On October 28, South Korean chip giant SK hynix released its latest financial report, showing that in the third quarter of 2026, the company's revenue surged 328% year-on-year to 104.6155 trillion won, while operating profit soared 632% year-on-year to 83.3338 trillion won, both setting new all-time quarterly records, with revenue surpassing the 100 trillion won mark for the first time in the company's history.
SK hynix expects the global AI data center infrastructure market to continue growing steadily in the future, and the memory market is also expected to sustain its growth momentum.
Memory Market Supply Shortage Expected to Persist Until 2030
SK hynix stated that due to the increasing difficulty of advanced process technologies and the long time required to build new production facilities, the supply shortage in the memory market is expected to persist until 2030.
In addition, SK hynix, in line with its August preview this year, released an additional shareholder return plan on October 28. The company will proceed with a total shareholder return package of approximately 100 trillion won based on 2026, including more than 30 trillion won in cash dividends.
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