BOX
Box, Inc.
BOX's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over BOX overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
BOX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
BOX's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable.
MU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MU's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
BOX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 25x | $17.07 | -61% |
| Forward | 26x | $43.63 | — |
| Fair | 41x | $28.20 | -35% |
| Current | 64x | $43.63 | — |
| Expensive | 127x | $86.28 | +98% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BOX's PE is in its expensive range at 64x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 26x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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 has the edge over BOX in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
BOX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BOX, with profitability improving.
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.
BOX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.67 | +146% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.68 | -46% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.64 | -51% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.58 | -57% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.25 | +56% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.25 | +58% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.30 | +78% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.36 | +103% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.80 | +281% |
BOX's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.68 over the past year, against $1.36 in early 2025.
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 BOX on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BOX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $321.1M | +9.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $305.9M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $305.9M | +9.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $301.1M | +9.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $294M | +8.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $276.3M | +4.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $279.5M | +6.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $275.9M | +5.5% |
BOX's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $321M last quarter, up 9.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 10% | +3.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 9% | +6.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 10% | +3.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.3% | -0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7% | -0.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.3% | -4.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.4% | -1.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.5% | +4.1 points |
BOX's operating margin was 10% last quarter, up 3.2 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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 BOX 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 BOX on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BOX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $70.7M | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $138.9M | +9.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $108.5M | +6.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $71.3M | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $43.9M | +22% |
| Q2 2025 | $126.7M | -2.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $101.5M | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $62.3M | -13% |
BOX's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $389M over the past year, up 16% 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 BOX on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BOX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.3% | -420K shares |
| 1 year | -7.5% | -11.4M shares |
| 3 years | -6.9% | -10.3M shares |
| 5 years | -14% | -22M shares |
| Available history | -5.9% | -8.8M shares |
BOX has the edge over MU on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $69.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $116.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $123.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $76.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $39.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $49.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $42.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $30M |
BOX spent $386M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 138% from the year before.
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 1.1B diluted shares, up 1.6% from a year ago.
| 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.
BOX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
BOX'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 BOX on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
BOX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 73.0 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 89.4 | Overbought |
BOX's weekly RSI is 73 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 89 (overbought).
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).
BOX PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | BOX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 64x | 28x | 130% above |
| PE % | 73 | 35 | 38 pts above |
BOX is trading at 64x earnings, a 130% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
MU PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | MU | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 28x | 61% below |
| PE % | 18 | 35 | 17 pts below |
MU has the edge over BOX on valuation relative to its sector.
BOX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $39.3 | 11% above |
| 20 week MA | $34.9 | 25% above |
| 50 week MA | $29.5 | 48% above |
| 100 week MA | $30.9 | 41% above |
| 200 week MA | $29.6 | 47% above |
BOX has the edge over MU on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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.
BOX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $17.0 | $19.3 | +13% |
| 2021 | $19.3 | $26.8 | +39% |
| 2022 | $26.8 | $31.0 | +16% |
| 2023 | $31.0 | $25.6 | -17% |
| 2024 | $25.6 | $32.0 | +25% |
| 2025 | $32.0 | $30.1 | -6.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $30.1 | $43.6 | +45% |
BOX has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 45% so far in 2026.
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 BOX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.