MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over PAAI overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
PAAI
Paradium.AI, Inc.
PAAI 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.
PAAI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong | |
| Weak |
PAAI's cash flow is currently strong, but its revenue, profitability and balance sheet are 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.
PAAI PE Valuation
PAAI 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 |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for MU, with profitability improving.
PAAI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong decline | |
| Decline | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| -- |
Analysts expect PAAI's earnings and revenue to decline, though with profitability 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 has the edge over PAAI on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
PAAI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.01 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.02 | -101% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.20 | -92% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.48 | +2656% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.62 | +$6.52 |
| Q3 2025 | $2.68 | +$6.85 |
| Q2 2025 | $2.65 | +$7.41 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.09 | +$5.45 |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.90 | -$1.41 |
PAAI has swung to a loss: it lost $0.02 per share over the past year, after a profit 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 PAAI 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 PAAI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PAAI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $20.5M | -31% |
| Q2 2026 | $22.2M | -51% |
| Q1 2026 | $20.4M | -36% |
| Q4 2025 | $28.2M | -22% |
| Q3 2025 | $29.8M | -11% |
| Q2 2025 | $45M | +66% |
| Q1 2025 | $31.8M | +9.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $36.2M | -49% |
PAAI's revenue has slid since its 2023 peak: $21M last quarter, down 31% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.5% | -36 points |
| Q2 2026 | 10% | -26 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1.5% | -25 points |
| Q4 2025 | 27% | -1.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 32% | +7.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 36% | +46 points |
| Q1 2025 | 23% | +51 points |
| Q4 2024 | 29% | +29 points |
PAAI's operating margin was −4.5% last quarter, down 36 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 stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 3,213% versus its history, compared with PAAI at up 347%.
PAAI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $2M | -46% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.1M | +$21.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $12.2M | +$14.5M |
| Q1 2025 | $3.7M | +$5.6M |
| Q4 2024 | -$8.6M | -$6.1M |
| Q4 2023 | -$2.5M | -176% |
| Q4 2022 | $3.3M | +$9.8M |
| Q3 2022 | -$7.3M | -569% |
PAAI's free cash flow has turned positive after five years mostly in the red: $27M 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 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.
PAAI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +112K shares |
| 1 year | -0.2% | -84.5K shares |
| 3 years | +116% | +25.5M shares |
| 5 years | +355% | +37.2M shares |
| Available history | +2725% | +45.9M shares |
PAAI has the edge over MU on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
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 PAAI on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
PAAI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.2x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 2.4x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 4.0x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 9.2x | High |
PAAI's net debt is about 7.2 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.1 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).
PAAI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 4.6 | Oversold |
PAAI's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 5 (oversold).
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.
PAAI PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | PAAI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 4.5x | 28x | 84% below |
| PE % | 68 | 35 | 33 pts above |
PAAI has the edge over MU on valuation relative to its sector.
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 PAAI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
PAAI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.00 | 39% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.06 | 42% below |
| 50 week MA | $2.09 | 71% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.15 | 81% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.97 | 79% below |
PAAI is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 79% 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 PAAI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PAAI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $16.7 | $13.0 | -22% |
| 2021 | $13.0 | $14.3 | +10% |
| 2022 | $14.3 | $9.40 | -34% |
| 2023 | $9.40 | $2.38 | -75% |
| 2024 | $2.38 | $1.38 | -42% |
| 2025 | $1.38 | $4.18 | +203% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.18 | $0.61 | -85% |
PAAI's yearly returns have swung widely, from +203% in 2025 to −75% in 2023. It's down 85% so far in 2026.