MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over TASK overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
TASK
TaskUs, Inc.
TASK offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
MU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MU's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
TASK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
TASK'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 has the edge over TASK in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
TASK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 6.4x | $9.00 | — |
| Current | 8.3x | $9.00 | — |
| Cheap | 10x | $11.18 | +24% |
| Fair | 26x | $28.42 | +216% |
| Expensive | 33x | $35.43 | +294% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TASK's PE is in its cheap range at 8.3x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 6.4x next year's earnings.
MU Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Moderate |
MU has the edge over TASK on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
TASK Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for TASK, with profitability 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's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $74.33 over the past year, about 10 times what it earned the year before, and higher year over year for 10 quarters in a row.
TASK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.41 | +29% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.09 | +24% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.15 | +69% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.13 | +88% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.10 | +120% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.88 | +47% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.68 | +21% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.60 | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.50 | +4.2% |
TASK's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $1.09 over the past year, up 24% from the year before, and higher year over year for 13 quarters in a row.
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 TASK 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 TASK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TASK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $314.7M | +5.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $308.9M | +5% |
| Q1 2026 | $306.3M | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $313M | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $298.7M | +17% |
| Q2 2025 | $294.1M | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $277.8M | +22% |
| Q4 2024 | $274.2M | +17% |
TASK's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $315M last quarter, up 5.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | -1.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 11% | +0.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | -1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | +4.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 13% | +3.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 10% | +0.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | +2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8% | -5.5 points |
TASK's operating margin was 12% last quarter, down 1.1 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 TASK on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TASK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $22M | -48% |
| Q2 2026 | $32.6M | +85705% |
| Q1 2026 | $36.1M | +66% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.9M | -51% |
| Q3 2025 | $42M | +568% |
| Q2 2025 | $38K | -100% |
| Q1 2025 | $21.8M | -54% |
| Q4 2024 | $20.4M | -36% |
TASK generated $101M in free cash flow over the past year, up 20% from 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.
TASK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.9% | +842K shares |
| 1 year | +0.3% | +281K shares |
| 3 years | -0.7% | -697K shares |
| 5 years | -15% | -16.1M shares |
| Available history | +1.7% | +1.6M shares |
TASK has the edge over MU on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $1,000 |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $18.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $9.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $3.1M |
TASK 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 the edge over TASK on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
TASK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
TASK's net debt is about 1.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year 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).
TASK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 60.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 79.8 | Neutral |
TASK's weekly RSI is 60 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 80 (neutral).
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.
TASK PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | TASK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.3x | 28x | 70% below |
| PE % | 14 | 43 | 29 pts below |
TASK has the edge over MU on valuation relative to its sector.
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.
TASK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.45 | 6.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $7.54 | 19% above |
| 50 week MA | $8.29 | 8.6% above |
| 100 week MA | $11.9 | 24% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.5 | 28% below |
TASK has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 28% 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 TASK on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TASK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $31.1 | $51.7 | +66% |
| 2022 | $51.7 | $16.1 | -69% |
| 2023 | $16.1 | $13.1 | -19% |
| 2024 | $13.1 | $17.0 | +30% |
| 2025 | $17.0 | $11.5 | -32% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.5 | $9.00 | -22% |
TASK has finished lower in three of the last five years. It's down 22% so far in 2026.