Tuesday 15 September 2026 · Jessica, Downtown · 15 s
Jessica · Downtown · New York · salt 70 wearing Roberto CavalliMicron is up almost 200% this year. The AI trade nobody talks about.
Micron makes the memory chips that sit next to every AI processor. Its shares have risen from $315 at the start of the year to $924, a gain of 193%, with a high of $1,215 on 25 June. Nvidia gets the headlines; memory has done the moving.
in plain EnglishMicron makes memory chips, the part of a computer that holds what the processor is working on. AI systems need enormous amounts of it, so Micron's shares have almost tripled this year, from about $315 to about $924. They were higher still in June. Everyone watches Nvidia; the memory makers have quietly done as well or better.
Reported Tuesday 15 September 2026 · every number dated to its source, latest 14 September 2026
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+193%
Micron, 2026 so far
regular-session closes, 2 Jan to 14 Sept · the AirPort tape · 2026-09-14
$924 at the 14 Sept close, from $315 on 2 Jan
Micron share price
the AirPort tape · 2026-09-14
$1,215 on 25 June · −24% since
Micron high
the AirPort tape · 2026-06-25
Micron+193.1% since 2026-01-02
open $315 2026-01-02now $924 2026-09-14from the high -23.9%175 trading days · regular-session closes from the AirPort tape
Nvidia, for comparison+11.7% since 2026-01-02
open $189 2026-01-02now $211 2026-09-14from the high -10.5%175 trading days · regular-session closes from the AirPort tape
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