GoKawiilThe logo of SK hynix is displayed on a glass wall during the 2026 World IT Show in Seoul on April 22, 2026.
SK Hynix on Wednesday posted another record quarterly profit, but missed analysts' estimates.
Here are SK Hynix's second-quarter results compared with LSEG SmartEstimates, which are weighted toward forecasts from analysts who are more consistently accurate:
Revenue: 79.32 trillion won ($54.55 billion) vs. 84 trillion won expected
Operating profit: 60.54 trillion won vs. 64 trillion won expected
Revenue jumped 257% year on year in the quarter ended June from a year earlier, while operating profit soared nearly 557% year on year, the company's release showed.
Compared with the previous quarter, revenue increased 51% while operating profit gained 61%.
The company said it saw sustained demand growth from expanding AI infrastructure investments, while high-performance products for AI servers led price increases that set a fresh record.
For the first time in company history, its cumulative revenue for the first half of the year exceeded 100 trillion won, underscoring robust AI demand.
Both DRAM and NAND flash memory prices saw a quarter-over-quarter increase, with the company achieving top-tier profitability by expanding sales focused on high-value-added products, including HBM, DRAM for AI servers, and enterprise SSDs.
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