FICO
Fair Isaac Corporation
FICO's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over FICO overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
FICO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
FICO's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
MU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MU's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
FICO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 16x | $717 | — |
| Current | 20x | $717 | — |
| Cheap | 34x | $1,224 | +71% |
| Fair | 54x | $1,954 | +172% |
| Expensive | 72x | $2,633 | +267% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FICO has the edge over MU in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
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.
FICO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for FICO, 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.
FICO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $44.90 | +24% |
| Q3 2026 | $36.32 | +37% |
| Q2 2026 | $34.61 | +35% |
| Q1 2026 | $31.56 | +36% |
| Q4 2025 | $27.01 | +24% |
| Q3 2025 | $26.54 | +30% |
| Q2 2025 | $25.57 | +34% |
| Q1 2025 | $23.22 | +22% |
| Q4 2024 | $21.79 | +22% |
FICO's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $36.32 over the past year, up 37% from the year before, and higher year over year for 14 quarters in a row.
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's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $74.33 over the past year, about 10 times what it earned the year before, and higher year over year for 10 quarters in a row.
FICO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $657M | +27% |
| Q2 2026 | $674.2M | +26% |
| Q1 2026 | $691.7M | +39% |
| Q4 2025 | $512M | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $515.8M | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $536.4M | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $498.7M | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $440M | +15% |
FICO's revenue has grown year over year for 20 quarters in a row: $657M last quarter, up 27% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 41% | -5.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 54% | +4.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 58% | +8.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 46% | +4.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 46% | +2.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 49% | +6.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 49% | +4.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 41% | +1.2 points |
FICO's operating margin was 41% last quarter, down 5.4 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 FICO 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 FICO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
FICO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $293.4M | +34% |
| Q2 2026 | $379.6M | +33% |
| Q1 2026 | $223.1M | +206% |
| Q4 2025 | $173.9M | -10% |
| Q3 2025 | $219.5M | -2.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $284.4M | +34% |
| Q1 2025 | $72.8M | +8.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $193.2M | +60% |
FICO's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $1.1B over the past year, up 39% 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 FICO on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
FICO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.3% | +285K shares |
| 1 year | -6.4% | -1.6M shares |
| 3 years | -9.4% | -2.4M shares |
| 5 years | -21% | -6.3M shares |
| Available history | -24% | -7.2M shares |
FICO has the edge over MU on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $2.3B |
| Q1 2026 | $605.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $171.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $548M |
| Q2 2025 | $486.8M |
| Q1 2025 | $217.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $162.6M |
FICO spent $3B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 115% 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.
FICO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 4.3x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.9x | Moderate |
FICO's net debt is about 3.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.1 years 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 FICO on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
FICO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 35.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.9 | Oversold |
FICO's weekly RSI is 36 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (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).
FICO PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | FICO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 28x | 29% below |
| PE % | 1 | 35 | 34 pts below |
FICO is trading at 20x earnings, a 29% discount 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 FICO on valuation relative to its sector.
FICO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $739.0 | 2.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $968.6 | 26% below |
| 50 week MA | $1,181.6 | 39% below |
| 100 week MA | $1,466.7 | 51% below |
| 200 week MA | $1,338.3 | 46% below |
FICO is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 46% below 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 the edge over FICO on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
FICO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $378.8 | $518.5 | +37% |
| 2021 | $518.5 | $435.1 | -16% |
| 2022 | $435.1 | $616.8 | +42% |
| 2023 | $616.8 | $1,164.0 | +89% |
| 2024 | $1,164.0 | $2,037.3 | +75% |
| 2025 | $2,037.3 | $1,753.2 | -14% |
| 2026 YTD | $1,753.2 | $717.4 | -59% |
FICO is down 59% so far in 2026, after finishing higher 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 FICO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.