MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over QUIK overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
QUIK
QuickLogic Corporation
QUIK 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.
QUIK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Weak | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
QUIK's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability 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.
QUIK PE Valuation
QUIK 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.
QUIK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for QUIK to show an outlook.
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 QUIK on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
QUIK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.66 | -$0.09 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.78 | -$0.31 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.90 | -$0.49 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.91 | -$0.65 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.57 | -$0.47 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.47 | -492% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.41 | -783% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.26 | -$0.22 |
QUIK is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.66 per share over the past year, against $2.19 at its worst in late 2019.
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 QUIK 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 QUIK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
QUIK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.1M | +153% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.5M | +49% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.1M | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.7M | -35% |
| Q3 2025 | $2M | -53% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.7M | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.3M | -28% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.7M | -24% |
QUIK's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $5M last quarter, up 153% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -41% | +152 points |
| Q2 2026 | -31% | +37 points |
| Q1 2026 | -42% | +3.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | -93% | -90 points |
| Q3 2025 | -194% | -150 points |
| Q2 2025 | -68% | -32 points |
| Q1 2025 | -46% | -49 points |
| Q4 2024 | -4% | -32 points |
QUIK's operating margin was −41% last quarter, up 152 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 QUIK on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
QUIK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2M | +$2.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $999K | +$1.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $63K | +$3.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$971K | +$197K |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.3M | -$1.2M |
| Q2 2025 | -$726K | +$3.4M |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.5M | -$3.5M |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.2M | -177% |
QUIK's free cash flow has turned positive after six years mostly in the red: $1M 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 QUIK 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.
QUIK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.7% | +309K shares |
| 1 year | +12% | +1.9M shares |
| 3 years | +34% | +4.7M shares |
| 5 years | +67% | +7.4M shares |
QUIK has 18M diluted shares, up 12% from a year ago.
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.
QUIK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | -103.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -7.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -4.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -7.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -12.4x | Net Cash |
QUIK has more cash than debt.
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).
QUIK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.9 | Oversold |
QUIK's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (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.
QUIK PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | QUIK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
QUIK 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.
QUIK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.77 | 1.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $11.5 | 14% below |
| 50 week MA | $11.7 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $9.09 | 9% above |
| 200 week MA | $9.32 | 6.3% above |
QUIK's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 6.3% 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 QUIK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
QUIK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $4.58 | $3.64 | -21% |
| 2021 | $3.64 | $5.19 | +43% |
| 2022 | $5.19 | $5.11 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | $5.11 | $13.9 | +171% |
| 2024 | $13.9 | $9.86 | -29% |
| 2025 | $9.86 | $6.42 | -35% |
| 2026 YTD | $6.42 | $9.91 | +54% |
QUIK is up 54% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in four of the previous six years.