MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over RSSS overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger valuation.
RSSS
Research Solutions, Inc.
RSSS'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.
RSSS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
RSSS's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
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.
RSSS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 13x | $1.94 | — |
| Cheap | 15x | $1.38 | -29% |
| Fair | 22x | $2.00 | +2.9% |
| Current | 22x | $1.94 | — |
| Expensive | 86x | $7.77 | +300% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RSSS 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 |
MU has the edge over RSSS on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
RSSS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect RSSS's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
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 RSSS on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RSSS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.15 | +67% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.09 | +125% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.15 | +$0.28 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.13 | +$0.27 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.04 | +$0.11 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.04 | +$0.17 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.13 | -$0.10 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.14 | -$0.12 |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.07 | -$0.04 |
RSSS earned $0.09 per share over the past year, up 125% from the year before.
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 RSSS 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 RSSS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RSSS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $12.1M | -2.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $12.1M | -4.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $11.8M | -1% |
| Q3 2025 | $12.3M | +2.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $12.4M | +2.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $12.7M | +4.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $11.9M | +16% |
| Q3 2024 | $12M | +20% |
RSSS's revenue grew through 2024 and has held roughly level since: $12M last quarter, down 2.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 7% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 8.6% | +4.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.3% | +5.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.8% | +2.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9.7% | +4.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.4% | +3.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 0.8% | +4.9 points |
| Q3 2024 | 5.4% | +16 points |
RSSS's operating margin was 7% last quarter, down 2.7 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 RSSS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
RSSS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.8M | -22% |
| Q1 2026 | $1M | -65% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.3M | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.9M | +43% |
| Q2 2024 | $1.9M | +30% |
| Q1 2024 | $2M | +141% |
| Q4 2023 | $306.7K | -66% |
| Q3 2023 | -$789.4K | -850% |
RSSS still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2025 peak: $5M 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 RSSS 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.
RSSS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.5% | -163K shares |
| 1 year | +2.4% | +769K shares |
| 3 years | +11% | +3.1M shares |
| 5 years | +24% | +6.3M shares |
| Available history | +34% | +8.2M shares |
RSSS has 32M diluted shares, up 2.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $5,654 |
| Q1 2026 | $7,836 |
| Q4 2025 | $16,162 |
| Q3 2025 | $23,387 |
| Q2 2025 | $26,184 |
| Q1 2025 | $703,115 |
| Q4 2024 | $189,159 |
| Q3 2024 | $16,119 |
RSSS has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
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.
RSSS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
RSSS 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).
RSSS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 15.3 | Oversold |
RSSS's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (oversold).
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 RSSS on valuation relative to its sector.
RSSS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | RSSS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 22x | 28x | 23% below |
| PE % | 46 | 35 | 11 pts above |
RSSS is trading at 22x earnings, a 23% 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 the edge over RSSS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
RSSS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.98 | 2% below |
| 20 week MA | $2.12 | 8.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $2.38 | 18% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.77 | 30% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.66 | 27% below |
RSSS is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 27% 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 RSSS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RSSS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.29 | $2.27 | -31% |
| 2021 | $2.27 | $2.37 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | $2.37 | $1.99 | -16% |
| 2023 | $1.99 | $2.60 | +31% |
| 2024 | $2.60 | $4.14 | +59% |
| 2025 | $4.14 | $2.91 | -30% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.91 | $1.94 | -33% |
RSSS has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 33% so far in 2026.