BLZE
Backblaze, Inc.
BLZE's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over BLZE overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
BLZE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
BLZE's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability is under pressure.
MU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MU's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
BLZE PE Valuation
BLZE has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MU PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 4.6x | $798 | — |
| Cheap | 10x | $777 | -2.7% |
| Current | 11x | $798 | — |
| Fair | 22x | $1,646 | +106% |
| Expensive | 32x | $2,404 | +201% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MU's PE is in its cheap range at 11x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 4.6x next year's earnings.
BLZE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for BLZE, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
MU Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for MU, with profitability improving.
BLZE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.31 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.31 | +$0.36 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.34 | +$0.55 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.39 | +$0.62 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.46 | +$0.65 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.67 | +$0.45 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.89 | +$0.38 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.01 | +$0.42 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.11 | +$0.55 |
BLZE is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.31 per share over the past year, against $1.79 at its worst in late 2023.
MU Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $174.95 | +135% |
| Q3 2026 | $74.33 | +879% |
| Q2 2026 | $44.17 | +693% |
| Q1 2026 | $21.18 | +405% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.52 | +201% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.59 | +984% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.57 | +$6.99 |
| Q1 2025 | $4.19 | +$7.64 |
| Q4 2024 | $3.49 | +$9.77 |
MU has the edge over BLZE on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
BLZE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $46.7M | +26% |
| Q2 2026 | $42.7M | +18% |
| Q1 2026 | $38.7M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $37.8M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $37.2M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $36.3M | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $34.6M | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $33.8M | +18% |
BLZE's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since early 2021: $47M last quarter, up 26% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -3% | +5.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | -9.8% | +8.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -14% | +12 points |
| Q4 2025 | -12% | +28 points |
| Q3 2025 | -8.9% | +29 points |
| Q2 2025 | -19% | +13 points |
| Q1 2025 | -26% | +9.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | -41% | -0.3 points |
BLZE's operating margin was −3% last quarter, up 5.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
MU Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $54.2B | +379% |
| Q2 2026 | $41.5B | +346% |
| Q1 2026 | $23.9B | +196% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.6B | +57% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.3B | +46% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.3B | +37% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.1B | +38% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.7B | +84% |
MU has the edge over BLZE on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 81% | +48 points |
| Q2 2026 | 80% | +57 points |
| Q1 2026 | 68% | +46 points |
| Q4 2025 | 45% | +20 points |
| Q3 2025 | 32% | +13 points |
| Q2 2025 | 23% | +13 points |
| Q1 2025 | 22% | +19 points |
| Q4 2024 | 25% | +49 points |
MU has the edge over BLZE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BLZE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.1M | +134% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.6M | +249% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.7M | -39% |
| Q4 2025 | $9M | +543% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.6M | -41% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.8M | +41% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.4M | +48% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.4M | -50% |
BLZE generated $27M in free cash flow over the past year, up 145% from the year before.
MU Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $32.9B | +45543% |
| Q2 2026 | $17.6B | +951% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.5B | +$5.6B |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +7853% |
| Q3 2025 | $72M | -75% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.7B | +322% |
| Q1 2025 | -$113M | +$52M |
| Q4 2024 | $38M | +$433M |
MU has the edge over BLZE on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BLZE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.9% | +1.7M shares |
| 1 year | +9.8% | +5.6M shares |
| 3 years | +71% | +25.9M shares |
| 5 years | +230% | +43.6M shares |
| Available history | +236% | +43.9M shares |
BLZE has 63M diluted shares, up 9.8% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $566,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $809,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $798,000 |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
BLZE spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year.
MU Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -2M shares |
| 1 year | +1.6% | +18M shares |
| 3 years | +4.6% | +50M shares |
| 5 years | +0.2% | +2M shares |
| Available history | +1.2% | +14M shares |
MU has the edge over BLZE on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $350M |
| Q4 2025 | $300M |
| Q3 2024 | $300M |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
MU has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
BLZE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | -3.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -5.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -14.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2021 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2021 | 4.0x | High |
| Q1 2021 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2020 | 2.9x | Moderate |
BLZE's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago.
MU Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.6x | Very low |
MU has the edge over BLZE on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
BLZE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 8.5 | Oversold |
BLZE's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
MU Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.9 | Neutral |
MU's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 27 (neutral).
BLZE PE vs Technology Sector
BLZE has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MU PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | MU | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 28x | 61% below |
| PE % | 18 | 35 | 17 pts below |
MU is trading at 11x earnings, a 61% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
BLZE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.2 | 14% below |
| 20 week MA | $13.0 | 33% below |
| 50 week MA | $8.48 | 3.7% above |
| 100 week MA | $7.47 | 18% above |
| 200 week MA | $7.00 | 26% above |
BLZE has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 26% above its 200-week average.
MU Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $914.5 | 13% below |
| 20 week MA | $931.0 | 14% below |
| 50 week MA | $685.9 | 16% above |
| 100 week MA | $405.4 | 97% above |
| 200 week MA | $246.0 | 225% above |
MU has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 225% above its 200-week average.
BLZE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $22.0 | $18.7 | -15% |
| 2022 | $18.7 | $5.67 | -70% |
| 2023 | $5.67 | $7.59 | +34% |
| 2024 | $7.59 | $6.23 | -18% |
| 2025 | $6.23 | $4.84 | -22% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.84 | $8.79 | +82% |
BLZE is up 82% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in four of the previous five years.
MU Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $54.0 | $70.6 | +31% |
| 2021 | $70.6 | $94.4 | +34% |
| 2022 | $94.4 | $50.2 | -47% |
| 2023 | $50.2 | $85.3 | +70% |
| 2024 | $85.3 | $88.6 | +3.9% |
| 2025 | $88.6 | $284.8 | +221% |
| 2026 YTD | $284.8 | $798.4 | +180% |
MU has the edge over BLZE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.