MU Stock — Micron Technology, Inc.

Micron Technology, Inc. (MU)

MU is a low-cost Stock. As of August 19, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.06%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.06%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 87/100 (Safe). Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 39.1%.

At the current 0.06% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $6 per year, or $0.50 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

Micron Technology designs, manufactures, and sells memory and storage products including DRAM, NAND flash memory, and NOR flash memory for data centers, mobile devices, and consumer electronics, operating through business units focused on cloud memory, data center, mobile, and automotive applications. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a minimal rate. Micron appeals primarily to growth-oriented investors seeking exposure to the semiconductor memory sector, though it does provide a small dividend component.

MU performance

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 39.1%.

MU key facts

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

87 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.05%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/01/1984

Distribution rate

0.06%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.06%

5-year average yield

0.33

Last close

$940.76

Market cap

$1,029,204,672,512

Average volume

36640946.0

Last dividend

$0.1500

Ex-dividend date

07/06/2026

Payment date

07/21/2026

Beta

2.213

Payout ratio

0.0118

P/E ratio

21.9802

Forward P/E

6.2657

EPS

$46.03

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.06%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.06%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 19, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

MU risks and drawbacks

MU's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 39.1%.

Who may consider MU — and who may not

MU may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (MU pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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