SK Hynix surpassed Samsung in annual operating profit for the first time in 2025; SK Hynix posted a record profit of ~$33B in 2025 while Samsung posted ~$30.5B
Dylan Butts /CNBC:
CNBC Dylan Butts
Related Coverage
- Top chipmakers to boost capital spending amid AI-driven supply squeeze Financial Times · Song Jung-a
- Global tech, from Meta to Samsung, not holding back on AI spending The National
- how SK Hynix is binding customers to its AI memory DigiTimes
- SK hynix posts record 2025 profit, driven by AI memory boom The Korea Times · Nam Hyun-woo
- Samsung and SK Hynix executives say they expect global memory supply shortages will persist until 2027 due to AI demand, after the companies reported earnings Nikkei Asia · Kim Jaewon
- SK hynix eyes ‘overwhelming dominance’ in HBM4 competition The Korea Times · Nam Hyun-woo
- Samsung, SK Hynix warn of squeezed chip supplies for PCs, phones due to AI boom Reuters
- Samsung, SK Hynix warn of squeezed chip supplies for PCs, phones due to AI boom Reuters
- Micron Stock Pops. Samsung Signals ‘Golden Era’ for Memory Chips. Barron's Online · Adam Clark
- SK Hynix Outperforms Samsung in Annual Profit for the First Time Blockonomi · Maxwell Mutuma
- Samsung Warns Chip Supplies Are Tight as Memory Shortages Hit Phones and PCs Android Headlines · Tyler Lee
- Samsung becomes top memory maker in Q4 2025 with $26 billion in revenue SamMobile · Adnan Farooqui
- Earnings call summary: Samsung 4Q25 profit jumps as AI memory crunch pressures phones and displays DigiTimes
- Samsung reclaims memory sales crown as SK Hynix extends profit lead DigiTimes
- SK Hynix plans $10 billion AI investment arm in US KED Global
- SK Hynix Spins Off Solidigm To Form A $10 Billion AI Company In The US HotHardware · Paul Lilly
- From Meta to Samsung, global tech unleashes spending to chase AI Mercury News