SK HYNIX $SKHY Q3โ26 EARNINGS HIGHLIGHTS
๐น Revenue: $78.9B (Est. $74.8B) ๐ข; +328% YoY
๐น Oper Profit: $62.8B (Est. $58.5B) ๐ข; +632% YoY
๐น Oper Margin: 80%; +3,300 bps YoY; record high
๐น QoQ: Revenue +32% / Oper Profit +38%
Q4 Guide:
๐น DRAM Bit Growth: Mid-20% QoQ
๐น NAND Bit Growth: Mid-single% QoQ incl. Solidigm
Q3 Pricing & Volume:
๐น DRAM ASP: High-20% QoQ; bits ~+10% QoQ
๐น NAND ASP: Mid-20% QoQ; bits slightly lower QoQ
Profitability:
๐น Gross Margin: 85.7% (Est. 85.2%) ๐ข
๐น EBITDA: $66.1B; 84% margin; +486% YoY
๐น EPS: $41.07; +205% YoY
Financials:
๐น Cash: $86.3B; +311% YoY
๐น Interest-Bearing Debt: $11.9B; -34% YoY
๐น Net Debt-to-Equity: -32%; -2,800 bps YoY
๐น Operating Cash Flow: $41.3B; +281% YoY
๐น Total Assets: $295.5B
2027 Market Outlook:
๐น DRAM Demand Bit Growth: +mid-20% YoY
๐น NAND Demand Bit Growth: +high-teens% YoY
๐น 2027 CapEx: To rise significantly vs 2026
๐ธ Memory demand expected to outpace supply through 2030
Product & Technology:
๐น HBM4: Expected to surpass HBM3E in HBM shipment and revenue share in Q4
๐น 2027 HBM: Negotiations finalized; profitability gap with conventional DRAM expected to narrow meaningfully
๐น M15X: Ramp-up accelerating to full capacity by end-2026
๐น 321L NAND: Over 50% of domestic capacity in Q4
Business Highlights:
๐น LTAs: Signed with 14 key customers incl. major global CSPs; standard 5-year term; over 50% of 2027-2028 capacity secured
๐น Q3 Dividend: ~โฉ20,000/share (~$15.08), incl. a โฉ10,000 special dividend from realized Kioxia gains
๐น Share Acquisition: โฉ20T (~$15.1B) for the quarter, incl. ~โฉ10T for executive & employee compensation
๐ธ Quarterly revenue topped โฉ100T for the first time
Note:
๐น Net Profit: $30.0B; +216% YoY
๐ธ Includes a $24.6B non-operating loss: a $17.3B investment-asset loss and an $8.8B FX loss as the won strengthened
FX used for USD conversion: $1 = โฉ1,326 (mid-market; Oct 27, 2026)