced in October 2025
- Annual Operating Profit (2025)
- 43.53 trillion won
- Annual Sales (2025)
- 332.77 trillion won
Sources
Samsung To Buy $1.73 Billion of its Shares For Employee Compensation
Samsung quarterly profit more than triples to hit record high on supercharged AI memory market
Samsung reports $13.8 billion operating profit in Oct-Dec quarter
