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MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC (MU)

Data as of 2026-08-21 · 28 quarters · filed in USD

Revenue reached $90.3 billion over the trailing year, while expenses were $34.0 billion. Revenue growth of 28% also outpaced expense growth of 23%, showing faster expansion than the cost base.

Revenue, last 12 mo $90B to 2026-05-28
Spend, last 12 mo $34B cost + R&D + admin + tax
Debt they report $5.7B balance-sheet borrowings
Money promised $6.4B debt + leases + purchases
Unrealized revenue $0 + $5.0B signed backlog
Due in next 5 years $24B the obligation wall

Earned, collected early, and merely signed

revenue (qtr)signed backlogdeferredQ3 '19Q2 '21Q1 '23Q3 '24Q2 '26$22B$44B

Reports $5.7B of debt; has promised $6.4B

Total committed money was 1.1x reported debt. The difference comes from $654 million of lease commitments beyond $5.7 billion of reported debt.

promisedreported debtQ3 '19Q2 '21Q1 '23Q3 '24Q2 '26$8.1B$16B

What the promised total is made of, latest quarter

debtleasespurchase deals
today
90%
10%

Spending, by reported line

Cost of revenueR&DSelling & adminTax
2020
80%
14%
2021
81%
13%
2022
77%
14%
2023
80%
15%
2024
80%
14%
2025
79%
13%

When the promises come due

The five-year wall is 1.4x the $17.4 billion of revenue promised over the same period. That leaves more due in the period than the revenue already contracted for it.

$24Bnext 5 years$0years 5–10$0beyond 10$0after yr 5, undated$17Brevenue promised to them

The rates that matter

Revenue growth /yr 28% 2020-Q2 → 2026-Q2
Expense growth /yr 23%
Promised money /yr -0%
Reported debt /yr -0%
Deferred revenue /yr -23%
Quarters re-stated 20 of 28 by cited reconciliation

Expenses as filed vs after cited reconciliation

$4.7Bfiled2019$4.7Breality2019$14Bfiled2020$6.6Breality2020$22Bfiled2021$12Breality2021$21Bfiled2022$15Breality2022$23Bfiled2023$20Breality2023$25Bfiled2024$21Breality2024$30Bfiled2025$25Breality2025$23Bfiled2026$21Breality2026

7 patterns worth a second look

The largest flagged item is a later facility acquisition tied to a $1.8 billion cash obligation after the reporting period. Other flags include Lease SPE and not-yet-commenced finance lease obligations, insurance proceeds included in revenue, changes in customer-commitment presentation, related-party share-sale authorizations, conditional government incentives, and an inventory balance revision between filings.

off balance sheet · 1

The filings report substantial Lease SPE and not-yet-commenced finance lease obligations outside ordinary lease liabilities.

one time dressing · 1

The filings recognize insurance business-interruption proceeds in revenue alongside recurring operating results.

redefinition · 1

The filings change the presentation of customer-contract commitments from longer-term expected revenue to remaining performance obligations and strategic-customer commitments.

related party exposure · 1

The filings repeatedly report related-party insider trading arrangements involving substantial share-sale authorizations.

subsequent event · 2

The filing reports a later facility acquisition that adds a $1.8 billion cash obligation after the reporting period.

The FY2025 filing reports post-period government incentive commitments that increase the disclosed support context.

value revision · 1

The inventory balance revision is substantive because the reported amount changes between filings for the same period.

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