If You Invested $1000 in Micron a Decade Ago, This is How Much It'd Be Worth Now

For most investors, how much a stock's price changes over time is important. This factor can impact your investment portfolio as well as help you compare investment results across sectors and industries.The fear of missing out, or FOMO, also plays a factor in investing, especially with particular tech giants, as well as popular consumer-facing stocks.What if you'd invested in Micron (MU) ten years ago? It may not have been easy to hold on to MU for all that time, but if you did, how much would your investment be worth today?Micron's Business In-DepthWith that in mind, let's take a look at Micron's main business drivers.Idaho-based Micron Technology has established itself as one of the leading worldwide providers of semiconductor memory solutions.Through global brands, namely Micron, Crucial and Ballistix, Micron manufactures and markets high-performance memory and storage technologies, including Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), NAND flash memory, NOR Flash, 3D XPoint memory and other technologies. Its solutions are used in leading-edge computing, consumer, networking and mobile products. The company's mission is to be the most efficient and innovative global provider of semiconductor memory solutions.Micron reported revenues of $37.38 billion in fiscal 2025. Technology-wise, the company reports its financial results in three categories — DRAM, NAND and Other. A major portion of the revenues is derived from DRAM sales, which accounted for 76.4% of fiscal 2025 total revenues. NAND and Other categories contributed 22.7% and 0.9%, respectively.Micron also provides financial performance on a business unit basis. Previously, the company used to report its business segments as the Compute and Networking Business Unit, the Mobile Business Unit, the Embedded Business Unit and the Storage Business Unit.In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, Micron reorganized its business segments to Cloud Memory Business Unit (“CMBU”), Core Data Business Unit (“CDBU”), Mobile and Client Business Unit (“MCBU”) and Auto and Embedded Business Unit (“AEBU”).Business segment-wise, revenues from CMBU soared 257% year over year to $13.52 billion in fiscal 2025. CDBU revenues jumped 45% to $7.23 billion. Sales at the MCBU increased 2% to $11.86 billion, while that for AEBU grew 3% to $4.75 billion.The company struggles with intense competition from Intel, Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, Toshiba Memory and Western Digital Corporation. Bottom LineAnyone can invest, but building a successful investment portfolio takes a combination of a few things: research, patience, and a little bit of risk. So, if you had invested in Micron a decade ago, you're probably feeling pretty good about your investment today.According to our calculations, a $1000 investment made in October 2015 would be worth $12,312.23, or a gain of 1,131.22%, as of October 22, 2025, and this return excludes dividends but includes price increases.In comparison, the S&P 500's gained 233.61% and the price of gold went up 237.76% over the same time frame.Going forward, analysts are expecting more upside for MU.Micron's latest quarterly performance underscores its strategic positioning in the rapidly expanding AI-driven memory and storage markets. The positive impacts of inventory improvement across multiple end markets are driving top-line growth. The surging demand for HBM and robust DRAM pricing recovery will aid significant revenue and earnings growth in the coming quarters. Its solid financials, positive free cash flow and strong balance sheet provide the flexibility to invest in growth initiatives while enhancing shareholder value. Its long-term customer agreements and expanding AI partnerships reduce volatility and enhance revenue visibility. MU has outperformed the sector year to date. Nonetheless, a slower-than-expected demand recovery in NAND may hurt the overall financial performance. An escalating trade war is another concern.The stock is up 21.56% over the past four weeks, and no earnings estimate has gone lower in the past two months, compared to 9 higher, for fiscal 2025. The consensus estimate has moved up as well.Beyond Nvidia: AI's Second Wave Is HereThe AI revolution has already minted millionaires. But the stocks everyone knows about aren't likely to keep delivering the biggest profits. Little-known AI firms tackling the world's biggest problems may be more lucrative in the coming months and years.See "2nd Wave" AI stocks now >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Micron Technology, Inc. (MU): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks