What is Micron Technology's CDBU — R&D?

Micron Technology (MU) reported CDBU — R&D of $358M in Q1 2026.

How has Micron Technology's CDBU — R&D changed year-over-year?

Micron Technology's CDBU — R&D increased by 76.4% year-over-year, from $203M to $358M.

What does CDBU — R&D mean?

These are the expenses incurred by the Core Data Center Business Unit to design, develop, and improve memory and storage technologies specifically for data center applications. This investment is critical for maintaining technological leadership and product differentiation.

Micron Technology MU CDBU — R&D

Other segment segments

CMBU

$536M+105%

AEBU

$109M+0.9%

All other

$0-100%

Similar metrics at other companies

HAEBlood Center — R&D

$1.03M-26.3%

KLICUnallocated Corporate Expenses — R&D

$1.42M-28.9%

HLIOUnallocated Expenses — Research And Development Expense

$0—

NXT

NXTTCODM — Research And Development Expense

$2.12M—

WDCHDD — R&D

$272M+19.3%

FLUTU.S. — Research and Development Expense

$89M+8.5%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$41.5B+346%

Gross profit$35.1B+899%

Operating income$33.3B+1,436%

Net income$28.2B+1,398%

EPS (diluted)$24.67+1,368%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$25.0B+146%

Total debt$5.7B-70.4%

Total equity$100.72B+98.5%

Total assets$134.11B+71.1%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$25.4B+451%

CapEx$7.8B+166%

Free cash flow$17.6B+951%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.02T+641%

Enterprise value$1T+582%

P/E20.2×-1.9×

P/S11.3×+7.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin72.6%+35.4pp

Operating margin65.6%+43.0pp

Net margin55.9%+37.5pp

FCF margin29%+23.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity66.6%+53.5pp

Debt / equity0.1×-0.3×

Current ratio3.4×+0.7×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Micron Technology in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense.

The official record: Micron Technology’s 10-Q, filed March 19, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Micron Technology's CDBU — R&D?: Micron Technology (MU) reported CDBU — R&D of $358M in Q1 2026.
How has Micron Technology's CDBU — R&D changed year-over-year?: Micron Technology's CDBU — R&D increased by 76.4% year-over-year, from $203M to $358M.
What does CDBU — R&D mean?: These are the expenses incurred by the Core Data Center Business Unit to design, develop, and improve memory and storage technologies specifically for data center applications. This investment is critical for maintaining technological leadership and product differentiation.