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SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rambus Inc. (NASDAQ: RMBS), a premier chip and silicon IP provider making data faster and safer, today announced that it initiated an accelerated share repurchase program with Mizuho Markets Americas LLC, through its agent Mizuho Securities USA LLC (“Dealer”) to repurchase an aggregate of approximately $100 million of its common stock.

“This accelerated share repurchase reflects our confidence in the business and reinforces our commitment to disciplined capital allocation,” said Luc Seraphin, president and chief executive officer at Rambus. “Supported by the strength of our balance sheet and continued cash generation, we remain focused on increasing stockholder value while investing in the long-term growth of the company.”

Under the accelerated share repurchase program, Rambus will pre-pay $100 million to Dealer and receive an initial delivery of approximately 796,000 shares of its common stock. The final number of shares to be repurchased will be determined based on the volume-weighted average price of Rambus common stock during the term of the transaction, less a discount. The program is expected to be completed by the end of the third quarter of 2026.

The accelerated share repurchase program is part of the broader share repurchase program previously authorized by the Rambus Board of Directors.

About Rambus Inc.

Rambus delivers industry-leading chips and silicon IP for the data center and AI infrastructure. With over three decades of advanced semiconductor experience, our products and technologies address the critical bottlenecks between memory and processing to accelerate data-intensive workloads. By enabling greater bandwidth, efficiency and security across next generation computing platforms, we make data faster and safer. For more information, visit rambus.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 relating, among other things, to the terms of Rambus’ accelerated share repurchase program, including timing. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections, management’s beliefs and certain assumptions made by Rambus’ management. Actual results may differ materially. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are subject to risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in Rambus’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Rambus as of the date hereof, and Rambus undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.

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More News From Rambus Inc.

Rambus (RMBS - Free Report) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.77 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.71 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.6 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.

This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +8.45%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this memory chip designer would post earnings of $0.61 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.63, delivering a surprise of +3.28%.

Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times.

Rambus, which belongs to the Zacks Electronics - Semiconductors industry, posted revenues of $207.39 million for the quarter ended June 2026, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.27%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $170 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates three times over the last four quarters.

The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call.

Rambus shares have added about 4.5% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 8.3%.

What's Next for Rambus?While Rambus has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock?

There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately.

Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions.

Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Rambus was mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

It will be interesting to see how estimates for the coming quarters and the current fiscal year change in the days ahead. The current consensus EPS estimate is $0.77 on $211.6 million in revenues for the coming quarter and $2.95 on $817.3 million in revenues for the current fiscal year.

Investors should be mindful of the fact that the outlook for the industry can have a material impact on the performance of the stock as well. In terms of the Zacks Industry Rank, Electronics - Semiconductors is currently in the top 26% of the 250 plus Zacks industries. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.

One other stock from the same industry, SkyWater Technology, Inc. (SKYT - Free Report) , is yet to report results for the quarter ended June 2026.

This company is expected to post quarterly loss of $0.07 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +36.4%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days.

SkyWater Technology, Inc.'s revenues are expected to be $148 million, up 150.6% from the year-ago quarter.