MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over RELL overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
RELL
Richardson Electronics, Ltd.
RELL'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.
RELL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
RELL's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its cash flow is 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 has the edge over RELL in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
RELL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.8x | $6.45 | -67% |
| Fair | 16x | $10.71 | -46% |
| Forward | 26x | $19.74 | — |
| Current | 30x | $19.74 | — |
| Expensive | 111x | $73.11 | +270% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RELL's PE is in its fair range at 30x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 26x next year's earnings.
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.
RELL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for RELL, 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 has the edge over RELL on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RELL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.75 | +14% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.66 | +3200% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.50 | +$0.59 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.30 | +$0.49 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.06 | +100% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.02 | +$0.09 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.09 | -$0.08 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.19 | -158% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.03 | -96% |
RELL's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.66 over the past year, against $2.15 in early 2023.
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 RELL 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 RELL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RELL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $64.9M | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $66.2M | +28% |
| Q1 2026 | $55.5M | +3.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $52.3M | +5.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $54.6M | +1.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $51.9M | +9.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $53.8M | +2.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $49.5M | +12% |
RELL's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $65M last quarter, up 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.9% | +6.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.8% | +4.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.7% | +7.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0.3% | +1.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.8% | +1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.2% | +1.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -5.1% | -7 points |
| Q4 2024 | -1.4% | +3.2 points |
RELL's operating margin was 7.9% last quarter, up 6.1 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 RELL on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RELL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.2M | +1121% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2M | +$1.9M |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.4M | -184% |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.7M | -134% |
| Q3 2025 | $342K | +$856K |
| Q2 2025 | -$745K | -112% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.1M | +$7M |
| Q4 2024 | $4.9M | +$5.7M |
RELL still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2024 peak: $213,000 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 RELL 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.
RELL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.6% | +334K shares |
| 1 year | +3.8% | +480K shares |
| 3 years | +3.9% | +485K shares |
| 5 years | +14% | +1.6M shares |
| Available history | -0.8% | -111K shares |
RELL has 13M diluted shares, up 3.8% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2020 | — |
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.
RELL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -4.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -11.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -16.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -23.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -40.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -5.6x | Net Cash |
RELL 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).
RELL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 55.8 | Neutral |
RELL's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 56 (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 RELL on valuation relative to its sector.
RELL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | RELL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 30x | 28x | 7% above |
| PE % | 59 | 35 | 24 pts above |
RELL is trading at 30x earnings, in line with 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.
RELL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $18.8 | 5.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $18.2 | 8.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $15.2 | 30% above |
| 100 week MA | $13.0 | 52% above |
| 200 week MA | $13.3 | 49% above |
RELL 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 RELL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RELL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $5.61 | $4.50 | -20% |
| 2021 | $4.50 | $12.4 | +176% |
| 2022 | $12.4 | $21.5 | +73% |
| 2023 | $21.5 | $13.4 | -38% |
| 2024 | $13.4 | $13.9 | +3.9% |
| 2025 | $13.9 | $10.6 | -23% |
| 2026 YTD | $10.6 | $19.7 | +86% |
RELL is up 86% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.