Micron posts record $54.23 billion FQ4 revenue, up 379% YoY on AI demand

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The memory maker capped off fiscal 2026 with $133.19 billion in revenue and guided to an even stronger FQ1 2027, driven by massive growth in Core Data Center and Cloud Memory units.

What they reported

  • FQ4 revenue reached $54.23 billion, up from $11.32 billion in FQ4-25, with GAAP gross margin expanding to 86.8% from 44.7%.
  • Core Data Center was the largest segment, bringing in $18.00 billion in revenue with a 90% gross margin and 85% operating margin.
  • Cloud Memory generated $16.28 billion in revenue with an 83% gross margin, while Mobile and Client brought in $13.11 billion with a 90% gross margin.
  • Automotive and Embedded contributed $6.82 billion in revenue with an 84% gross margin.
  • GAAP net income for the quarter was $37.70 billion ($32.87 per diluted share), bringing full-year GAAP net income to $84.97 billion ($74.33 per share).
  • Operating cash flow for FQ4 was $43.97 billion, with adjusted free cash flow at $33.20 billion, leaving Micron with $73.48 billion in cash, marketable investments, and restricted cash.

Against the forecast and a year ago

  • FQ4 GAAP EPS of $32.87 and Non-GAAP EPS of $33.42 beat the analyst consensus forecast of $31.41.
  • Revenue of $54.23 billion represents a 379% increase compared to the $11.32 billion reported in FQ4-25.
  • GAAP gross margin of 86.8% is a massive expansion from the 44.7% recorded in the same period last year.

What management said

CEO Sanjay Mehrotra stated that AI is becoming Super Intelligence (SI), and memory enhances this intelligence and the competitiveness of customers' platforms. He noted that Micron is increasing investments in technology, products, and manufacturing to help drive SI forward, and highlighted that Strategic Customer Agreements provide added confidence in the durability of Micron's financial performance.

What the price implies

  • With a market cap of $1.203 trillion and a share price of $1065, the market is pricing in sustained high-margin AI demand.
  • Low Case: Annualized revenue drops to $150 billion (due to cyclical memory downturn) with a 50% gross margin, yielding $75 billion in gross profit. At a 10x multiple plus $73.48 billion in net cash, this implies a valuation of $823.48 billion (equivalent to $729 per share).
  • Middle Case: Annualized revenue stabilizes at the guided FQ1-27 run-rate of $246 billion (based on $61.5 billion quarterly guidance) with an 86% gross margin, yielding $211.56 billion in gross profit. At an 8x multiple plus $73.48 billion in net cash, this implies a valuation of $1.766 trillion (equivalent to $1,563 per share).
  • High Case: Annualized revenue grows to $300 billion with an 88% gross margin, yielding $264 billion in gross profit. At a 10x multiple plus $73.48 billion in net cash, this implies a valuation of $2.713 trillion (equivalent to $2,401 per share).
  • The current price of $1065 is equivalent to the business maintaining an annualized revenue of roughly $165 billion at an 80% gross margin with an 8.5x multiple.

What to watch next

  • First-quarter fiscal 2027 guidance, which projects revenue of $61.5 billion (plus or minus $1.5 billion) and GAAP gross margin of approximately 85.95%.
  • GAAP diluted EPS guidance of $37.84 (plus or minus $1.00) for FQ1-27.
  • Capital expenditures, which reached $27.37 billion for the full year of 2026 (including $10.77 billion in FQ4), as the company increases investments in technology and manufacturing.