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Samsung Electronics Co vs Apple: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Samsung Electronics Co (005930) and Apple (AAPL) compare, as of Sep 5, 2026.

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Samsung Electronics Co as the less overvalued of the two: Samsung Electronics Co trades at KRW 255,500 versus a fair value of KRW 163,160 (-36%), while Apple trades at $328 versus $172 (-48%).
Samsung Electronics Co
005930.KO · KRW · Information Technology
-36%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceKRW 255,500
Fair ValueKRW 163,160
Quality70/100
Apple
AAPL · USD · Information Technology
-48%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$328
Fair Value$172
Quality82/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

Samsung Electronics CoApple
Valuation
P/E (TTM)40.7×
P/S (TTM)10.24×
EV/EBITDA29.2×
0.18×PEG2.56×
−36.1%Fair value upside−47.5%
0.6%Dividend yield0.3%
KRW 1,488Dividend per share$1.04
Profitability
43%Operating margin32%
0.86×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.33×
19%Return on equity141%
10%Return on assets26%
Growth
69%Revenue growth (YoY)17%
3.3%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)1.8%
7.1%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)8.7%
+12.1%Value creation/yr+18.2%
Balance & size
72.0×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)
0.01×Debt / equity1.06×
$1.2TMarket cap$4.6T
healthyGrowth qualityhealthy

Samsung Electronics Co leads: 6 to 4 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Samsung Electronics Coof which business quality 67 · market factors 55 Appleof which business quality 79 · market factors 71
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
48
97
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
68
68
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
60
77
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
86
57
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
49
75
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
12
66
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
68
66
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
81
88
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
92
100

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familySamsung Electronics CoPrice KRW 255,500ApplePrice $328
DCF Models-36%below the priceKRW 164,639-40%below the price$197
Earnings-Based-72%below the priceKRW 72,540-70%below the price$98.15
Dividend Discount-87%below the priceKRW 32,330-94%below the price$20.06
Multiples-37%below the priceKRW 160,812-54%below the price$152
Asset-Based-81%below the priceKRW 49,320-99%below the price$3.36
Growth DCF-53%below the priceKRW 119,306-51%below the price$159
Economic Profit-66%below the priceKRW 87,714-73%below the price$87.59
Growth Earnings-26%below the priceKRW 188,865-46%below the price$178
Minimum-87%below the priceKRW 32,330-99%below the price$3.36
Maximum-26%below the priceKRW 188,865-40%below the price$197
Median-59%below the priceKRW 103,510-62%below the price$125
Geometric mean-63%below the priceKRW 93,917-79%below the price$68.65

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Samsung Electronics Co: 24 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Apple: 26 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

Samsung Electronics Co
Bear KRW 99,591Fair Value KRW 163,160Bull KRW 232,887
KRW 255,500 = current price (white tick)
Apple
Bear $102Fair Value $172Bull $231
$328 = current price (white tick)

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Samsung Electronics Co · Information Technology

Quality score70 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-36% · below median

Apple · Information Technology

Quality score82 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-48% · below median

Bottom line

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Samsung Electronics Co as the less overvalued of the two: Samsung Electronics Co trades at KRW 255,500 versus a fair value of KRW 163,160 (-36%), while Apple trades at $328 versus $172 (-48%).

Apple has the higher quality score (82/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.