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SK hynix announced on Oct. 27 that it will add 60 trillion won in shareholder returns, with plans to allocate over 30 trillion won to cash dividends and over 60 trillion won to share buybacks and cancellations, bringing total shareholder returns to about 100 trillion won for the fiscal year. The announcement follows record Q3 operating profit of 83.33 trillion won ($62.8 billion), driven by the AI memory chip supercycle, and comes as investors awaited a decision on gains from its Kioxia investment. Yonhap reports the additional returns, while Business Korea notes the company had previously completed buybacks totaling 55 trillion won with Samsung. Korean media highlight the scale as unprecedented, with Chosun Ilbo reporting the 100 trillion won total and 30 trillion won dividend component.