SK Hynix Q2 revenue reached 79.3 trillion won, a year-on-year increase of 257%, operating profit of 60.5 trillion won set a historical high but fell short of expectations

SK Hynix released its Q2 2026 financial report, with revenue of 79.3 trillion Korean won (approximately 52.9 billion USD), a year-on-year increase of 257% and a quarter-on-quarter increase of 51%; operating profit of 60.5 trillion Korean won (approximately 40.3 billion USD), a year-on-year increase of 557% and a quarter-on-quarter increase of 61%, with an operating profit margin of 76%; net profit of 93.9 trillion Korean won (approximately 62.6 billion USD), with a net profit margin of 118%, which includes a one-time gain of approximately 62.2 trillion Korean won from the sale of Kioxia shares. The cumulative revenue for the first half of the year has surpassed 100 trillion Korean won for the first time. Although the performance set a new historical high for a single quarter, it fell short of market expectations for revenue of 83.9 trillion Korean won and operating profit of 64.2 trillion Korean won, leading to a drop of over 5% in ADR after the financial report was released.

The growth in performance is driven by the increase in both volume and price of high-performance AI products (HBM, eSSD, etc.). HBM4 has begun mass production and shipment in Q2, with plans to expand production in the second half of the year; samples of HBM4E have been delivered. The company has finalized long-term supply agreements (LTA) with about 10 customers, securing approximately 50% of sales volume. As of the end of the quarter, cash and cash equivalents reached 88 trillion Korean won, with a net cash position of 69.4 trillion Korean won. The company expects capital expenditures in 2026 to reach the upper end of the 40-50 trillion Korean won range and is advancing the mass production of the Cheongju M15X and the construction of the Yongin cluster.