GWRE
Guidewire Software, Inc.
GWRE's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over GWRE overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
GWRE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
GWRE's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
MU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MU's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
GWRE PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 35x | $160 | — |
| Cheap | 73x | $118 | -26% |
| Current | 98x | $160 | — |
| Fair | 171x | $278 | +74% |
| Expensive | 528x | $861 | +438% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GWRE 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.
GWRE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for GWRE, 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.
GWRE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.56 | +180% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.63 | +101% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.86 | +354% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.21 | +$2.41 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.06 | +186% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.81 | +$0.88 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.41 | +$0.55 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.20 | +$0.43 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.37 | +$1.23 |
GWRE's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $1.63 over the past year, up 101% from the year before, and higher year over year for 13 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.
GWRE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $411.1M | +15% |
| Q2 2026 | $372.5M | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $359.1M | +24% |
| Q4 2025 | $332.6M | +27% |
| Q3 2025 | $356.6M | +22% |
| Q2 2025 | $293.5M | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $289.5M | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $262.9M | +27% |
GWRE's revenue has grown year over year for 19 quarters in a row: $411M last quarter, up 15% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | +6.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 8.2% | +6.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +6.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.5% | +7.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8.3% | +4.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.5% | +8.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4% | +9.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | -1.8% | +15 points |
GWRE's operating margin was 15% last quarter, up 6.9 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 GWRE 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 GWRE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
GWRE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $281.8M | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $59.4M | +88% |
| Q1 2026 | $108.8M | +28% |
| Q4 2025 | -$72.3M | -$9.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $241.4M | +26% |
| Q2 2025 | $31.6M | +667% |
| Q1 2025 | $85.2M | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | -$63.1M | +$9.9M |
GWRE generated $378M in free cash flow over the past year, up 28% 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 generated $59B in free cash flow over the past year, more than ten times what it generated the year before.
GWRE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +339K shares |
| 1 year | -0.6% | -506K shares |
| 3 years | +3.9% | +3.2M shares |
| 5 years | +2.2% | +1.8M shares |
| Available history | +3.7% | +3M shares |
GWRE has the edge over MU on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $213.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $244.3M |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | $47.8M |
| Q2 2023 | $14M |
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.
GWRE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -5.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -10.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -11.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -29.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2021 | 2.7x | Moderate |
GWRE has the edge over MU on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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.
GWRE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 34.1 | Neutral |
GWRE's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 34 (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).
GWRE PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | GWRE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 98x | 28x | 252% above |
| PE % | 33 | 35 | 2 pts below |
GWRE is trading at 98x earnings, a 252% 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 GWRE on valuation relative to its sector.
GWRE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $163.4 | 2.1% below |
| 20 week MA | $160.3 | 0.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $155.2 | 3.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $184.4 | 13% below |
| 200 week MA | $148.6 | 7.7% above |
GWRE's trend is mixed: it's above two of its five weekly moving averages, and 7.7% 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 the edge over GWRE on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GWRE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $109.0 | $127.2 | +17% |
| 2021 | $127.2 | $113.8 | -11% |
| 2022 | $113.8 | $60.5 | -47% |
| 2023 | $60.5 | $109.0 | +80% |
| 2024 | $109.0 | $171.2 | +57% |
| 2025 | $171.2 | $205.5 | +20% |
| 2026 YTD | $205.5 | $160.0 | -22% |
GWRE has finished higher in four of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's down 22% 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 GWRE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.