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Samsung shares fall as investors weigh earnings and shareholder returns
Samsung Electronics shares turned lower after the company released detailed results for the third quarter.
The South Korean company reported operating profit of 107.4 trillion won, up 783.1% from a year earlier.
Its chip division earned 106.5 trillion won in operating profit, below market expectations of nearly 110 trillion won.
Samsung also announced 30 trillion won in additional shareholder returns.
A CLSA analyst said the lack of new share buyback announcements weighed on the stock, while another explanation raised was that results and returns fell short of high investor expectations.
Samsung shares fell by more than 4%, and the KOSPI dropped below 6,000, down 2.07% at the time reported.
The reports do not say what happens next.
Samsung Electronics shares fell after the company released detailed third-quarter results and announced an additional shareholder-return plan.
The shares rose as much as 2.89% early in the session before reversing course and falling by more than 4%.
The company reported third-quarter operating profit of 107.44 trillion won, up 783.1% from a year earlier.
Samsung announced an additional shareholder return worth 30 trillion won.
Analysts attributed the decline to investor expectations that were not met and to the lack of a new share-buyback announcement.
The Kospi also turned lower, falling below 6,000 points.
- Who
- Samsung Electronics, whose shares fell; the Kospi also declined.
- What
- Samsung shares reversed early gains after detailed third-quarter results and a shareholder-return plan were announced.
- When
- October 29, 2026.
- Where
- South Korea; the reports cited trading on the Korea Exchange.
- Why
- Analysts said results may have fallen short of elevated expectations, and one analyst cited the lack of a new share-buyback announcement.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Samsung shares rose as much as 2.89% before turning lower.
Samsung announced detailed third-quarter results and an additional shareholder-return plan worth 30 trillion won.
Samsung shares were down 3.72%, while the Kospi was down 2.07% at 5,887.82.
- Third-quarter operating profit
- 107.4405 trillion won, up 783.1% year over year
- Third-quarter revenue
- 195.2532 trillion won, up 126.9% year over year
- Third-quarter net profit
- 75.1361 trillion won, up 514.6% year over year
- Device Solutions revenue
- 147.1 trillion won
- Device Solutions operating profit
- 106.5 trillion won
- Additional shareholder return
- 30 trillion won
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Samsung reversed after confirmation that semiconductor operating profit fell short of raised expectations, and volatility increased.