Micron Technology (MU) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Micron Technology's (MU) quarterly Research & Development came in at $1.2 billion in Q1 2026, up 39.2% year-on-year from $898.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 6.75% quarter-over-quarter from $1.2 billion in Q4 2025.

Micron Technology (MU) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Micron Technology has disclosed Research & Development across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $1.2 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $1.2 billion, up 39.2% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $4.4 billion (up 25.26% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $3.8 billion, up 10.73% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $1.2 billion for Q1 2026 at Micron Technology, up from $1.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $1.2 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $719.0 million in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $849.0 million (2022), against an average of $892.2 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development retreated 14.3% in 2023 and surged 39.2% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Micron Technology's Research & Development stood at $849.0 million in 2022, then fell by 0.47% to $845.0 million in 2023, then increased by 5.09% to $888.0 million in 2024, then soared by 31.87% to $1.2 billion in 2025, then gained by 6.75% to $1.2 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $1.2 billion (Q1 2026), $1.2 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.0 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Nvidia 5,119.49 Bn 5,076.01 Bn 61.16 Bn 6.32 Bn
2 Broadcom 1,946.04 Bn 1,926.41 Bn 15.42 Bn 3.00 Bn
3 Micron Technology 1,288.71 Bn 1,274.12 Bn 17.76 Bn 1.25 Bn
4 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 1,080.21 Bn 983.26 Bn 23.77 Bn 2.14 Bn
5 Advanced Micro Devices 879.94 Bn 867.59 Bn 5.42 Bn 2.40 Bn
6 Intel 681.83 Bn 662.64 Bn 5.35 Bn 3.38 Bn
7 Texas Instruments 293.38 Bn 288.27 Bn 2.80 Bn 510.00 Mn
8 Marvell Technology 274.06 Bn 270.21 Bn 1.26 Bn 652.30 Mn
9 Qualcomm 241.64 Bn 231.84 Bn 4.16 Bn 2.46 Bn
10 Analog Devices 212.24 Bn 208.80 Bn 2.44 Bn 509.32 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 26, 2026 1.25 Bn
Nov 27, 2025 1.17 Bn
Aug 28, 2025 1.05 Bn
May 29, 2025 965.00 Mn
Feb 27, 2025 898.00 Mn
Nov 28, 2024 888.00 Mn
Aug 29, 2024 903.00 Mn
May 30, 2024 850.00 Mn
Feb 29, 2024 832.00 Mn
Nov 30, 2023 845.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2023 719.00 Mn
Jun 1, 2023 758.00 Mn
Mar 2, 2023 788.00 Mn
Dec 1, 2022 849.00 Mn
Sep 1, 2022 839.00 Mn
Jun 2, 2022 773.00 Mn
Mar 3, 2022 792.00 Mn
Dec 2, 2021 712.00 Mn
Sep 2, 2021 705.00 Mn
Jun 3, 2021 670.00 Mn