MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU's fundamentals are strong and it looks cheap: trading at 11x earnings, about half its usual 22x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
TAOP
Taoping Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score TAOP yet.
MU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MU's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
TAOP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable | |
| Weak |
TAOP's profitability and balance sheet are currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue and cash flow.
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.
TAOP PE Valuation
TAOP 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 0.0x 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.
TAOP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect TAOP 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 TAOP in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
TAOP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $96.23 | — |
| Q4 2025 | -$7.88 | +$0.82 |
| Q2 2025 | -$19.14 | -173% |
| Q4 2024 | -$8.70 | +$2.10 |
| Q4 2023 | -$10.80 | +$124.20 |
| Q4 2022 | -$135.00 | +$87.00 |
| Q2 2022 | $132.00 | +$921.00 |
| Q4 2021 | -$222.00 | +$498.00 |
| Q2 2021 | -$789.00 | -$375.00 |
TAOP lost $7.88 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than 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 TAOP in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| 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's operating margin was 81% last quarter, up 48 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
TAOP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $13.2M | -29% |
| Q2 2025 | $17.6M | -2.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $18.6M | -24% |
| Q2 2024 | $18.1M | +28% |
| Q4 2023 | $24.6M | +1.3% |
| Q2 2023 | $14.1M | +34% |
| Q4 2022 | $24.2M | +32% |
| Q2 2022 | $10.5M | +64% |
TAOP's revenue has slid since its 2012 peak: $13M last quarter, down 46% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -38% | -44 points |
| Q2 2025 | -24% | -12 points |
| Q4 2024 | -8% | +5.1 points |
| Q2 2024 | -0.7% | +33 points |
| Q4 2023 | 6% | -22 points |
| Q2 2023 | -12% | +205 points |
| Q4 2022 | -13% | +121 points |
| Q2 2022 | -34% | +168 points |
TAOP's operating margin was −38% last quarter, down 44 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 generated $59B in free cash flow over the past year, more than ten times what it generated the year before.
TAOP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -$1.1M | -$955.7K |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.8M | +$493.4K |
| Q4 2024 | -$129.3K | +$2.2M |
| Q2 2024 | -$3.3M | -$2.1M |
| Q4 2023 | -$2.3M | +$8.5M |
| Q2 2023 | -$1.2M | +$6M |
| Q4 2022 | -$10.8M | -$483.6K |
| Q2 2022 | -$7.2M | +$9.9M |
TAOP has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$7M over the past year, against −$22M 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 the edge over TAOP 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.
TAOP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +371% | +564K shares |
| 1 year | +1302% | +665K shares |
| 3 years | +2990% | +693K shares |
TAOP has 715,992 diluted shares, up 1302% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2017 | — |
| Q4 2016 | $379,710 |
| Q4 2015 | $1.3M |
| Q4 2014 | $1.3M |
| Q4 2013 | $3M |
| Q4 2012 | $315,577 |
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.
TAOP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 15.8x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 4.3x | High |
| Q4 2023 | 7.0x | High |
| Q4 2022 | 35.4x | High |
| Q2 2019 | 37.3x | High |
| Q4 2018 | 2.7x | Moderate |
TAOP's net debt is about 16 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from more than 20 years a year ago.
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).
TAOP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 26.2 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 4.5 | Oversold |
TAOP's weekly RSI is 26 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 4 (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.
TAOP PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | TAOP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
TAOP 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 TAOP on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
TAOP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.38 | 21% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.70 | 57% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.17 | 74% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.55 | 92% below |
| 200 week MA | $43.1 | 99% below |
TAOP is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 99% 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 TAOP on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TAOP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1,006.0 | $852.0 | -15% |
| 2021 | $852.0 | $675.0 | -21% |
| 2022 | $675.0 | $204.0 | -70% |
| 2023 | $204.0 | $43.5 | -79% |
| 2024 | $43.5 | $12.3 | -72% |
| 2025 | $12.3 | $1.47 | -88% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.47 | $0.30 | -80% |
TAOP has finished every year since 2020 lower, and it's down 80% so far in 2026.