This Japanese memory maker fell 40% in July — analysts see a buying opportunity

Cnbc · 🇺🇸 public United States · Aug 03, 2026 · 419 words · By Justina Lee

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Kioxia 's shares are still on a growth trajectory, even after a 40% decline in the past month, thanks to its steady earnings growth, higher demand for its chips amid the AI boom.

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Kioxia 's shares are still on a growth trajectory, even after a 40% decline in the past month, thanks to its steady earnings growth, higher demand for its chips amid the AI boom.

Why it matters

Shares of the Japanese semiconductor maker closed 5.6% higher on Monday after the company posted quarterly earnings late Friday.

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285A.T-JP YTD mountain Kioxia Kioxia's operating profit in the April-June quarter surged to 1.27 trillion yen ($8.11 billion), up from 44.9 billion yen a year earlier, while revenue gained more than fivefold from a year earlier to 1.77 trillion yen.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Kioxia 's shares are still on a growth trajectory, even after a 40% decline in the past month”

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Multiple web search results confirm a significant decline in Kioxia shares within a month; one source explicitly mentions a 45% crash in a month, while another mentions a continuing downward trend.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kioxia Holdings Corporation () is a Japanese multinational computer memory manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The company was spun off from the Toshiba conglomerate in June 2018 and gained it…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kioxia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Toshiba Corporation (株式会社東芝, Kabushikigaisha Tōshiba; English: ) is a Japanese multinational electronics company headquartered in Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. Its diversified products an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toshiba

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Western Digital Corporation, doing business as WD, is an American data storage company headquartered in San Jose, California. Established in 1970, the company is one of the world's largest manufacture…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Digital

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Claim 2: “Shares of the Japanese semiconductor maker closed 5.6% higher on Monday after the company posted quarterly earnings late Friday.”

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Evidence is contradictory. One Bloomberg source reports shares rose 16% on Monday after a profit report, while another MarketWatch source reports shares were 23% lower on Friday. The specific '5.6% higher' figure is not explicitly corroborated, and the direction of the stock movement varies across reports.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bridgestone Corporation (株式会社ブリヂストン, Kabushiki gaisha Burijisuton) is a Japanese multinational tire and rubber manufacturing company based in Kyōbashi, Tokyo. Founded in 1931 by Shōjirō Ishibashi in K…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgestone

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Honda Motor Co., Ltd., commonly known as Honda, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate automotive manufacturer headquartered at the Toranomon Alcea Tower in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Founded …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Suzuki Motor Corporation (Japanese: スズキ株式会社, Hepburn: Suzuki Kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese multinational mobility manufacturer headquartered in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka. It manufactures automobiles, moto…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki

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Claim 3: “revenue gained more than fivefold from a year earlier to 1.77 trillion yen.”

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The provided evidence for claim 4 consists of general Wikipedia and corporate home page links which do not contain the specific revenue figure of 1.77 trillion yen or the 'fivefold' increase claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mazda Motor Corporation (マツダ株式会社, Matsuda Kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Fuchū, Hiroshima, Japan. The company was founded on January 30, 1920, a…
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Claim 4: “Kioxia's operating profit in the April-June quarter surged to 1.27 trillion yen ($8.11 billion), up from 44.9 billion yen a year earlier”

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Multiple sources confirm the first quarter operating profit was 1.27 trillion yen. One source explicitly mentions the surge from a much lower figure the previous year.

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Claim 5: “The company's planned share buyback of up to 800 billion yen”

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The provided evidence for the share buyback claim consists of general company descriptions and Wikipedia entries; none of the sources mention a planned share buyback of 800 billion yen.

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web search NEUTRAL — Kioxia Holdings Corporation (/ kiˈoʊksiə /) [2] is a Japanese multinational computer memory manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The company was spun off from the Toshiba conglomerate in June 2…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kioxia

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web search NEUTRAL — キオクシア株式会社（英: KIOXIA Corporation）は、東京都港区に本社を置き、主に NAND型フラッシュメモリを製造・販売する日本の半導体メーカー。本稿では、純粋持株会社のキオクシアホールディングス株式会社（英: Kioxia Holdings Corporation[2] 、旧・東芝メモリホールディングス株式会社 [3 ...
https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/キオクシア

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web search NEUTRAL — KIOXIA Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of KIOXIA Holdings Corporation. For information on corporate group information and investor relations information, please visit the KIOXIA Holdings webs…
https://www.kioxia.com/

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Claim 6: “The stock is up over 370% year-to-date.”

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While evidence shows the stock has fluctuated significantly (52-week range from 2,270 to 112,700 JPY) and has risen from 20K to 46.5K in 2026, there is no specific source confirming a '370% year-to-date' increase.

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