COHU
Cohu, Inc.
COHU's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over COHU overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
COHU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
COHU'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.
COHU PE Valuation
COHU 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.
COHU Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for COHU, 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.
COHU Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.99 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.52 | +$1.04 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.83 | +$1.03 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.19 | +$0.65 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.59 | -$0.10 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.56 | -$0.48 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.86 | -$1.25 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.84 | -$1.79 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.49 | -353% |
COHU is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.52 per share over the past year, against $1.86 at its worst in mid-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 COHU on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
COHU Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $173M | +37% |
| Q2 2026 | $149M | +38% |
| Q1 2026 | $125.1M | +29% |
| Q4 2025 | $122.2M | +30% |
| Q3 2025 | $126.2M | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $107.7M | +2.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $96.8M | -10% |
| Q4 2024 | $94.1M | -31% |
COHU's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $173M last quarter, up 37% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.4% | +15 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2% | +16 points |
| Q1 2026 | -8.9% | +19 points |
| Q4 2025 | -13% | +10 points |
| Q3 2025 | -7.7% | +8.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | -16% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -28% | -12 points |
| Q4 2024 | -23% | -23 points |
COHU's operating margin was 7.4% last quarter, up 15 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 COHU on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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 COHU on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
COHU Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3M | +$20.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $8.1M | -39% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.3M | +$29.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $36.5M | +$41.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$18M | -219% |
| Q2 2025 | $13.4M | +$14.3M |
| Q1 2025 | -$21.1M | -$3.9M |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.8M | -$3.6M |
COHU's free cash flow has turned positive after two years mostly in the red: $56M over the past year.
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 COHU on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
COHU Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +15% | +7M shares |
| 1 year | +16% | +7.6M shares |
| 3 years | +13% | +6.3M shares |
| 5 years | +9.9% | +4.9M shares |
| Available history | +32% | +13.2M shares |
COHU has 54M diluted shares, up 16% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $1,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $138,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $8.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $32,000 |
COHU hasn't bought back shares in 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 COHU 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.
COHU Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 8.6x | High |
| Q3 2024 | -60.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -7.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -3.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
COHU's net debt is about 1.1 years 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 COHU on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
COHU Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 21.9 | Neutral |
COHU's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 22 (neutral).
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).
COHU PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | COHU | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
COHU 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.
COHU Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $55.2 | 19% below |
| 20 week MA | $54.4 | 17% below |
| 50 week MA | $44.0 | 2.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $32.1 | 40% above |
| 200 week MA | $32.4 | 39% above |
COHU has slipped below its 8- and 20-week averages, though it's still 39% 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.
COHU Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $22.3 | $38.8 | +74% |
| 2021 | $38.8 | $38.0 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | $38.0 | $31.6 | -17% |
| 2023 | $31.6 | $35.4 | +12% |
| 2024 | $35.4 | $26.8 | -24% |
| 2025 | $26.8 | $23.5 | -12% |
| 2026 YTD | $23.5 | $45.0 | +92% |
COHU is up 92% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in four of the previous six 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 COHU on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.