Korean stock · KOSPI 005930

Samsung Electronics Stock (005930.KS): Price, Tickers, US Listings and Research

Samsung Electronics makes memory chips, system LSI chips and foundry services in its Device Solutions (DS) division, and smartphones, TVs, home appliances and network equipment in its Device eXperience (DX) division; it also owns Samsung Display (OLED panels) and Harman (automotive electronics and audio). In 1H 2026, DS revenue was KRW 209.2tn (68.5% of consolidated sales), DX KRW 100.7tn (33.0%), Samsung Display KRW 14.2tn (4.6%) and Harman KRW 8.4tn (2.7%), with inter-division eliminations of -8.9%.

Close-up of a Samsung K4X2G323PD mobile DRAM memory chip mounted on a green circuit board.
Photo: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Samsung Electronics (005930), Oct 23, 2026

삼성전자 · Semiconductors & consumer electronics · KRW 1,326 per USD for dollar figures.

Share priceKRW 215,500about $162.52
Market valueKRW 1,259.9tnabout $950bn
12-month change+123.3%in won, price only
Foreign ownership46.1%of listed shares

Tickers and where it trades

The main line is the common share on the Korea Exchange under the six-digit code 005930. How Korean stock codes work.

VenueTickerData symbol / ratioNotes
Korea Exchange005930 KOSPIYahoo Finance: 005930.KSCommon shares
Korea Exchange005935 preferredYahoo Finance: 005935.KSSamsung Electronics preferred
London Stock ExchangeSMSN GDR1 GDR = 25 common sharesCitibank, N.A.
London Stock ExchangeSMSD GDR1 GDR = 25 preferred shares (005935)Citibank, N.A.

Samsung Electronics share price, last 12 months

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Main businesses

  • Device Solutions (DS): DRAM, NAND flash, mobile APs, foundry
  • Device eXperience (DX): smartphones, TVs, monitors, appliances, network systems
  • Samsung Display (SDC): OLED panels
  • Harman: digital cockpits, car audio, consumer audio

Earnings dates

Latest results date on file: 2Q26 on Jul 30, 2026.

Next results: 3Q26 on Oct 29, 2026 (company notice).

Owning it from abroad

Samsung has no US-listed ADR; in July 2026 it called press reports that it was exploring an ADR 'groundless' and said it is not reviewing one. Exposure is available through KRX shares (005930 common, 005935 preferred) via brokers with Korea market access, the London-listed USD GDRs SMSN and SMSD (1 GDR = 25 shares) where a broker offers them, or Korea-focused ETFs such as the iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY); check a fund's current holdings.

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Largest shareholders

  • Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (largest shareholder; excl. 0.06% held in special accounts): 8.51% (as of 2026-06-30)
  • National Pension Service: 7.89% (as of 2026-06-30)
  • Samsung C&T Corporation: 5.11% (as of 2026-06-30)
  • Largest shareholder and related parties combined (common shares): 19.69% (as of 2026-10-13)

Dividends

Pays quarterly dividends; under the FY2024-2026 shareholder return programme Samsung pays a regular annual dividend of about KRW 9.8tn as part of returning 50% of free cash flow. The 2Q26 dividend was KRW 374 per common and preferred share (record date 2026-06-30, paid 2026-08-28), after KRW 372 for 1Q26.

Research on Samsung Electronics

About this page

  • Numbers. Price, market value and foreign ownership from the Korea Exchange (KRX) as of Oct 23, 2026; 12-month price history from Yahoo Finance. The page is refreshed when new research is published on this site.
  • Facts (listings, earnings dates, shareholders, businesses) were checked on 2026-10-16 against these sources:
  1. www.samsung.com/global/ir/reports-disclosures/public-disclosure-view.84775/
  2. www.samsung.com/global/ir/ir-events-presentations/events/
  3. www.samsung.com/global/ir/
  4. www.samsung.com/global/ir/stock-information/listing-Info/
  5. www.samsung.com/global/ir/stock-information/shareholder-return/
  6. images.samsung.com/is/content/samsung/assets/global/ir/docs/2026_Half_Interim_Report.pdf
  7. depositaryreceipts.citi.com/adr/notices/previewPdf.aspx?caId=1740
  8. depositaryreceipts.citi.com/adr/notices/previewPdf.aspx?caId=1741
  9. depositaryreceipts.citi.com/adr/notices/previewPdf.aspx?caId=2643
  10. www.clearygottlieb.com/news-and-insights/news-listing/samsung-in-admission-of-gdrs-to-lond
  11. dart.fss.or.kr/dsaf001/main.do?rcpNo=20261008800028
  12. dart.fss.or.kr/dsaf001/main.do?rcpNo=20261008800004
  13. dart.fss.or.kr/dsaf001/main.do?rcpNo=20260730800077
  14. dart.fss.or.kr/dsaf001/main.do?rcpNo=20260730800137
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  17. www.koreajoongangdaily.com/business/samsung-dismisses-adr-offering-report-as-groundless/12
  18. view.asiae.co.kr/en/article/2026071419082104009
  19. www.ishares.com/us/products/239681/ishares-msci-south-korea-capped-etf

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