Micron stock jumps 12% as memory crunch lead to quadrupling of revenue

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Micron reported a dramatic, AI-driven pickup in memory demand that pushed quarterly revenue to roughly $41 billion — a year‑over‑year quadrupling — and drove gross margins above 81 percent, according to multiple company reports. The company told investors it expects the next quarter to be even larger, guiding to about $50 billion in revenue. Several outlets said Micron’s results and guidance beat analyst expectations.

Management also said customers have committed substantial deals to secure supply: reporting cited $22 billion in customer commitments to lock in memory chips, and at least one article referenced even larger contract tallies. Market reaction was strong: news that revenue and guidance were well above estimates coincided with a roughly 12% jump in Micron’s share price in some reports. Coverage frames the results as being driven by an AI memory crunch that has given Micron pricing power and heavy order activity from cloud and AI customers.