According to its disclosure Thursday, SK hynix’s quarterly operating profit of 37.61 trillion won ($25.4 billion) came in well above the market consensus of 34.9 trillion won compiled by FnGuide, nearly doubling its previous quarterly high of 19.17 trillion won in the fourth quarter of 2025 and 405 percent from a year ago.
The red-hot performance follows a strong earnings signal from rival Samsung Electronics, which earlier projected first-quarter operating profit of 57.2 trillion won, surpassing its full-year 2025 income of 43.6 trillion won.
The unprecedented earnings underscore SK hynix’s pricing power and dominance in the HBM segment, where demand has surged alongside the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure by global hyperscalers.
Revenue also hit a record of 52.57 trillion won, rising 60 percent from the previous quarter and 198 percent from a year earlier.
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