MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over PENG overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
PENG
Penguin Solutions, Inc.
PENG'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.
PENG Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Weak | |
| Healthy |
PENG's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its cash flow is weak.
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.
PENG PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 11x | $50.10 | — |
| Current | 19x | $50.10 | — |
| Cheap | 36x | $93.86 | +87% |
| Fair | 66x | $171 | +240% |
| Expensive | 83x | $215 | +330% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PENG 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.
PENG Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for PENG, with profitability improving.
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.
PENG Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.56 | +76% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.59 | +793% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.41 | +$1.69 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.72 | +$0.89 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.23 | +$0.75 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.29 | +$1.29 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.28 | +$2.80 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.17 | +$3.51 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.52 | +$3.45 |
PENG's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $2.59 over the past year, about nine times what it earned the year before, and higher year over year for nine 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 PENG 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 PENG on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PENG Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $566.7M | +68% |
| Q2 2026 | $478.7M | +48% |
| Q1 2026 | $343M | -6.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $343.1M | +0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $337.9M | +8.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $324.3M | +7.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $365.5M | +28% |
| Q4 2024 | $341.1M | +24% |
PENG's revenue is growing: $567M last quarter, up 68% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | +8.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +7.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 7.5% | +2.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.7% | +0.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.7% | +0.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 3% | -0.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.1% | +6.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.1% | +4.6 points |
PENG's operating margin was 12% last quarter, up 8.6 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 PENG on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
PENG Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$167.4M | -$94.1M |
| Q2 2026 | -$77.6M | -185% |
| Q1 2026 | $53.3M | -24% |
| Q4 2025 | $28.2M | +135% |
| Q3 2025 | -$73.4M | -$55.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $90.9M | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $70.5M | +$97.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $12M | -55% |
PENG's free cash flow has turned negative after years in the green: −$163M 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 PENG 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.
PENG Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +16% | +9M shares |
| 1 year | +18% | +9.7M shares |
| 3 years | +15% | +8.5M shares |
| 5 years | +24% | +12.5M shares |
| Available history | +32% | +15.5M shares |
PENG has 64M diluted shares, up 18% from a year ago, despite $74M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.5M |
| Q2 2026 | $11.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $36.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $20.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $3.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $31.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $6.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $11.1M |
PENG spent $74M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 42% 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 the edge over PENG on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
PENG Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Moderate |
PENG's net debt is less than a year 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).
PENG Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 21.3 | Neutral |
PENG's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 21 (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 PENG on valuation relative to its sector.
PENG PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | PENG | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 28x | 31% below |
| PE % | 2 | 35 | 33 pts below |
PENG is trading at 19x earnings, a 31% 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 |
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.
PENG Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $56.0 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $56.8 | 12% below |
| 50 week MA | $41.0 | 22% above |
| 100 week MA | $30.9 | 62% above |
| 200 week MA | $25.6 | 96% above |
PENG has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 96% above 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 PENG on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PENG Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $19.1 | $17.7 | -7.3% |
| 2021 | $17.7 | $33.4 | +89% |
| 2022 | $33.4 | $15.3 | -54% |
| 2023 | $15.3 | $18.9 | +24% |
| 2024 | $18.9 | $19.4 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | $19.4 | $20.3 | +4.7% |
| 2026 YTD | $20.3 | $50.1 | +147% |
PENG has finished higher in four of the last six years. It's up 147% so far in 2026.