SK Hynix Inc. (KRX: 000660.KS)

Q: What is SK Hynix Inc.'s revenue?

SK Hynix Inc. has annual revenue of approximately $35.0 billion.

Q: How many employees does SK Hynix Inc. have?

SK Hynix Inc. employs approximately 35,000 people.

Semiconductors · Icheon, South Korea · Founded 1983

$100.0B

Market Cap

$35.0B

Revenue

35,000

Employees

$5.0B

Net Income

📊 Key Statistics for SK Hynix Inc. (000660.KS)

Market capitalization: $100.0 billion
Annual revenue: $35.0 billion
Net income: $5.0 billion
Employees: 35,000
Sector: Technology
Headquarters: Icheon, South Korea
Founded: 1983

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📋 About SK Hynix Inc.

SK Hynix is the world's second-largest memory chip manufacturer (behind Samsung), producing DRAM and NAND flash memory used in smartphones, servers, PCs, and data centers. Headquartered in Icheon, South Korea, it's a subsidiary of SK Group — Korea's second-largest conglomerate.

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💰 How SK Hynix Inc. Makes Money

Manufacture and sell memory semiconductors. DRAM (70% of revenue) goes into servers and phones. NAND flash goes into SSDs and storage. Memory is a commodity — prices swing wildly based on supply/demand cycles. When the cycle turns up, SK Hynix prints money. When it turns down, they bleed.

📜 Key Milestones

Originally founded as Hyundai Electronics in 1983, the company was renamed Hynix in 2001 after Hyundai Group's restructuring. SK Telecom acquired a controlling stake in 2012, renaming it SK Hynix. The $9 billion acquisition of Intel's NAND business in 2021 significantly expanded their flash memory operations.

📊 Financial Overview

Market Capitalization	$100.0B
Annual Revenue	$35.0B
Net Income	$5.0B
Profit Margin	14%
Revenue per Employee	$1000000K
Stock Exchange	KRX
Ticker Symbol	000660.KS

Financial data is approximate and based on most recent annual filings.

💡 Did You Know?

SK Hynix produces the High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) chips that power NVIDIA's AI GPUs — making it a critical supplier in the AI boom. HBM demand from AI training has driven record profits. The company operates one of the world's largest semiconductor fabs in Icheon, South Korea.

📝 Analyst Take

SK Hynix is an AI beneficiary through HBM demand, but at its core it's a cyclical memory company. The AI tailwind is real and significant — HBM commands premium pricing and SK Hynix leads Samsung in this segment. But memory cycles haven't been repealed; the next downturn will come eventually.

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