SK Hynix’s Q3 earnings report shows both revenue and operating profit exceeding expectations, yet net profit falls short—company announces historic KRW 100 trillion shareholder return program.

SK Hynix delivered a mixed third-quarter performance. The world’s second-largest memory chipmaker announced on Wednesday (October 27) that its Q3 operating profit surged sevenfold year-on-year to KRW 83.33 trillion—far surpassing the market consensus of KRW 76.27 trillion, or roughly 9% above expectation. Revenue reached KRW 104.62 trillion, about 7% higher than the anticipated KRW 97.34 trillion. However, net profit came as a surprise disappointment—recording only KRW 39.53 trillion, significantly below the market expectation of KRW 60.73 trillion, making it the biggest surprise of the quarter. At the same time, SK Hynix unveiled an unprecedented shareholder return plan, pledging to return approximately KRW 100 trillion (roughly USD 75 billion) to shareholders in fiscal year 2026. This includes over KRW 30 trillion in cash dividends and over KRW 60 trillion in share repurchases and cancellations. Specifically, the company declared a Q3 dividend of KRW 20,000 per share—including a special dividend of KRW 10,000 per share derived from gains on its investment in Japanese flash memory maker Kioxia. Additionally, SK Hynix approved a new KRW 20 trillion share repurchase program, with roughly half of the repurchased shares slated for cancellation following shareholder returns. Looking ahead, SK Hynix struck an optimistic tone. The company stated that the supply shortage of memory chips will persist until 2030, that quarterly profitability has not yet peaked, and that the upward trend is unlikely to reverse before at least 2027. It also projected that DRAM demand will grow by mid-20% year-on-year in 2027, while NAND demand growth will land in the high-teens percentage range. Following the earnings release, SK Hynix’s pre-market price on the Nextrade platform rose approximately 3%. Although the financial results were robust, this gain appeared relatively muted relative to the strength of the performance. Analysts suggest this tepid reaction reflects a broader pattern observed during the current AI-related earnings season: even when results exceed expectations, markets often fail to reignite prior exuberance. Meanwhile, the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision and earnings reports from Alphabet and Microsoft—both scheduled for the same day—prompted investors to remain cautious before making large directional bets. Revenue and Operating Profit: Both Crush Expectations, Fueled by Sustained AI Demand SK Hynix’s Q3 revenue of KRW 104.62 trillion and operating profit of KRW 83.33 trillion serve as a strong rebuttal to recent market skepticism regarding the sustainability of AI infrastructure investment. The core driver behind this stellar performance lies in the dual-pronged pricing surge of DRAM and NAND chips. The company disclosed that average DRAM prices rose by approximately 20% quarter-on-quarter, while average NAND prices increased by a mid-20% range quarter-on-quarter. Hwang MS, Research Director at Counterpoint Research, noted: “While HBM prices are indeed rising, the substantial jump in profitability this quarter stems primarily from rapid price increases in conventional DRAM and NAND.” In broader context, memory spending in AI data centers continues to expand. According to Macquarie Research, memory now accounts for roughly one-third of total AI data center costs—and this proportion is expected to rise further as HBM prices more than double by 2027.

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