MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over TER overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
TER
Teradyne, Inc.
TER'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.
TER Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
TER's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
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 TER in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
TER PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 22x | $189 | -28% |
| Forward | 24x | $264 | — |
| Fair | 29x | $248 | -5.9% |
| Current | 30x | $264 | — |
| Expensive | 48x | $419 | +59% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TER's PE is in its fair range at 30x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 24x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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.
TER Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for TER, 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 TER on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TER Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $10.80 | +24% |
| Q3 2026 | $8.70 | +218% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.28 | +153% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.39 | +53% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.47 | +4.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.74 | -13% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.88 | -5.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.53 | +34% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.32 | +22% |
TER's earnings per share have jumped to their highest in seven years: $8.70 over the past year, up from $2.74 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 TER 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 TER on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TER Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.3B | +70% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.3B | +104% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.3B | +87% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.1B | +44% |
| Q3 2025 | $769.2M | +4.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $651.8M | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $685.7M | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $752.9M | +12% |
TER's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $1.3B last quarter, up 70% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 31% | +12 points |
| Q2 2026 | 33% | +19 points |
| Q1 2026 | 37% | +19 points |
| Q4 2025 | 27% | +6.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | -1.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | -15 points |
| Q1 2025 | 18% | +4.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 20% | +1.9 points |
TER's operating margin was 31% last quarter, up 12 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 TER on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TER Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $227.3M | +9539% |
| Q2 2026 | $378.4M | +187% |
| Q1 2026 | $200.4M | +105% |
| Q4 2025 | $218.8M | -2.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.4M | -98% |
| Q2 2025 | $131.7M | -23% |
| Q1 2025 | $97.6M | +$134.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $225.2M | +10% |
TER generated $1B in free cash flow over the past year, up 124% 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.
TER Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -191K shares |
| 1 year | -1% | -1.6M shares |
| 3 years | -4.4% | -7.2M shares |
| 5 years | -16% | -29.2M shares |
| Available history | -12% | -22M shares |
TER has the edge over MU on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $99.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $68.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $5.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $183.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $243.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $117.4M |
| Q1 2025 | $157.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $143.5M |
TER spent $357M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 46% from 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.
TER Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
TER 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).
TER Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.6 | Oversold |
TER's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 10 (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 TER on valuation relative to its sector.
TER PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | TER | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 30x | 28x | 8.8% above |
| PE % | 59 | 35 | 24 pts above |
TER 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 the edge over TER on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
TER Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $330.0 | 20% below |
| 20 week MA | $352.3 | 25% below |
| 50 week MA | $325.0 | 19% below |
| 100 week MA | $218.5 | 21% above |
| 200 week MA | $164.8 | 60% above |
TER has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 60% 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 TER on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TER Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $69.1 | $118.9 | +72% |
| 2021 | $118.9 | $162.7 | +37% |
| 2022 | $162.7 | $86.6 | -47% |
| 2023 | $86.6 | $108.5 | +25% |
| 2024 | $108.5 | $128.5 | +18% |
| 2025 | $128.5 | $198.9 | +55% |
| 2026 YTD | $198.9 | $263.8 | +33% |
TER has finished higher in five of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's up 33% so far in 2026.