MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over P overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
P
Everpure, Inc.
P'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.
P Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
P's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its cash flow 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.
P PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 30x | $110 | — |
| Cheap | 127x | $92.36 | -16% |
| Current | 151x | $110 | — |
| Fair | 173x | $126 | +14% |
| Expensive | 300x | $219 | +99% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
P 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 |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for MU, with profitability improving.
P Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for P, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 P on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
P Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.63 | +398% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.73 | +74% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.66 | +74% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.55 | +77% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.39 | -2.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.42 | 0% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.38 | +27% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.31 | +63% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.40 | +90% |
P earned $0.73 per share over the past year, up 74% from 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 P 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 P on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
P Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +38% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | +35% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1B | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $964.5M | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $861M | +13% |
| Q2 2025 | $778.5M | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $879.8M | +11% |
| Q4 2024 | $831.1M | +8.9% |
P's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $1.2B last quarter, up 38% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.3% | +4.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.9% | +5.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.2% | +3.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.6% | -1.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 0.6% | -2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | -4% | +2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.8% | -2.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.2% | -2.6 points |
P's operating margin was 5.3% last quarter, up 4.8 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 P on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
P Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$237.6M | -258% |
| Q2 2026 | $111.8M | -47% |
| Q1 2026 | $201.4M | +32% |
| Q4 2025 | $52.6M | +49% |
| Q3 2025 | $150.1M | -9.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $211.6M | +23% |
| Q1 2025 | $152.4M | -24% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.2M | -69% |
P usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$238M, but it generated $128M over 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 P 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.
P Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +2.1M shares |
| 1 year | +2.3% | +7.9M shares |
| 3 years | +12% | +36.1M shares |
| 5 years | +22% | +61.7M shares |
| Available history | +35% | +90.5M shares |
P has 346M diluted shares, up 2.3% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $69M |
| Q2 2026 | $84.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $127.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $53.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $42.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $119.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $192M |
| Q4 2024 | $182M |
P spent $334M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 38% from the year before.
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.
P Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -4.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -4.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -3.6x | Net Cash |
P has the edge over MU on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
P Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 40.7 | Neutral |
P's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (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 P on valuation relative to its sector.
P PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | P | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 151x | 28x | 441% above |
| PE % | 31 | 35 | 4 pts below |
P is trading at 151x earnings, a 441% premium 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 |
MU has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 225% above its 200-week average.
P Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $125.2 | 12% below |
| 20 week MA | $104.4 | 5.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $83.8 | 31% above |
| 100 week MA | $74.2 | 48% above |
| 200 week MA | $58.5 | 88% above |
P has the edge over MU on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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 P on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
P Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $17.2 | $24.0 | +39% |
| 2021 | $24.0 | $33.3 | +39% |
| 2022 | $33.3 | $26.7 | -20% |
| 2023 | $26.7 | $35.7 | +34% |
| 2024 | $35.7 | $63.7 | +78% |
| 2025 | $63.7 | $69.3 | +8.8% |
| 2026 YTD | $69.3 | $110.1 | +59% |
P has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's up 59% so far in 2026.