SK Hynix plans to add an additional 50 trillion to 60 trillion won in shareholder returns, with its full-year total shareholder return likely to reach 100 trillion won.

SK Hynix plans to add an additional 50 trillion to 60 trillion won (approximately $350 billion to $420 billion) in shareholder returns. Combined with the 40 trillion won in share repurchases and cancellations already completed, the company’s total shareholder returns this year are expected to reach 90 trillion to 100 trillion won, a new all-time high for the firm. SK Hynix will finalize the plan via a board of directors resolution on October 28, and announce it alongside its third-quarter financial results. The company is considering returning value to shareholders through measures including special dividends and additional share repurchases. Brokerage firms estimate SK Hynix’s free cash flow this year will be around 200 trillion won. The company’s existing policy allocates more than 50% of its free cash flow to share repurchases, cancellations, and dividends. Driven by sustained growth in AI storage demand, SK Hynix’s profitability is steadily improving. If the plan is implemented, its annual shareholder return scale will be roughly 7 times that of last year, potentially putting it in competition with Samsung Electronics for the title of South Korea’s largest annual shareholder return among domestic companies. Samsung Electronics previously announced plans to deliver 90 trillion to 110 trillion won in shareholder returns this year.