MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over NABL overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
NABL
N-able, Inc.
NABL trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
MU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MU's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
NABL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
NABL's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue and balance sheet are stable, but its profitability is under pressure.
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.
NABL PE Valuation
NABL has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MU Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Moderate |
MU has the edge over NABL on the outlook, with more favorable revenue and profitability expectations.
NABL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect NABL's earnings to grow, but its profitability to weaken.
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 NABL on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
NABL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.43 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.05 | -$0.01 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.02 | -300% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.05 | -163% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.09 | -156% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.04 | -119% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.01 | -94% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.08 | -47% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.16 | +23% |
NABL lost $0.05 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than the year before.
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 NABL 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 NABL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
NABL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $137.5M | +4.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $138.2M | +5.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $133.7M | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $129.2M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $131.7M | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $131.2M | +9.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $118.2M | +3.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $116.5M | +7.5% |
NABL's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since early 2021: $137M last quarter, up 4.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | +2.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | +4.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 9.3% | +7.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.3% | -4.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8.8% | -12 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.7% | -11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1.5% | -17 points |
| Q4 2024 | 14% | -6.4 points |
NABL's operating margin was 11% last quarter, up 2.4 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 NABL on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NABL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $22.2M | +28% |
| Q2 2026 | $16.7M | -18% |
| Q1 2026 | $15.8M | -3.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $20.9M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $17.4M | -4.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $20.4M | -15% |
| Q1 2025 | $16.4M | +2097% |
| Q4 2024 | $18.8M | -33% |
NABL generated $76M in free cash flow over the past year, up 3.5% 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.
NABL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.6% | -3M shares |
| 1 year | -1.2% | -2.3M shares |
| 3 years | -0.1% | -134K shares |
| 5 years | +5.9% | +10.3M shares |
| Available history | -41% | -129M shares |
NABL has the edge over MU on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $37.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $10M |
| Q3 2025 | $10M |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
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 NABL on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
NABL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.3x | Moderate |
NABL's net debt is about 3.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
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).
NABL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 84.1 | Overbought |
NABL's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 84 (overbought).
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.
NABL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | NABL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
NABL has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 NABL on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NABL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.66 | 3% above |
| 20 week MA | $4.36 | 10% above |
| 50 week MA | $4.89 | 1.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $6.50 | 26% below |
| 200 week MA | $9.70 | 51% below |
NABL has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8- and 20-week averages, but 51% below its 200-week average.
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 NABL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NABL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $12.7 | $11.7 | -7.7% |
| 2022 | $11.7 | $10.1 | -14% |
| 2023 | $10.1 | $13.3 | +31% |
| 2024 | $13.3 | $9.39 | -29% |
| 2025 | $9.39 | $7.40 | -21% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.40 | $4.80 | -35% |
NABL has finished lower in four of the last five years. It's down 35% so far in 2026.