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Samsung Electronics Co vs LG Display: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Samsung Electronics Co (005930) and LG Display (034220) compare, as of Sep 24, 2026.

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees LG Display as the less overvalued of the two: Samsung Electronics Co trades at KRW 285,500 versus a fair value of KRW 163,849 (-43%), while LG Display trades at KRW 8,490 versus KRW 6,869 (-19%).
Samsung Electronics Co
005930.KO · KRW · Information Technology
-43%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceKRW 285,500
Fair ValueKRW 163,849
Quality70/100
LG Display
034220.KO · KRW · Information Technology
-19%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceKRW 8,490
Fair ValueKRW 6,869
Quality42/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Samsung Electronics CoLG Display
Valuation
n/aEV/EBITDA1.8×
0.18×PEGn/a
−42.6%Fair value upside−19.1%
0.5%Dividend yieldn/a
KRW 1,488Dividend per sharen/a
Profitability
43%Operating margin3%
0.86×EBIT margin trend (5Y)n/a
19%Return on equity-0%
10%Return on assets1%
Growth
69%Revenue growth (YoY)-9%
3.3%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)-0.4%
7.1%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)1.3%
+12.0%Value creation/yr−32.8%
Balance & size
72.0×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)0.7×
0.01×Debt / equity1.35×
$1.3TMarket cap$4B
healthyGrowth qualityweak

Samsung Electronics Co leads: 8 to 1 metric wins.

n/a = 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 60 LG Displayof which business quality 40 · market factors 9
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
48
31
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
68
58
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
60
40
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
86
11
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
49
89
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
12
20
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
76
6
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
87
2
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
92
40

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 285,500LG DisplayPrice KRW 8,490
DCF Models-42%below the priceKRW 165,947-43%below the priceKRW 4,869
Earnings-Based-75%below the priceKRW 72,540-47%below the priceKRW 4,496
Dividend Discount-89%below the priceKRW 32,330n/a
Multiples-44%below the priceKRW 160,812+20%above the priceKRW 10,147
Asset-Based-83%below the priceKRW 49,320+4%close to the priceKRW 8,850
Growth DCF-58%below the priceKRW 120,435-6%close to the priceKRW 7,995
Economic Profit-69%below the priceKRW 87,714+9%close to the priceKRW 9,266
Growth Earnings-34%below the priceKRW 188,865+12%close to the priceKRW 9,498
Minimum-89%below the priceKRW 32,330-47%below the priceKRW 4,496
Maximum-34%below the priceKRW 188,865+20%above the priceKRW 10,147
Median-64%below the priceKRW 104,074+4%close to the priceKRW 8,850
Geometric mean-67%below the priceKRW 94,120-11%close to the priceKRW 7,538

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

LG Display: 9 of 18 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Samsung Electronics Co
Price KRW 285,500
Fair Value KRW 163,849
Bear KRW 100,182Bull KRW 232,887
LG Display
Price KRW 8,490
Fair Value KRW 6,869
Bear KRW 6,869Bull KRW 9,618

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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-43% · below median

LG Display · Information Technology

Quality score42 · bottom 25%
Fair value upside-19% · above median

Bottom line

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees LG Display as the less overvalued of the two: Samsung Electronics Co trades at KRW 285,500 versus a fair value of KRW 163,849 (-43%), while LG Display trades at KRW 8,490 versus KRW 6,869 (-19%).

Samsung Electronics Co has the higher quality score (70/100).

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