Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it will pay a 1.3 trillion won special dividend tied to its 2025 fourth-quarter results.
Under its 2024-2026 shareholder-return policy, Samsung Electronics has been paying about 2.45 trillion won in cash dividends each quarter, or 9.8 trillion won a year.
Including the 1.3 trillion won special dividend for the fourth quarter, the quarterly payout will rise to about 3.75 trillion won, bringing total annual dividends to 11.1 trillion won.
The dividend per share for the fourth quarter will increase to 566 won in 2025 from 363 won in 2024. The annual per-share total will rise to 1,668 won from 1,446 won over the same period. Samsung Electronics’ last special dividend was in the fourth quarter of 2020, when it paid 10.7 trillion won in addition to regular dividends.
The company’s move is seen as expanding shareholder returns beyond its prior dividend commitment, as the government pushes measures to boost shareholder value, including a separate tax system for dividend income introduced this year after revisions to tax law.
Under the separate dividend-income tax, shareholders of listed companies that meet the legal definition of “high-dividend listed firms” can be taxed at a lower top rate of 30%, instead of the regular comprehensive income tax’s top rate of 45%.
The separate tax rates are 14% on dividend income up to 20 million won; 20% on 20 million won to 300 million won; 25% on 300 million won to 5 billion won; and 30% on amounts above 5 billion won.
The fourth-quarter special dividend will also be joined by Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Samsung SDS and Samsung E&A, the report said.
Separately, Samsung Electronics has also sought to raise shareholder value through share buybacks and cancellations. From November 2024 to September 2025, it plans to buy back a total of 10 trillion won in its own shares and cancel 8.4 trillion won worth, with the remainder expected to be used for employee compensation.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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