MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC (MU) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Micron Technology, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells memory and storage products worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Compute and Networking Business Unit, Mobile Business Unit, Storage Business Unit, and Embedded Business Unit. It provides memory and storage technologies comprises DRAM products, which are dynamic random access memory semiconductor devices with low latency that provide high-speed data retrieval; NAND products that are non-volatile and re-writeable semiconductor storage devices; and NOR memory products, which are non-volatile re-writable semiconductor memory devices that provide fast read speeds under the Micron and Crucial brands, as well as through private labels. The company offers memory products for the cloud server, enterprise, client, graphics, and networking markets, as well as for smartphone and other mobile-device markets; SSDs and component-level solutions for the enterprise and cloud, client, and consumer storage markets; other discrete storage products in component and wafers; and memory and storage products for the automotive, industrial, and consumer markets. It markets its products through its direct sales force, independent sales representatives, distributors, and retailers; and web-based customer direct sales channel, as well as through channel and distribution partners. Micron Technology, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.
Micron delivered record Q2 results with strong AI-driven demand, raised dividends, and issued robust Q3 guidance plus multi-year capacity and SCA commitments.
⭐ Key Highlights
✔Positive Signals
- Record quarterly revenue and margins driven by AI demand
- 30% dividend increase signaling strong cash generation
- First five-year SCA with a major customer improving visibility
- Significant free cash flow generation and debt reduction
- New capacity and Fabs planned to support long-term AI memory demand
✖Negative Signals
- Industry supply constraints remain tight beyond 2026
- Some consumer/PC smartphone demand risk due to pricing and AI mix
- Limited near-term visibility into fourth-quarter gross margin guidance
- High CAPEX plan implies elevated spending in 2027
- Geopolitical and trade headwinds not included in guidance
📊Financial Results
- Total Q2 revenue of $23.9B, up 196% YoY and 75% sequentially; fourth consecutive revenue record
- DRAM revenue $18.8B (79% of total), up 207% YoY; NAND revenue $5.0B (21% of total), up 169% YoY
- Gross margin 75% (record), up 18 percentage points sequentially; operating margin 69%
- Non-GAAP diluted EPS $12.20, up 155% sequentially and 682% YoY
- Free cash flow $6.9B; ended with net cash $6.5B and total cash/investments $16.7B; debt reduced by $1.6B
🔮Future Guidance
- Q3 revenue guided at $33.5B ± $0.75B; gross margin ~81%; OpEx ~$1.4B; non-GAAP EPS ~$19.15 ± $0.40
- Fiscal 2026 capex projected above $25B with majority driven by cleanroom and fab construction; capex growth expected to outpace equipment spend in 2027
- Q3 and FY2026 tax rate around 15.1%
- Capex in 2026 and 2027 to support HBM and DRAM demand; strong balance-sheet focus with ongoing debt reduction
- No forward-looking 4Q gross margin guidance; expectations that margins will benefit from AI-driven pricing and favorable mix, with conditions remaining tight beyond 2026
💡Interesting Insights
- SCAs are being used to lock in multiyear supply and investment commitments, signaling a shift toward long-term customer partnerships beyond LTAs
- Plan to colocate R&D and high-volume manufacturing at Boise and Singapore to accelerate time-to-market for leading-edge products
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