MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over SILC overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
SILC
Silicom Ltd.
SILC'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.
SILC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
SILC's revenue and balance sheet are currently strong, but its profitability and cash flow are 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'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.
SILC PE Valuation
SILC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 112x 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.
SILC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SILC to return to profit, with revenue growing.
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 SILC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
SILC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.28 | — |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.71 | +$0.86 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.93 | +$0.30 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.01 | +$0.28 |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.62 | +$3.82 |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.57 | +$3.25 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.23 | +$2.78 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.29 | +$1.65 |
| Q3 2024 | -$6.44 | -410% |
SILC is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.71 per share over the past year, against $6.44 at its worst in late 2024.
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 SILC 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 SILC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SILC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $23.8M | +59% |
| Q1 2026 | $19.1M | +33% |
| Q4 2025 | $16.9M | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $15.6M | +5.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $15M | +3.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $14.4M | +0.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.5M | -23% |
| Q3 2024 | $14.8M | -51% |
SILC's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $24M last quarter, up 59% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -8.4% | +13 points |
| Q1 2026 | -15% | +7.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | -17% | +8.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | -20% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | -21% | +0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -22% | +1.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | -25% | +176 points |
| Q3 2024 | -21% | -24 points |
SILC's operating margin was −8.4% last quarter, up 13 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 SILC on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
SILC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2025 | -$3.3M | -$3.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q2 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2024 | $0 | $0 |
| Q3 2024 | $0 | $0 |
SILC's free cash flow was −$3M over the past year, against $0 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.
SILC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +7K shares |
| 1 year | +0.6% | +33K shares |
| 3 years | -16% | -1.1M shares |
| 5 years | -18% | -1.3M shares |
| Available history | -24% | -1.8M shares |
SILC has the edge over MU on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $1.7M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
SILC spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year, after none 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 more cash than debt.
SILC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2022 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2021 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
SILC 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).
SILC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.7 | Oversold |
SILC's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (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.
SILC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SILC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
SILC 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 the edge over SILC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SILC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $42.9 | 27% below |
| 20 week MA | $43.0 | 27% below |
| 50 week MA | $33.0 | 4.7% below |
| 100 week MA | $24.4 | 29% above |
| 200 week MA | $23.5 | 34% above |
SILC has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 34% 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 SILC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
SILC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $32.9 | $41.3 | +25% |
| 2021 | $41.3 | $49.2 | +19% |
| 2022 | $49.2 | $41.6 | -15% |
| 2023 | $41.6 | $18.1 | -56% |
| 2024 | $18.1 | $16.5 | -8.7% |
| 2025 | $16.5 | $14.1 | -15% |
| 2026 YTD | $14.1 | $31.5 | +123% |
SILC has finished four years in a row lower, and it's up 123% so far in 2026.