MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over PAR overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
PAR
PAR Technology Corporation
PAR'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.
PAR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
PAR's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability, cash flow 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.
PAR PE Valuation
PAR 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.
PAR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for PAR, 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 PAR on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
PAR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.32 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$1.54 | +$0.59 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.77 | +$0.47 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.88 | -$1.76 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.09 | -$1.95 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.13 | -$1.88 |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.24 | -$1.99 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.12 | +$2.45 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.14 | +$2.39 |
PAR is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.54 per share over the past year, against $3.53 at its worst in mid-2022.
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 PAR 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 PAR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PAR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $137.1M | +15% |
| Q2 2026 | $133.4M | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $124M | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $120.1M | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $119.2M | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $112.4M | +44% |
| Q1 2025 | $103.9M | -1.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $105M | -2.5% |
PAR's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $137M last quarter, up 15% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4% | +11 points |
| Q2 2026 | -9.7% | +5.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -11% | +4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -15% | +0.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | -15% | +0.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | -15% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | -15% | +8.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | -16% | -1.7 points |
PAR's operating margin was −4% last quarter, up 11 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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 PAR on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
PAR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $20.6M | +192% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.8M | +$14.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$17M | +$619K |
| Q4 2025 | -$12.5M | -492% |
| Q3 2025 | $7M | -16% |
| Q2 2025 | -$7.4M | +$6.8M |
| Q1 2025 | -$17.6M | +$6M |
| Q4 2024 | $3.2M | +249% |
PAR has burned cash in most quarters: −$2M over the past year, against −$15M 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 the edge over PAR 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.
PAR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +84K shares |
| 1 year | +1.9% | +783K shares |
| 3 years | +51% | +13.9M shares |
| 5 years | +59% | +15.4M shares |
| Available history | +155% | +25.1M shares |
PAR has 41M diluted shares, up 1.9% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $33.1M |
| Q3 2020 | $497,000 |
| Q2 2020 | $179,000 |
| Q1 2020 | $153,000 |
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 PAR on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
PAR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1,866.6x | High |
PAR's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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).
PAR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 83.5 | Overbought |
PAR's weekly RSI is 60 (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.
PAR PE vs Technology Sector
PAR 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 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.
PAR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $17.4 | 25% above |
| 20 week MA | $17.6 | 24% above |
| 50 week MA | $19.9 | 9.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $38.7 | 44% below |
| 200 week MA | $41.2 | 47% below |
PAR has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 47% 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 PAR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PAR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $30.9 | $66.8 | +116% |
| 2021 | $66.8 | $55.2 | -17% |
| 2022 | $55.2 | $24.3 | -56% |
| 2023 | $24.3 | $43.5 | +79% |
| 2024 | $43.5 | $73.3 | +68% |
| 2025 | $73.3 | $37.7 | -49% |
| 2026 YTD | $37.7 | $21.8 | -42% |
PAR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +116% in 2020 to −56% in 2022. It's down 42% so far in 2026.