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Micron announced the pricing (March 31) and expiration (April 1) of cash tender offers to retire any and all outstanding senior notes across six series — 5.300% due 2031, 5.650% due 2032, two tranches of 5.875% due 2033, 5.800% due 2035, and 6.050% due 2035 — originally launched March 25, 2026, representing a liability management exercise to reduce or restructure its long-term debt.

Micron launched cash tender offers to purchase any and all of six series of outstanding senior notes: 5.300% due 2031, 5.650% due 2032, 5.875% due 2033 (two series), 5.800% due 2035, and 6.050% due 2035 — a liability management move likely aimed at refinancing higher-coupon debt.

Q2 FY2026 was a breakout quarter: revenue hit $23.86B, up 75% sequentially and 196% year-over-year, driven by explosive ASP gains across both DRAM (mid-60% sequential ASP increase) and NAND (high-70% sequential ASP increase), with bit shipments also growing modestly. The core thesis is supply-demand imbalance — AI-driven data center demand is outpacing industry supply capacity, forcing allocation decisions that advantage higher-value customers and mix. All four business units posted massive sequential and year-over-year gains, with CDBU (compute/data center DRAM, up 139% sequentially) and MCBU (mobile, up 81%) leading; AEBU (automotive/embedded) and CMBU (consumer/client) also inflected sharply. HBM is embedded in this AI-driven demand surge and is a key strategic priority. Gross margin expanded to 74% in Q2 from 56% in Q1 and just 37% a year ago, reflecting the compounding effect of higher ASPs, favorable product mix toward high-margin AI memory, and ongoing process-node cost reductions. Operating margin reached 68% in Q2, with segment-level margins uniformly strong: MCBU at 76%, CDBU at 67%, CMBU at 66%, and AEBU at 62%. R&D is scaling fast — up 39% year-over-year — as Micron invests in next-generation nodes and HBM qualification wafers. The effective tax rate rose to 14.7% as Singapore's Pillar Two implementation largely neutralized the local tax incentive benefit, and the OBBBA's ultimate impact on the tax line remains uncertain. Liquidity is robust at $16.6B in cash and marketable investments, up from $11.9B at fiscal year-end, with $20.3B in operating cash flow generated in the first half. Capital intensity is accelerating — net capex guidance is above $25B for FY2026 — funded in part by $6.4B in CHIPS Act grants plus a 35% investment tax credit on qualified U.S. spend. Construction is underway or commencing on new fabs in Idaho, New York, Singapore, and a recently acquired Taiwan facility ($1.8B from Powerchip), with meaningful output additions expected from 2027 through 2030. Micron prepaid $4.6B of debt in H1 and has repurchased $7.84B of its $10B buyback authorization, while the balance sheet supports continued shareholder returns.

Micron reported fiscal Q2 2026 financial results (quarter ended February 26, 2026) via an 8-K filed March 18, 2026, with the full press release attached as Exhibit 99.1.

At its January 15, 2026 Annual Meeting, Micron stockholders approved an amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation adding officer exculpation from monetary damages for duty-of-care breaches under Delaware Section 102(b)(7), which became effective January 21, 2026 upon filing with Delaware. Secondarily, all eight director nominees were elected, say-on-pay passed, and PwC was ratified as auditor, while a stockholder proposal to expand special meeting rights was defeated.

Q1 FY2026 revenue hit $13.64 billion, up 21% sequentially and 57% year-over-year, driven by price recovery and volume growth across both DRAM and NAND. DRAM ASPs rose ~20% sequentially and ~35% year-over-year, while bit shipments also expanded; NAND saw a mid-teens ASP lift sequentially plus mid-to-high single-digit volume growth. The central thesis is that AI-driven data center demand is outpacing industry supply, forcing allocation decisions that benefit Micron as it shifts DRAM production toward HBM and high-capacity server modules — segments commanding structurally higher margins. Gross margin expanded sharply to 56% from 45% last quarter and 38% a year ago, as pricing leverage compounded manufacturing cost reductions tied to process technology improvements. Operating income reached $6.14 billion (45% margin), nearly doubling sequentially. CMBU (cloud/data center memory) is the standout, doubling revenue year-over-year to $5.28 billion at a 55% operating margin, with HBM and high-capacity DIMMs as primary drivers. MCBU (mobile) and AEBU (auto/embedded) also inflected sharply — MCBU operating margin went from 15% to 47% year-over-year — while CDBU (data center storage/SSDs) remained solid at 37% operating margin. R&D rose 32% year-over-year as pre-qualification wafer volumes increase, signaling accelerating next-generation product investment. Operating cash flow of $8.41 billion dwarfs the year-ago $3.24 billion, funding $5.39 billion in capex (net of $878 million in government incentive proceeds) and $2.94 billion in debt repayment including full prepayment of the 2028 and 2029 notes. FY2026 net capex guidance is approximately $20 billion, back-half weighted, supported by up to $6.4 billion in CHIPS Act grants and a 35% investment tax credit, underwriting new Idaho and New York fabs with first wafer output targeted mid-2027 and 2030 respectively. The effective tax rate ticked up to 13.7% as Singapore's Pillar Two implementation partially offsets local incentive benefits, and the full impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on international tax provisions remains uncertain but could be material.

Micron reported Q1 fiscal 2026 financial results (quarter ended November 27, 2025) via an 8-K filed December 17, 2025, with the full earnings press release attached as Exhibit 99.1.