Samsung Electronics: Record Trailing Profit Meets a Sharp Pullback From the 52-Week High

Thesis

The data supports a sharp earnings upswing. Trailing operating income of ₩179.0T compares with ₩43.6T in 2025, and the trailing operating margin of 36.9% compares with 13.1% for 2025. On trailing earnings the P/E is 9.9 versus a year-end 2025 P/E of 16, so the share price has risen less than earnings. The P/B is 2.6 versus 1.7 at the end of 2025, as equity has also grown.

What the data does not settle is how lasting these profits are. The 2021-2025 history shows large swings: operating margin fell to 2.5% in 2023 before recovering. The share price rose 165.4% over one year but fell 3.5% over one month and 1.6% over three months. Headlines dated 2026-10-13 mention a plunge of about 7.4% for Samsung Electronics, concerns about Chinese DRAM, and the end of share buybacks. These came after the last price date, so the 2026-10-12 close does not include them. Investor flow, foreign ownership and short balance data are not available.

Business overview

Samsung Electronics is listed on KOSPI in the Electronics sector. It was founded on 1969-01-13 and listed on 1975-06-11. Its co-CEOs are 전영현 and 노태문. It has 5,919,637,922 listed shares and a market capitalization of about ₩1,482.9T, with an enterprise value of ₩1,391.2T. It is far larger than the peers in the data: LG Electronics has a market cap of ₩30.1T, and the other listed peers are below ₩2.4T. Annual revenue was ₩279.6T in 2021 and ₩333.6T in 2025, with a dip to ₩258.9T in 2023 (-14.3%). Headlines mention memory strategy (HBM5, CXL) and AI home appliances, but the data does not break revenue down by segment.

Model estimate of fair value

The valuation model has no estimate for this company yet (not enough data, or no positive value with the base case).

Report history

1. Oct 29, 2026Update noteNews · EarningsSamsung Electronics: Q3 Operating Profit of ₩107.4T Confirmed in Earnings Filing, Alongside a Quarterly Dividend
2. Oct 24, 2026Update noteNewsSamsung Electronics: News Flags Confirmed Q3 Results This Week, With Operating Profit Forecast at ₩185T
3. Oct 13, 2026Update noteEarningsSamsung Electronics Reports Preliminary Q3 2026 Operating Profit of ₩107.4T
4. Oct 13, 2026InitiationSamsung Electronics: Record Trailing Profit Meets a Sharp Pullback From the 52-Week High