finance Mar 30, 2026

Micron stock sinks 10%, further cratering in post-earnings sell-off

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CNBC Finance

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Key Points
  • Micron shares fell 10% Monday, continuing a slide that began after the company reported earnings on March 18.
  • The memory company's stock has cratered 30% since that blowout report.
  • CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said on the earnings call that the company has been unable to meet the soaring demand for its chips.
The Micron Technology offices in San Jose, California, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025.
David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images

Micron shares plummeted 10% on Monday, continuing the memory maker's significant post-earnings sell-off.

The company snapped a six-day slide on Friday with a modest gain, but with Monday's loss, the stock is down 30% since its blowout earnings report on March 18.

Other tech names also saw big losses Monday as oil climbed with the Iran war entering a fifth week and President Donald Trump threatening to destroy the country's oil facilities. Neocloud companies CoreWeave and Nebius were each down about 8%, while memory makers SanDisk and Western Digital each sank 7% and 9%, respectively.

Micron's strong earnings report for the second quarter was fueled by insatiable demand for artificial intelligence chips.

Micron, SK Hynix and Samsung are the major memory suppliers for high-performance AI chips from companies like Nvidia. The surge in AI demand has led to a shortage.

After reporting earnings, CEO Sanjay Mehrotra told CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" that key Micron customers only get "half to two-thirds of their requirements" due to the supply crunch.

Micron shares are up 270% from one year ago, but most of those gains have retreated in 2026. The stock is only up about 2% year-to-date after the recent slide.

Micron stock since reporting Q2 earnings on March 18.
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