Samsung Just Authorized Its Largest Shareholder Return Ever. Every Major Memory Stock Fell Monday.

The board of Samsung Electronics (OTC:SSNLF) on Friday approved a shareholder return plan for 2026 estimated at 90 trillion to 110 trillion Korean won, or about $65 billion to $80 billion. That is about five times the company's previous record of 20.3 trillion won, set in 2020, and the largest shareholder return ever by a Korean company.A payout that size is possible because the memory business is earning more than it ever has. Samsung's second-quarter operating profit rose 19-fold year over year on artificial intelligence (AI) memory demand.The announcement landed after Seoul's Friday close, so Monday was the Korean market's first chance to react. Samsung's shares fell 8.7%, and the Kospi dropped more than 3%.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool