Dow powers ahead as big tech stabilizes ahead of Micron earnings

Micron Technology is set to report earnings against a backdrop of a stabilizing big-tech tape and a Dow rally. The company posted FY2025 revenue of $37.4B, up a striking 48.9% year-over-year, with gross margins of 39.8% and diluted EPS of $7.59 — numbers that reflect the aggressive DRAM and NAND pricing recovery driven largely by HBM (high-bandwidth memory) demand tied to AI accelerator buildouts.

Micron is the most direct public proxy for AI memory demand, making its forward guidance the key variable. If management reaffirms strong HBM3E shipments and pricing holds, the result ripples bullishly through NVIDIA, AMD, and the broader semis supply chain. A miss or soft guide, conversely, would hit MU hard and likely drag NVDA, AMD, and equipment names like AMAT and LRCX.

The bull setup rests on whether the 48.9% revenue growth and near-40% gross margins can be sustained or expanded. Bears will point to the cyclicality of DRAM pricing — memory has historically given back gains quickly once supply catches up — and whether PC/smartphone end-markets are still a drag offsetting AI tailwinds.

The key watch items into the print: HBM revenue contribution guidance, any commentary on NAND oversupply, and datacenter customer concentration. With the stock having moved sharply over the past year on the memory upcycle thesis, the bar for a positive reaction is elevated and guidance quality will matter more than the backward-looking beat.