Samsung's Buybacks Top SK Hynix's in Memory Chip Boom
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- SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics are generating outsize profits and throwing off huge free cash flow as memory-chip demand far outstrips supply
- Samsung Electronics is planning stock buybacks larger than those of SK Hynix, signaling an even greater capital return to shareholders
Why it matters: Samsung and SK Hynix sit at the top of the memory-chip market, and with demand outstripping supply, both are swimming in free cash flow. Samsung's bigger buyback signals it has more capital to return than SK Hynix, sharpening the contrast in shareholder-return strategies between Korea's two chip giants.
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