Overview
- SK Hynix achieved a 36% share of the global DRAM market in Q1 2025, surpassing Samsung for the first time in decades.
- The company reported a 157.8% year-on-year increase in operating profit to 7.44 trillion won and a quadrupling of net income to 8.1 trillion won.
- Holding a dominant 70% share of the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) market, SK Hynix plans to double HBM sales in 2025 and prepare for HBM4 mass production by year-end.
- Despite strong financial results, SK Hynix faces record short selling of its shares due to uncertainty over potential US tariffs and macroeconomic volatility.
- Executives highlighted stable demand from major clients, including Nvidia, and emphasized the company’s strategic focus on AI-driven memory solutions.