Samsung Electronics (GB:SMSN)
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Rating:82Outperform
Price Target:
$5,887.00
▲(53.31% Upside)
Action:N/A
Date:06/18/26
The score is driven primarily by strong financial performance (notably balance-sheet strength and a major TTM profitability rebound) and supportive technical momentum. Earnings call commentary reinforces strength in AI/semiconductors but flags meaningful near-term risks (cost pressure in DX, supply constraints, labor/geopolitical risks, and higher CapEx). Valuation is the main drag due to a higher P/E and low dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Balance-sheet strength
Very low leverage and a large equity base materially increase financial resilience. This durable strength provides flexibility to fund R&D and aggressive CapEx for AI nodes, support ongoing shareholder returns, and absorb cyclical downswings without forcing asset sales or emergency financing.
Negative Factors
DX / Mobile margin pressure
Sustained component and memory cost inflation compresses device (DX/MX) margins, and management forecasts a Q2 profit decline in DX. Structural margin pressure in smartphones and displays can erode diversification benefits, making earnings more concentrated in cyclical semiconductor returns.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Balance-sheet strength
Very low leverage and a large equity base materially increase financial resilience. This durable strength provides flexibility to fund R&D and aggressive CapEx for AI nodes, support ongoing shareholder returns, and absorb cyclical downswings without forcing asset sales or emergency financing.
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Samsung Electronics (SMSN) vs. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWC)
Market Cap
$1.39T
Dividend Yield1.51%
Average Volume (3M)17.61K
Price to Earnings (P/E)27.1
Beta (1Y)1.33
Revenue Growth22.79%
EPS Growth133.74%
CountryUK
Employees127,172
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustryConsumer Electronics
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)319885.50
Shares Outstanding233,851,150
10 Day Avg. Volume21,102
30 Day Avg. Volume17,612
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.54
Price to Book (P/B)1.89
Price to Sales (P/S)2.40
P/FCF Ratio24.18
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.63K
Enterprise Value/Revenue5.80
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit12.18
Enterprise Value/Ebitda17.78
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$3,888.00Price Target Upside1.25% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering1
EPS Forecast (FY)752.24
Revenue Forecast (FY)$463.47B
Samsung Electronics Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader engaged in consumer electronics, information technology and mobile communications, and innovative device solutions. The company manufactures a diverse range of home appliances, including refrigerato...
How the Company Makes Money
Samsung Electronics primarily makes money by selling hardware products and technology components, with revenue generated across several major lines of business. (1) Semiconductors: The company earns revenue from supplying memory chips (e.g., DRAM ...
Samsung Electronics Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Apr 30, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 23, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call conveyed a strongly positive operational and financial quarter driven by AI-related demand and technology leadership—record revenue, record operating profit and major memory/foundry milestones (HBM4 mass production, HBM4E sampling, 2nm progress). At the same time, several near-term headwinds were highlighted: rising component and logistics costs, margin pressure in DX/MX, persistent memory supply constraints, geopolitical/energy risks, and labor uncertainty. Management provided mitigating actions (product mix, premium focus, supply diversification, CapEx and R&D investments) and maintained an optimistic outlook for semiconductor demand, leading to a net positive tone despite notable risks.Positive Updates
Record Quarterly Revenue
Total revenue reached a record KRW 134 trillion, up 43% quarter-on-quarter.
Negative Updates
DX Profit Pressure and Q2 Profit Decline Guidance
The DX division (Mobile, Visual Display, Appliances) faces rising component cost pressure; company expects DX profit to decline in Q2 and limited ability to fully offset higher costs despite premium product focus.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Record Quarterly Revenue
Total revenue reached a record KRW 134 trillion, up 43% quarter-on-quarter.
