GCTS
GCT Semiconductor Holding, Inc.
GCTS trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over GCTS overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
GCTS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
GCTS's revenue is currently stable, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
MU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MU's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
GCTS PE Valuation
GCTS 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.
GCTS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses steady | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect GCTS's revenue to grow, with its earnings and profitability holding steady. 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.
GCTS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.64 | +$0.17 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.81 | -$0.09 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.82 | -$0.34 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.82 | -$0.52 |
GCTS lost $0.64 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than the year before.
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 GCTS on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
GCTS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1M | +149% |
| Q2 2026 | $971K | -18% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.9M | +287% |
| Q4 2025 | $758K | -58% |
| Q3 2025 | $430K | -84% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $496K | -85% |
GCTS's revenue is recovering but still below its 2024 peak: $1M last quarter, up 149% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -690% | +1463 points |
| Q2 2026 | -764% | -121 points |
| Q1 2026 | -319% | +1241 points |
| Q4 2025 | -1577% | -1164 points |
| Q3 2025 | -2152% | -1926 points |
| Q2 2025 | -642% | -160 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1560% | -1782 points |
| Q4 2024 | -413% | N/A |
GCTS's operating margin was −690% last quarter, up 1462 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 GCTS 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 GCTS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GCTS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$10.3M | -$2.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$16.9M | -$8.1M |
| Q1 2026 | -$7.5M | +$575K |
| Q4 2025 | -$8.5M | -$5.9M |
| Q3 2025 | -$7.8M | -$3.1M |
GCTS has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$43M over the past year, against −$27M 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 GCTS on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
GCTS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +11% | +9.3M shares |
| 1 year | +78% | +40.2M shares |
GCTS has 92M diluted shares, up 78% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | — |
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 GCTS 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.
GCTS Net Leverage
GCTS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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 more cash than debt.
GCTS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 15.3 | Oversold |
GCTS's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (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).
GCTS PE vs Technology Sector
GCTS 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.
GCTS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.65 | 6.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.92 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.73 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.68 | 8.3% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.98 | 69% below |
GCTS is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 69% 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 GCTS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GCTS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $9.90 | $10.2 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | $10.2 | $10.6 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | $10.6 | $2.35 | -78% |
| 2025 | $2.35 | $1.22 | -48% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.22 | $1.54 | +26% |
GCTS has finished lower in two of the last four years. It's up 26% 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 GCTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.