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  "id": 16817921,
  "title": "SK Hynix Q3 profit beats expectations, vows $75 bln in shareholders returns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/sk-hynix-q3-profit-beats-expectations-vows-75-bln-in-shareholders",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-27T23:48:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/earnings/sk-hynix-q3-profit-beats-expectations-vows-75-bln-in-shareholders-returns-4977255"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "SK Hynix reported a stronger-than-expected operating profit for the third quarter, surpassing analysts' estimates. The South Korean memory chip company announced plans to return a total of 100 trillion won ($75.5 billion) to shareholders this year through a combination of cash dividends, share repurchases, and bond redemptions. Operating profit for the three months ending September 30 increased by 632% year-on-year to 83.33 trillion won, while revenue rose by 328% to a record 104.615 trillion won and net income jumped 216% to 39.78 trillion won. The company, which is among the world's leading memory chip manufacturers and has benefited significantly from the artificial intelligence boom, committed to returning 50% or more of its free cash flow to shareholders and intends to share most of the gains from its investment in Japanese memory chip maker Kioxia Holdings back with investors.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "SK Hynix reports Q3 revenue up 328% YoY to ~$78.8B, vs. ~$74.07B est., and operating profit up 632% to ~$62.76B, vs. ~$57.78B est. (Jenny Lee/CNBC)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/sk-hynix-reports-q3-revenue-up-328-yoy-to-78-8b-vs-74-07b-est-and",
        "published": "2026-10-27T23:50:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "SK Hynix Q3 profit jumps more than 7-fold, beats forecasts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/sk-hynix-q3-profit-jumps-more-than-7-fold-beats-forecasts",
        "published": "2026-10-27T23:50:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "SK Hynix posts 7-fold jump in Q3 profit, unveils shareholder return plan worth US$75 billion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/sk-hynix-posts-7-fold-jump-in-q3-profit-unveils-shareholder-return",
        "published": "2026-10-28T00:03:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "BusinessKorea",
        "title": "SK hynix Posts Record 104.6 Trillion Won in Quarterly Revenue, Unveiling 100 Trillion Won Shareholder Return Plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/sk-hynix-posts-record-104-6-trillion-won-in-quarterly-revenue",
        "published": "2026-10-28T00:38:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Korea IT Times",
        "title": "SK hynix Posts Record 83.3 Trillion Won Profit as HBM4 and Long-Term Deals Strengthen Growth",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/sk-hynix-posts-record-83-3-trillion-won-profit-as-hbm4-and-long-term",
        "published": "2026-10-28T02:50:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "SK Hynix unveils $75 billion shareholder return plan after posting record profit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/sk-hynix-unveils-75-billion-shareholder-return-plan-after-posting",
        "published": "2026-10-28T05:22:00.000Z"
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