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SK Hynix Q3 Earnings Smash Records

SK Hynix Q3 revenue hit $78.9B and operating profit $62.8B, up 632% YoY, with a record 80% operating margin.

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SK Hynix $SKHY reported Q3'26 revenue of $78.9B, up 328% YoY, and operating profit of $62.8B, up 632% YoY, with an operating margin of 80%.
SK Hynix guided Q4 DRAM bit growth at mid-20% QoQ and NAND bit growth at mid-single% QoQ including Solidigm.
SK Hynix said HBM4 is expected to surpass HBM3E in HBM shipment and revenue share in Q4, and that it signed 5-year LTAs with 14 key customers securing over 50% of 2027-2028 capacity.
SK Hynix declared a Q3 dividend of ~₩20,000/share (~$15.08), including a ₩10,000 special dividend from realized Kioxia gains.

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Wall St Engine @wallstengine 206.3K followersOct 28, 07:31

SK HYNIX $SKHY Q3’26 EARNINGS HIGHLIGHTS 🔹 Revenue: $78.9B (Est. $74.8B) 🟢; +328% YoY 🔹 Oper Profit: $62.8B (Est. $58.5B) 🟢; +632% YoY 🔹 Oper Margin: 80%; +3,300 bps YoY; record high 🔹 QoQ: Revenue +32% / Oper Profit +38% Q4 Guide: 🔹 DRAM Bit Growth: Mid-20% QoQ 🔹 NAND Bit Growth: Mid-single% QoQ incl. Solidigm Q3 Pricing & Volume: 🔹 DRAM ASP: High-20% QoQ; bits ~+10% QoQ 🔹 NAND ASP: Mid-20% QoQ; bits slightly lower QoQ Profitability: 🔹 Gross Margin: 85.7% (Est. 85.2%) 🟢 🔹 EBITDA: $66.1B; 84% margin; +486% YoY 🔹 EPS: $41.07; +205% YoY Financials: 🔹 Cash: $86.3B; +311% YoY 🔹 Interest-Bearing Debt: $11.9B; -34% YoY 🔹 Net Debt-to-Equity: -32%; -2,800 bps YoY 🔹 Operating Cash Flow: $41.3B; +281% YoY 🔹 Total Assets: $295.5B 2027 Market Outlook: 🔹 DRAM Demand Bit Growth: +mid-20% YoY 🔹 NAND Demand Bit Growth: +high-teens% YoY 🔹 2027 CapEx: To rise significantly vs 2026 🔸 Memory demand expected to outpace supply through 2030 Product & Technology: 🔹 HBM4: Expected to surpass HBM3E in HBM shipment and revenue share in Q4 🔹 2027 HBM: Negotiations finalized; profitability gap with conventional DRAM expected to narrow meaningfully 🔹 M15X: Ramp-up accelerating to full capacity by end-2026 🔹 321L NAND: Over 50% of domestic capacity in Q4 Business Highlights: 🔹 LTAs: Signed with 14 key customers incl. major global CSPs; standard 5-year term; over 50% of 2027-2028 capacity secured 🔹 Q3 Dividend: ~₩20,000/share (~$15.08), incl. a ₩10,000 special dividend from realized Kioxia gains 🔹 Share Acquisition: ₩20T (~$15.1B) for the quarter, incl. ~₩10T for executive & employee compensation 🔸 Quarterly revenue topped ₩100T for the first time Note: 🔹 Net Profit: $30.0B; +216% YoY 🔸 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 = ₩1,326 (mid-market; Oct 27, 2026)

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Shay Boloor @StockSavvyShay Oct 28, 07:36947

SK Hynix Q3 revenue $78.9B and operating profit $62.8B beat estimates; it signed 5-year LTAs covering over 50% of 2027-28 capacity.
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Serenity @aleabitoreddit Oct 28, 10:11637

SK Hynix beat Q3 operating profit estimates at $62.8B with 80% margins, saying memory shortage persists through 2030 and DRAM/HBM is sold out to 2029.
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Reaction on X: Most replies marvel at the 80% operating margin and 632% YoY growth, with some joking that the stock will still sell off or that skeptics will find something wrong. No reply from the original poster.

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