MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over NATL overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
NATL
NCR Atleos Corporation
NATL's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
MU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MU's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
NATL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
NATL's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue and balance sheet are stable.
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.
NATL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9.8x | $48.24 | — |
| Current | 14x | $48.24 | — |
| Cheap | 18x | $62.59 | +30% |
| Fair | 20x | $68.98 | +43% |
| Expensive | 22x | $76.66 | +59% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NATL has the edge over MU in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
MU Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Moderate |
MU has the edge over NATL on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
NATL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect NATL's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
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.
NATL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.91 | +40% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.51 | +104% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.58 | +52% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.32 | +56% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.26 | +97% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.72 | +$3.46 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.70 | +$4.58 |
NATL's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $3.51 over the past year, up 104% from the year before, and higher year over year every quarter since late 2024.
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 NATL 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 NATL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
NATL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | -2% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | -0.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $1B | +6.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B | +4% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B | +4% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.1B | +2.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $980M | -6.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B | +0.9% |
NATL's revenue fell from its 2022 peak and has held roughly level since: $1.1B last quarter, down 2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 17% | +6.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 14% | +3.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.1% | -1.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | +0.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.8% | -1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | +1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.8% | +2.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | +10 points |
NATL's operating margin was 17% last quarter, up 6.8 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2022.
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 NATL on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NATL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $147M | +$152M |
| Q2 2026 | $4M | +$48M |
| Q1 2026 | -$36M | -138% |
| Q4 2025 | $194M | +213% |
| Q3 2025 | -$5M | -106% |
| Q2 2025 | -$44M | -$30M |
| Q1 2025 | $94M | -24% |
| Q4 2024 | $62M | +$92M |
NATL generated $309M in free cash flow over the past year, up 189% 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.
NATL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +300K shares |
| 1 year | +0.1% | +100K shares |
| 3 years | +7.8% | +5.5M shares |
NATL has the edge over MU on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $16M |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
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 NATL on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
NATL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.7x | Elevated |
NATL's net debt is about 2.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 3.3 years 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).
NATL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 63.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 62.7 | Neutral |
NATL's weekly RSI is 63 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 63 (neutral).
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 NATL on valuation relative to its sector.
NATL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | NATL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 28x | 51% below |
| PE % | 1 | 18 | 17 pts below |
NATL is trading at 14x earnings, a 51% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
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 |
NATL has stronger trend alignment. MU is above 3 of 5 weekly averages versus NATL above 4 of 4.
NATL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $46.5 | 3.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $46.4 | 4% above |
| 50 week MA | $43.9 | 9.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $37.9 | 27% above |
NATL is in an uptrend: it's above all four of its weekly moving averages, and 27% above its 100-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 NATL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NATL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $22.4 | $24.3 | +8.5% |
| 2024 | $24.3 | $34.3 | +41% |
| 2025 | $34.3 | $39.0 | +14% |
| 2026 YTD | $39.0 | $48.2 | +24% |
NATL has finished every year since 2023 higher, and it's up 24% so far in 2026.