SK hynix announces record third-quarter 2026 revenue and operating profit

SK hynix announced preliminary results for the third quarter of 2026: revenue of 104.6155 trillion won and operating profit of 83.3338 trillion won. Both were quarterly records, up 328% and 632%, respectively, from a year earlier. The company attributed its performance to higher prices for key products amid growing demand for AI memory. It also reported increased server DDR5 sales, expanded sales of 321-layer TLC eSSD and HBM4 shipments that began in earnest.

Both headline figures topped LSEG SmartEstimates cited by CNBC. Revenue was about 104.62 trillion won against an estimate of 98.34 trillion won; operating profit was about 83.33 trillion won against 76.72 trillion won expected. The company's results also show net income of 39.7756 trillion won, .