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Company Guidance
The company guided to continued strength in semiconductors in Q2—driven by AI demand and an ongoing memory price uptrend—with DRAM bit growth expected to rise by a single-digit % Q‑on‑Q and NAND bit growth constrained to the low single-digit % Q‑on‑Q, while overall earnings are expected to improve sequentially even as DX (device eXperience) profits are forecast to decline due to cost pressures; management said HBM sales should rise meaningfully (HBM expected to grow >3x YoY in 2026, with HBM4 to exceed ~50% of HBM sales from Q3 and roughly half for the full year, and HBM4E samples in Q2). First‑quarter anchors included record revenue of KRW 134 trillion, operating profit KRW 57 trillion (43% margin), net profit KRW 47 trillion and EPS ~KRW 7,123, while Q1 CapEx was KRW 11.2 trillion (KRW 10.2T to DS, KRW 0.6T to Display) and full‑year CapEx is expected to rise substantially YoY as the company plans >KRW 110 trillion of facilities and R&D investment; currency movements added ~KRW 1.8 trillion to Q‑on‑Q operating profit. Shareholder returns: a KRW 372 quarterly dividend per share was approved, the 2024–26 policy commits to at least KRW 9.8 trillion in regular dividends (KRW 2.5 trillion annually), and the Board completed cancellation of repurchased shares (73.4M common + 13.6M preferred, ~KRW 14.6 trillion valuation) while retaining KRW 1.6 trillion of treasury shares for employee compensation.Samsung Electronics Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
86
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
92
Very Positive
Cash Flow
81
Very Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 10.00T> | 10.00T> | 10.00T> | 10.00T> | 10.00T> | 10.00T> |
| Gross Profit | 10.00T> | 10.00T> | 10.00T> | 76.21T | 10.00T> | 10.00T> |
| EBITDA | 10.00T> | 97.01T | 79.85T | 50.60T | 86.31T | 88.03T |
| Net Income | 84.86T | 44.26T | 33.62T | 14.47T | 54.73T | 39.24T |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 10.00T> | 10.00T> | 10.00T> | 10.00T> | 10.00T> | 10.00T> |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 10.00T> | 10.00T> | 10.00T> | 92.41T | 10.00T> | 10.00T> |
| Total Debt | 28.14T | 25.24T | 19.33T | 12.69T | 10.33T | 18.39T |
| Total Liabilities | 10.00T> | 10.00T> | 10.00T> | 92.23T | 93.67T | 10.00T> |
| Stockholders Equity | 10.00T> | 10.00T> | 10.00T> | 10.00T> | 10.00T> | 10.00T> |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 54.23T | 33.16T | 21.58T | -16.40T | 9.05T | 15.28T |
| Operating Cash Flow | 10.00T> | 85.32T | 72.98T | 44.14T | 62.18T | 65.11T |
| Investing Cash Flow | -83.54T | -68.51T | -85.39T | -16.95T | -31.60T | -33.05T |
| Financing Cash Flow | -7.59T | -13.48T | -7.79T | -8.59T | -19.39T | -23.99T |
Samsung Electronics Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
82 Outperform | $1.39T | 27.13 | 19.77% | 1.51% | 22.79% | 133.74% | |
67 Neutral | £256.19M | 63.46 | 3.10% | 2.19% | 12.73% | -26.74% | |
67 Neutral | £1.52B | 102.96 | 10.81% | ― | 20.33% | 77.68% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
59 Neutral | £43.60M | 262.50 | 2.29% | 3.67% | -10.70% | ― | |
54 Neutral | £206.93M | -4.17 | -31.21% | ― | -7.62% | 5.48% | |
50 Neutral | £619.29M | -12.38 | -37.49% | ― | -17.57% | 4.55% |
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Samsung Electronics Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Samsung Electronics Clears Major Pension Deals With Affiliates, Commits Funds to National AI Computing Center
Positive
Apr 30, 2026
Samsung Electronics has approved significant related-party transactions with group affiliates to manage retirement benefits more efficiently and stabilize long-term obligations. The company will purchase a defined-benefit retirement pension policy...
Business Operations and StrategyDividendsFinancial Disclosures
Samsung Electronics Confirms KRW 2.45 Trillion Q1 2026 Dividend Payout
Positive
Apr 30, 2026
Samsung Electronics said its board has approved a first-quarter 2026 dividend, setting a payout of KRW 372 per common and preferred share to shareholders of record as of March 31, 2026. The decision underscores the company’s continued commit...
Business Operations and StrategyStock Buyback
Samsung Electronics Completes KRW 7.17 Trillion Share Buyback
Positive
Apr 24, 2026
Samsung Electronics has completed a share repurchase program between March 23 and April 20, 2026, buying back 36,671,401 common shares at an average price of KRW 195,637 per share for a total of KRW 7,174.3 billion. The transaction matched the com...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Samsung Electronics Issues Strong Q1 2026 Earnings Guidance
Positive
Apr 7, 2026
Samsung Electronics released preliminary guidance for the first quarter of 2026, projecting consolidated sales of about 133 trillion Korean won and operating profit of roughly 57.2 trillion won under K-IFRS. These figures, derived from regulatory-...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Samsung Electronics Sets April 30 Call for Q1 2026 Results, Invites Investor Questions
Neutral
Apr 7, 2026
Samsung Electronics has scheduled the release of its first-quarter 2026 financial results for April 30, 2026, via a conference call beginning at 10:00 a.m. Korea Standard Time, with presentation materials and a live audio webcast accessible throug...
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackShareholder Meetings
Samsung Electronics to Cancel Over 87 Million Treasury Shares in KRW 5.3 Trillion Move
Positive
Mar 31, 2026
Samsung Electronics has approved the cancellation of 73,359,314 common shares and 13,603,461 preferred shares, all of which are treasury shares previously repurchased under board resolutions in 2025. The move, executed under Article 343 of Korea&#...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial DisclosuresRegulatory Filings and Compliance
Samsung Electronics Sells KRW 406 Billion in Treasury Shares
Neutral
Mar 25, 2026
Samsung Electronics has disclosed the results of a treasury share disposition, selling 2,039,151 common shares on March 20 at KRW 199,400 per share for a total of KRW 406.6 billion. The transaction proceeded exactly as planned in terms of volume a...
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