MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over PAY overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
PAY
Paymentus Holdings, Inc.
PAY'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.
PAY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
PAY's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
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.
PAY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 33x | $33.75 | — |
| Current | 46x | $33.75 | — |
| Cheap | 60x | $44.04 | +30% |
| Fair | 103x | $75.05 | +122% |
| Expensive | 409x | $299 | +785% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PAY 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.
PAY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for PAY, 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'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.
PAY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.04 | +42% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.73 | +55% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.66 | +50% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.57 | +42% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.52 | +49% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.47 | +52% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.44 | +76% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.40 | +74% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.35 | +94% |
PAY's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $0.73 over the past year, up 55% from the year before, and higher year over year for 14 quarters in a row.
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 PAY 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 PAY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PAY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $372.2M | +20% |
| Q2 2026 | $360.7M | +29% |
| Q1 2026 | $358.4M | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $330.5M | +28% |
| Q3 2025 | $310.7M | +34% |
| Q2 2025 | $280.1M | +42% |
| Q1 2025 | $275.2M | +49% |
| Q4 2024 | $257.9M | +56% |
PAY's revenue has grown year over year for 23 quarters in a row: $372M last quarter, up 20% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9% | +2.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 9% | +3.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 7.4% | +1.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.3% | +1.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.4% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.7% | +0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.7% | +1.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.5% | 0 points |
PAY's operating margin was 9% last quarter, up 2.6 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2018.
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 generated $59B in free cash flow over the past year, more than ten times what it generated the year before.
PAY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $43.4M | +24% |
| Q2 2026 | $48.7M | +55% |
| Q1 2026 | $30.4M | -40% |
| Q4 2025 | $45M | +62% |
| Q3 2025 | $35M | +425% |
| Q2 2025 | $31.4M | +76% |
| Q1 2025 | $50.4M | +365% |
| Q4 2024 | $27.8M | +14% |
PAY generated $168M in free cash flow over the past year, up 16% 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.
PAY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1% | +1.3M shares |
| 1 year | +0.8% | +1.1M shares |
| 3 years | +3.7% | +4.7M shares |
| 5 years | +4.7% | +5.9M shares |
| Available history | +18% | +19.8M shares |
PAY has the edge over MU on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| Q2 2018 | — |
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.
PAY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -3.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -3.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
PAY 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).
PAY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 27.5 | Neutral |
PAY's weekly RSI is 55 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 28 (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 PAY on valuation relative to its sector.
PAY PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | PAY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 46x | 28x | 66% above |
| PE % | 4 | 43 | 39 pts below |
PAY is trading at 46x earnings, a 66% 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.
PAY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $32.2 | 4.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $33.5 | 0.8% above |
| 50 week MA | $29.2 | 16% above |
| 100 week MA | $30.7 | 10% above |
| 200 week MA | $23.8 | 42% above |
PAY 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 PAY on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PAY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $30.5 | $31.6 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | $31.6 | $7.16 | -77% |
| 2023 | $7.16 | $17.9 | +150% |
| 2024 | $17.9 | $33.0 | +85% |
| 2025 | $33.0 | $31.5 | -4.6% |
| 2026 YTD | $31.5 | $33.8 | +7.2% |
PAY's yearly returns have swung widely, from +150% in 2023 to −77% in 2022. It's up 7.2% so far in 2026.