Micron — 2026Q3 earnings
reported 2026-09-30
EPS $33.42 vs $31.82 est — beat
next session +3.0% (close 2026-09-30 → 2026-10-01)
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Micron closed fiscal 2026 with another record quarter. Fiscal Q4 revenue was $54.23 billion, GAAP EPS was $32.87 and non-GAAP EPS was $33.42. Operating cash flow was $43.97 billion and adjusted free cash flow was $33.20 billion. Full-year revenue was $133.19 billion, against $37.38 billion the year before. In the prepared remarks, management said revenue, gross margin and EPS all beat the high end of the company's own guidance. Gross margin reached 87.0%, and DRAM prices rose by a high-teens percentage in the quarter. Micron says it cannot yet see when DRAM supply and demand will come back into balance. It has completed agreements for most of its calendar 2027 HBM supply, with significant price increases year over year. It has also signed 26 Strategic Customer Agreements, and the CFO put remaining performance obligations at about $150 billion. For fiscal Q1, Micron guided revenue to a record $61.5 billion, plus or minus $1.5 billion, and EPS to $38.15, plus or minus $1.00. The CFO expects fiscal Q1 to be the floor for gross margin in fiscal 2027. He said most of the manufacturing-related increase in fiscal 2026 incentive pay was absorbed into inventory in Q4, and selling that inventory principally affects Q1 gross margin. He projected first-half fiscal 2027 capex of about $25 billion, with capex higher in the second half.
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From the report
Micron's fiscal fourth quarter set records. Revenue was $54.23 billion, up from $41.46 billion the prior quarter and $11.32 billion a year earlier. Non-GAAP EPS was $33.42, and adjusted free cash flow was $33.20 billion. The CEO said he expects fiscal 2027 to be even stronger.
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Fiscal Q4 revenue was $54.23 billion, compared with $41.46 billion in the prior quarter and $11.32 billion a year earlier. show quote
“Revenue of $54.23 billion versus $41.46 billion for the prior quarter and $11.32 billion for the same period last year”
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GAAP net income was $37.70 billion, or $32.87 per diluted share. show quote
“GAAP net income of $37.70 billion, or $32.87 per diluted share”
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Non-GAAP net income was $38.40 billion, or $33.42 per diluted share. show quote
“Non-GAAP net income of $38.40 billion, or $33.42 per diluted share”
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Operating cash flow was $43.97 billion, compared with $25.39 billion in the prior quarter and $5.73 billion a year earlier. show quote
“Operating cash flow of $43.97 billion versus $25.39 billion for the prior quarter and $5.73 billion for the same period last year”
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Full-year revenue was $133.19 billion, compared with $37.38 billion the prior year. show quote
“Revenue of $133.19 billion versus $37.38 billion for the prior year”
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Adjusted free cash flow was $33.20 billion in the fourth quarter and $62.31 billion for the full year. show quote
“Adjusted free cash flow (2) was $33.20 billion for the fourth quarter of 2026 and $62.31 billion for the full year of 2026.”
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Net capital expenditures were $10.77 billion in the fourth quarter and $27.37 billion for the full year. show quote
“Investments in capital expenditures, net (2) were $10.77 billion for the fourth quarter of 2026 and $27.37 billion for the full year of 2026.”
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CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said Micron expects fiscal 2027 to be even stronger than its record fiscal 2026. show quote
“Micron delivered record fiscal 2026 results, and we expect an even stronger fiscal 2027”
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The CEO said Micron is increasing its investment in technology, products and manufacturing. He said its Strategic Customer Agreements add confidence that its financial performance will last. show quote
“We are increasing our investments in technology, products and manufacturing to help drive SI forward with our customers, and our Strategic Customer Agreements provide added confidence in the durability of Micron’s financial performance.”
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Revenue from Micron's server LPDDR SOCAMM portfolio more than doubled from the prior quarter. show quote
“Our industry leading server LPDDR SOCAMM portfolio revenue more than doubled sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2026.”
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From the call
In the prepared remarks, management described a supply-constrained memory market. Micron cannot yet see when DRAM supply and demand will balance, and it has completed agreements for most of its calendar 2027 HBM supply at higher prices. The CFO projected capex to be higher in the second half of fiscal 2027 than the first. He guided fiscal Q1 to another record, $61.5 billion of revenue, but expects Q1 to be the year's low point for gross margin.
