KC
Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited
KC's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over KC overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
KC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
KC's revenue and balance sheet are currently strong, and its profitability and cash flow are stable.
MU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MU's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
KC PE Valuation
KC 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.
KC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect KC's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. 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.
KC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.31 | +$0.92 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.53 | +$0.65 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.54 | +$0.67 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.58 | +$0.69 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.23 | -$0.11 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.18 | +$0.04 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.21 | +$0.17 |
| Q3 2024 | -$1.27 | -$0.04 |
KC is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.31 per share over the past year, against $3.31 at its worst in early 2020.
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 KC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
KC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $459.7M | +30% |
| Q1 2026 | $405.8M | +37% |
| Q4 2025 | $414.4M | +24% |
| Q3 2025 | $371.9M | +31% |
| Q2 2025 | $352.6M | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $295.6M | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $335M | +30% |
| Q3 2024 | $283M | +16% |
KC's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $460M last quarter, up 30% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 0.8% | +15 points |
| Q1 2026 | -6.1% | +5.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.5% | +8.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | -5.9% | +6 points |
| Q2 2025 | -14% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | -12% | +3.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | -2.2% | +18 points |
| Q3 2024 | -12% | +38 points |
KC's operating margin was 0.8% last quarter, up 15 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 KC 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 KC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
KC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $427.8M | +95% |
| Q1 2026 | $80.1M | +$142.9M |
| Q4 2025 | -$555.2M | -749% |
| Q3 2025 | $257.6M | +652% |
| Q2 2025 | $219.1M | +866% |
| Q1 2025 | -$62.8M | -$14.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $85.6M | +$377M |
| Q3 2024 | $34.3M | +1021% |
KC generated $210M in free cash flow over the past year, down 24% 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 KC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
KC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.2% | -3.6M shares |
| 1 year | +21% | +51.6M shares |
| 3 years | +26% | +62.4M shares |
| 5 years | +34% | +75.6M shares |
| Available history | +401% | +240M shares |
KC has 300M diluted shares, up 21% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
KC 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 KC 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.
KC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
KC's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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 KC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
KC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 8.2 | Oversold |
KC's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (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).
KC PE vs Technology Sector
KC 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.
KC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.63 | 8.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $9.79 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $11.7 | 33% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.7 | 38% below |
| 200 week MA | $8.48 | 7.3% below |
KC is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 7.3% 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 KC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
KC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $23.8 | $45.3 | +90% |
| 2021 | $45.3 | $15.5 | -66% |
| 2022 | $15.5 | $3.45 | -78% |
| 2023 | $3.45 | $3.78 | +9.6% |
| 2024 | $3.78 | $12.6 | +233% |
| 2025 | $12.6 | $10.7 | -15% |
| 2026 YTD | $10.7 | $7.86 | -27% |
KC's yearly returns have swung widely, from +233% in 2024 to −78% in 2022. It's down 27% 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 KC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.