SK hynix posts record 2025 profit on AI memory boom

SK hynix posted 47.2 trillion won ($33.13 billion) in operating profit and 97.15 trillion won ($68.17 billion) in sales in 2025, marking a record performance driven by surging demand for high-performance memory used in artificial intelligence (AI) servers and data centers. The company announced its 2025 financial results on Wednesday, a day before its scheduled earnings call. Operating profit more than doubled to 47.2 trillion won from a year earlier, while sales rose 46.8 percent to 97.15 trillion won. In the fourth quarter alone, the company posted 19.17 trillion won in operating profit and 32.83 trillion won in sales, up 137.1 percent and 66.1 percent year on year, respectively. The figures exceeded brokerages’ earnings consensus of 44.5 trillion won in operating profit and 95.23 trillion won in sales. The record numbers were driven by strong demand for advanced memory products used in AI accelerators, such as high-bandwidth memory (HBM), as well as a subsequent increase in prices for legacy memory products. The company also announced plans to cancel treasury shares worth 12.24 trillWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times