# Strong Won Cuts Samsung and SK hynix Profit Views by 21T Won

*A rapid 10.4% won appreciation wiped 21 trillion won off combined 2026 operating profit estimates for South Korea's top memory chipmakers.*

**Published:** September 14, 2026  
**By:** Dae-hyun Kim  
**Section:** Analysis & Comparison — South Korea  
**Format:** Why It Matters  
**Confidence:** medium  
**Source:** https://eastasiabrief.com/analysis/strong-won-cuts-samsung-sk-hynix-profit-views-21t-266  
**Publisher:** East Asia Brief (https://eastasiabrief.com/)

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## What to know

- Yonhap Infomax compiled revisions Sept. 13 cutting combined 2026 profit views by 21 trillion won
- Samsung Electronics and SK hynix face currency drag as the won gained 10.4% against the dollar
- Q3 2026 preliminary earnings in October mark the first official disclosure under the stronger exchange rate

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*Workers in protective cleanroom suits monitor automated equipment on a production line inside a semiconductor manufacturing facility. (AI-generated image)*

Yonhap Infomax compiled financial market revisions on Sept. 13, 2026, showing that a strengthening South Korean won cut full-year operating profit projections for Samsung Electronics and SK hynix by 21 trillion won ($15.7 billion).

The revised consensus reduced combined 2026 operating profit expectations for the two memory chipmakers by 3.2%, lowering the aggregate forecast from 661 trillion won to 640 trillion won.

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Cite as: East Asia Brief, "Strong Won Cuts Samsung and SK hynix Profit Views by 21T Won," September 14, 2026. https://eastasiabrief.com/analysis/strong-won-cuts-samsung-sk-hynix-profit-views-21t-266