Micron Earnings Face High Expectations as Its Stock Keeps Rising

Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000US Stocks:Soaring prices for memory chips have made Micron Technology Inc. one of the standout stocks of 2026, and its earnings after the close on Wednesday will give clues on whether the rally is sustainable. Micron shares have soared nearly 65% to start the year, among the best performers in the S&P 500 Index, after jumping 239% in 2025. The biggest US maker of memory chips is benefiting from heavy spending on artificial intelligence computing that’s driving demand for memory and storage components, as are high-flying peers Sandisk Corp. and Western Digital Corp.