Samsung Electronics Becomes First Korean Corporation With Cash Assets Exceeding 200 Trillion Won
Samsung Electronics Co. is on track to become the first Korean corporation to see cash assets exceeding 200 trillion won ($146.6 billion) on the back of the artificial intelligence-led (AI) chip supercycle, industry statistics indicated Sunday.
The semiconductor giant’s cash and cash equivalents are estimated at 214.8 trillion won at the end of the third quarter, up 24.8 trillion won from three months ago and almost double the amount reported at the end of the third quarter of 2025. The company’s total assets hit 791.8 trillion won as of the end of September.
Samsung’s cash assets are currently estimated to be enough to fund shareholder returns of 90 trillion won to 110 trillion won in 2026, as well as record investments of above 100 trillion won this year in chipmaking infrastructure and research & development, including 84.4 trillion won to be spent on expanding its memory production facilities.
Samsung expects the semiconductor supercycle to continue through next year, citing continuing investments in AI and a bottleneck in memory supplies. The company will declare its shareholder policy for the coming year at a board meeting planned for January.
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