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CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said fiscal Q4 revenue, gross margin and EPS were all records, and each beat the high end of Micron's guidance. show quote
“Micron delivered an exceptional fiscal Q4, with significant records in revenue, gross margin and EPS (earnings per share), each exceeding the high end of our guidance.”
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CFO Mark Murphy said fiscal Q4 revenue of $54.2 billion rose 31% from the prior quarter and 379% from a year earlier. It was Micron's sixth straight quarterly revenue record. show quote
“Consolidated fiscal Q4 revenue was $54.2 billion, up 31% sequentially and up 379% year over year. Fiscal Q4 revenue was our sixth consecutive quarterly revenue record.”
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The CFO said DRAM revenue was a record $39.8 billion, 73% of the total and up 27% from the prior quarter. Bit shipments rose by a mid-single-digit percentage, and prices rose by a high-teens percentage. show quote
“Fiscal Q4 DRAM revenue was a record $39.8 billion, up 343% year over year, and represented 73% of total revenue. Sequentially, DRAM revenue increased 27%. Bit shipments were up mid-single-digit percentage range. Prices increased high-teens percentage range, driven by tight DRAM industry conditions.”
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The CFO said gross margin was 87.0%, up 210 basis points from the prior quarter, with higher pricing among the main drivers. show quote
“Consolidated gross margin for fiscal Q4 was 87.0%, up 210 basis points sequentially. This improvement was driven primarily by higher pricing and strong execution, partially offset by mix.”
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The CEO said Micron has signed 26 Strategic Customer Agreements, which it estimates cover more than 35% of its revenue through 2030. show quote
“To date, we have signed 26 SCAs, which we currently estimate to be over 35% of our revenue through 2030.”
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The CFO said Micron has signed 26 SCAs in total and that its remaining performance obligations are about $150 billion. show quote
“To date we have signed 26 SCAs in total, and our remaining performance obligations, or RPO, is approximately $150 billion.”
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The CEO said that even with planned additions of DRAM cleanroom space across the industry, Micron cannot see when supply and demand will return to balance. show quote
“Even with additional industry DRAM cleanroom space plans, with robust demand trends including new upside requests from customers, we do not have line of sight to when supply and demand will return to balance.”
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The CEO said agreements now cover most of Micron's calendar 2027 HBM supply, with significant price increases that narrow HBM's gross-margin gap with conventional DRAM. show quote
“We have completed agreements for the vast majority of our calendar 2027 HBM bit supply with significant price increases year over year, narrowing the gross margin gap with conventional DRAM.”
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The CFO guided FQ1 to record revenue of $61.5 billion, plus or minus $1.5 billion. He guided gross margin to about 86.25%, operating expenses to about $2.06 billion and EPS to $38.15, plus or minus $1.00. show quote
“We expect FQ1 revenue to be a record $61.5 billion, plus or minus $1.5 billion; gross margin to be approximately 86.25%; and operating expenses to be approximately $2.06 billion. Based on a share count of approximately 1.15 billion shares, we expect EPS to be $38.15 per share, plus or minus $1.00.”
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The CFO expects fiscal Q1 to be the floor for gross margin in fiscal 2027. He said most of the manufacturing-related increase in fiscal 2026 incentive pay was absorbed into inventory in Q4, and selling that higher-cost inventory principally affects fiscal Q1 gross margin. show quote
“We anticipate fiscal Q1 to be the floor for gross margins in fiscal 2027. As Sanjay mentioned, we made a decision to increase fiscal 2026 incentive compensation in fiscal Q4. Most of the increase in fiscal 2026 incentive compensation pertaining to manufacturing was absorbed into inventories in fiscal Q4. As a result, the effects from the sale of these higher cost inventories principally impact fiscal Q1 gross margin.”
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The CFO projected fiscal Q1 capex of about $11.5 billion and first-half fiscal 2027 capex of about $25 billion, with higher capex in the second half. show quote
“In fiscal Q1, we project capex of around $11.5 billion and anticipate first-half fiscal 2027 capex to be approximately $25 billion. We project capex to be higher in the second half of fiscal 2027.”
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