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Micron Technology Inc

NASDAQ: MU Semiconductors
$975.26
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Q1 2026 Earnings

Reported Dec 17, 2025, 4:03pm ET · SEC source
$4.78
Beat +21.32%
EPS · est. $3.94
$13.6B
Beat +5.91%
Revenue · est. $12.9B
+58.1%
Beating market
MU vs S&P since report
8 quarters
Consecutive EPS beats

Market Reaction

% change · around the report
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MU +20.7%S&P 500 +2.6%
−8%0+8%+16%Dec 16Dec 24report 4:03pm ETearnings+3.5%+20.7%
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MU +20.7%NASDAQ +3.5%
+10.21%
Day of report
+6.99%
Next session
+14.58%
One week
+59.96%
30 days

S&P 500 over the same 30 days: +1.85%.

Did MU Beat Earnings? Q1 2026 Results

Micron Technology posted a blowout fiscal Q1 2026, with revenue of $13.64 billion beating the $12.88 billion consensus by 5.91% and marking a 56.6% surge from the year-ago period, as ferocious AI-driven demand for memory and storage lifted results well beyond Wall Street expectations. Non-GAAP EPS of $4.78 cleared the $3.94 consensus estimate by 21.33%, more than doubling the $1.79 earned a year earlier. The standout driver was the Cloud Memory Business Unit, which alone generated $5.28 billion in revenue at a 66% gross margin, reflecting the extraordinary pull of data center customers racing to build AI infrastructure; reports of Micron's order books extending into 2027 underscore just how tight supply remains. GAAP gross margin expanded sharply to 56.0%, up from 38.4% a year ago, as pricing power and mix shift rewarded the company's scale investments. Management's fiscal Q2 2026 guidance calls for revenue of $18.70 billion and non-GAAP EPS of $8.42, signaling that the acceleration is far from over.

Key Takeaways
  • AI demand acceleration driving record revenue and margin expansion across all business units
  • Cloud Memory Business Unit achieved 66% gross margin and 55% operating margin
  • Significant gross margin expansion to 56.0% GAAP (56.8% non-GAAP) from 38.4% (39.5% non-GAAP) year-over-year
  • Operating cash flow surged to $8.41 billion from $3.24 billion year-over-year

“In fiscal Q1, Micron delivered record revenue and significant margin expansion at the company level and also in each of our business units.”

Micron Technology CEO, on the earnings call

Forward Guidance & Outlook

For fiscal Q2 2026, Micron guided revenue of $18.70 billion ± $400 million, GAAP gross margin of 67.0% ± 1.0%, non-GAAP gross margin of 68.0% ± 1.0%, GAAP operating expenses of $1.56 billion ± $20 million, non-GAAP operating expenses of $1.38 billion ± $20 million, GAAP diluted EPS of $8.19 ± $0.20, and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $8.42 ± $0.20. Management anticipates business performance to continue strengthening throughout fiscal 2026, driven by AI demand acceleration.

MU YoY Financials

Q1 2026 vs Q1 2025 · SEC filings Q1 2025 Q1 2026
$0$4.0B$8.0B$12.0B$8.7B$13.6BRevenue$3.3B$7.6BGross Profit$2.2B$6.1BOperating Income$1.9B$5.2BNet Income
$0$4.0B$8.0B$12.0BRevenueGross ProfitOperating IncomeNet Income

MU Revenue by Segment

Cloud Memory$5.3B
Core Data Center$2.4B
Mobile and Client$4.3B
Automotive and Embedded$1.7B

Figures from SEC filings and company reports. Not investment advice.