DBD
Diebold Nixdorf, Incorporated
DBD's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over DBD overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
DBD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Stable |
DBD's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are stable.
MU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MU's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
DBD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 0.7x | $1.54 | -97% |
| Forward | 9.8x | $54.75 | — |
| Fair | 22x | $44.94 | -18% |
| Current | 26x | $54.75 | — |
| Expensive | 32x | $67.83 | +24% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DBD's PE is in its fair range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.8x next year's earnings.
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 DBD in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
DBD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect DBD's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
MU Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Moderate |
MU has the edge over DBD on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
DBD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.56 | +166% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.09 | +53% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.01 | +$3.35 |
| Q1 2026 | $2.90 | +$3.17 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.54 | +$2.98 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.37 | +$1.37 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.34 | -101% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.27 | -101% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.44 | -101% |
DBD's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.09 over the past year, against $57.03 in mid-2024.
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 DBD on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
DBD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $994.3M | +5.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $930.8M | +1.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $891.8M | +6% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $945.2M | +2% |
| Q2 2025 | $915.2M | -2.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $841.1M | -6.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $988.9M | -4.6% |
DBD's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $994M last quarter, up 5.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.9% | -3.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.2% | 0 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3.7% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.5% | +3.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.8% | +2.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 6.1% | -1.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.5% | +0.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.2% | -1.2 points |
DBD's operating margin was 3.9% last quarter, down 3.9 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 DBD 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 DBD on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
DBD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$47.4M | -227% |
| Q2 2026 | -$13.6M | -145% |
| Q1 2026 | $31.7M | +102% |
| Q4 2025 | $217.5M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $37.4M | +$52.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $30.1M | +$38.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $15.7M | +$39.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $196.2M | +26% |
DBD has burned cash in most quarters: $188M over the past year, down 33% 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 DBD on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
DBD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2% | -700K shares |
| 1 year | -6.5% | -2.4M shares |
| 3 years | -7.9% | -3M shares |
| 5 years | -56% | -43.7M shares |
| Available history | -55% | -42.2M shares |
DBD has the edge over MU on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $33.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $60.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $60.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $51.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $39.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $30.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $9.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3M |
DBD spent $206M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 152% 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.
DBD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.8x | Moderate |
DBD's net debt is about 2.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as 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 DBD on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
DBD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.4 | Oversold |
DBD's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (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).
DBD PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | DBD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 28x | 6% below |
| PE % | 61 | 25 | 36 pts above |
DBD is trading at 26x earnings, in line with 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 DBD on valuation relative to its sector.
DBD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $61.8 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $69.7 | 21% below |
| 50 week MA | $73.3 | 25% below |
| 100 week MA | $62.4 | 12% below |
MU has stronger trend alignment. DBD is above 0 of 4 weekly averages versus MU above 3 of 5.
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.
DBD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $20.1 | $29.0 | +44% |
| 2024 | $29.0 | $42.9 | +48% |
| 2025 | $42.9 | $69.3 | +61% |
| 2026 YTD | $69.3 | $54.8 | -21% |
DBD has finished every year since 2023 higher, and it's down 21% 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 DBD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.