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title: "NAND maker Kioxia reports FY Q2 operating profit up 22x YoY to ~$12.7B, in line with est., but forecasts Q3 operating profit of ~$12.7B, below ~$14.9B est. (Takashi Mochizuki/Bloomberg)"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/nand-maker-kioxia-reports-fy-q2-operating-profit-up-22x-yoy-to-12-7b-033c3018
published: 2026-10-30T11:50:01.000Z
byline: "Source: TECHMEME"
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# NAND maker Kioxia reports FY Q2 operating profit up 22x YoY to \~$12.7B, in line with est., but forecasts Q3 operating profit of \~$12.7B, below \~$14.9B est. (Takashi Mochizuki/Bloomberg)

Source: TECHMEME · Published 2026-10-30 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/nand-maker-kioxia-reports-fy-q2-operating-profit-up-22x-yoy-to-12-7b-033c3018

Takashi Mochizuki / Bloomberg : NAND maker Kioxia reports FY Q2 operating profit up 22x YoY to \~$12.7B, in line with est., but forecasts Q3 operating profit of \~$12.7B, below \~$14.9B est. — Kioxia Holdings Corp. delivered a profit outlook that trailed estimates, warning that an AI-fueled surge in flash memory chip prices …

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## Sources

- [Read the original at TECHMEME](https://www.techmeme.com/261030/p11#a261030p11)

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