--- type: "Topics" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/topics/40118330.md" description: "$Micron Tech(MU.US)$Sandisk(SNDK.US)SK Hynix announced record-breaking first-quarter results đŸ¤¯Operating profit: Soared 405% year-on-year to a record 37.61 trillion won, equivalent to approximately $25.4 to $27.8 billion. This marks the first time quarterly operating profit has exceeded 30 trillion won, and it's the highest quarterly earnings in the company's history.Revenue: Hit a historic high, jumping 198% year-on-year to 52.58 trillion won (approximately $35.4 to $35.6 billion). Since Q2 2025, the company has set new records for revenue and operating profit for four consecutive quarters.Key DriversStrong demand for AI infrastructure from major tech companies (including Nvidia) has driven explosive growth in HBM and traditional memory products.DRAM: Prices have surged significantly (HBM DRAM prices have jumped from $1.35 per unit to $13 over the past year). SK Hynix held about 59% of the HBM market share in 2025 and is expected to maintain a leading position in 2026 (50% share).NAND: Prices have increased sevenfold over the past year. As of Q4 2025, SK Hynix ranked second globally with a 22.1% market share. Nvidia's upcoming "Vera Rubin" AI accelerator, which will use NAND-based "inference context memory storage," is expected to bring additional benefits.The company is actively expanding production capacity, including building a new factory worth about $3.87 billion in Indiana, USA, and making significant investments in South Korea (Cheongju and the massive Yongin complex)." datetime: "2026-04-23T01:10:09.000Z" locales: - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/topics/40118330.md) - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/topics/40118330.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/topics/40118330.md) author: "[Golden Reservoir](https://longbridge.com/en/profiles/16889243.md)" --- # $Micron Tech(MU.US)$Sandisk(SNDK.US)SK Hynix annou… ### Related Stocks - [NVDA.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVDA.US.md) - [MU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MU.US.md) - [SNDK.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SNDK.US.md) - [07709.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/07709.HK.md) - [SNDKV.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SNDKV.US.md) - [NVD.DE](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NVD.DE.md)