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Micron Technology Inc

NASDAQ: MU Semiconductors
$975.26
▼ $2.15 (−0.22%) today
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Q2 2026 Earnings

Reported Mar 18, 2026, 4:02pm ET · SEC source
$12.20
Beat +31.04%
EPS · est. $9.31
$23.9B
Beat +22.28%
Revenue · est. $19.5B
−5.6%
Trailing market
MU vs S&P since report
8 quarters
Consecutive EPS beats

Market Reaction

% change · around the report
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MU −21.2%NASDAQ −3.1%
−3.78%
Day of report
−4.81%
Next session
−19.99%
One week
+1.15%
30 days

S&P 500 over the same 30 days: +6.71%.

Did MU Beat Earnings? Q2 2026 Results

Micron Technology delivered a blowout fiscal second quarter for 2026, with revenue nearly tripling year-over-year to $23.86 billion, a gain of 196.3%, while earnings per share of $12.20 beat the Wall Street consensus of $8.73 by 39.74%, reflecting an AI-driven memory market that has fundamentally repriced the company's earning power. The dominant force behind the results was surging demand for memory across cloud and mobile applications, with GAAP gross margin expanding to 74.4% from just 36.8% a year ago as favorable pricing dynamics and product mix shifted dramatically in Micron's favor. Operating income climbed to $16.14 billion compared to $1.77 billion in the year-ago period, and the company generated $11.90 billion in operating cash flow for the quarter. Yet even these record figures may be overshadowed by what comes next; Micron guided fiscal Q3 revenue of $33.50 billion and non-GAAP EPS of $19.15, implying gross margins of approximately 81%, as CEO Sanjay Mehrotra described memory as a "strategic asset" for customers navigating the AI era.

Key Takeaways
  • Strong demand environment driven by AI-era memory requirements
  • Tight industry supply conditions
  • Strong execution across all business units
  • Gross margin expansion to 74.4% GAAP and 74.9% non-GAAP
  • Cloud Memory Business Unit achieved 74% gross margin and 66% operating margin
  • Mobile and Client Business Unit achieved 79% gross margin and 76% operating margin

“Micron set new records across revenue, gross margin, EPS, and free cash flow in fiscal Q2, driven by a strong demand environment, tight industry supply, and our strong execution, and we expect significant records again in fiscal Q3.”

Micron Technology CEO, on the earnings call

Forward Guidance & Outlook

For fiscal Q3 2026, Micron guided revenue of $33.5 billion ± $750 million, GAAP and non-GAAP gross margin of approximately 81%, GAAP operating expenses of approximately $1.60 billion and non-GAAP operating expenses of approximately $1.40 billion, GAAP diluted EPS of $18.90 ± $0.40, and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $19.15 ± $0.40. Management expects significant records again in fiscal Q3, reflecting confidence in the sustained strength of the business driven by AI-era demand for memory.

MU YoY Financials

Q2 2026 vs Q2 2025 · SEC filings Q2 2025 Q2 2026
$0$7.0B$14.0B$21.0B$8.1B$23.9BRevenue$3.0B$17.8BGross Profit$1.8B$16.1BOperating Income$1.6B$13.8BNet Income
$0$7.0B$14.0B$21.0BRevenueGross ProfitOperating IncomeNet Income

MU Revenue by Segment

Cloud Memory$7.7B
Core Data Center$5.7B
Mobile and Client$7.7B
Automotive and Embedded$2.7B

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