MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over TSEM overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
TSEM
Tower Semiconductor Ltd.
TSEM's outlook is improving despite an expensive valuation.
MU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MU's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
TSEM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
TSEM's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
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 TSEM in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
TSEM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 11x | $27.61 | -83% |
| Forward | 25x | $158 | — |
| Fair | 26x | $66.20 | -58% |
| Expensive | 42x | $106 | -33% |
| Current | 62x | $158 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TSEM's PE is in its expensive range at 62x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 25x next year's earnings, in its fair 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.
TSEM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for TSEM, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 TSEM on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TSEM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.34 | +151% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.53 | +45% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.15 | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.93 | +3.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.72 | -7% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.74 | -61% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.81 | -59% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.86 | -60% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.85 | -62% |
TSEM's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.53 over the past year, against $4.92 in late 2023.
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 TSEM 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 TSEM on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TSEM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $460.1M | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $413.6M | +15% |
| Q4 2025 | $440.2M | +14% |
| Q3 2025 | $395.7M | +6.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $372.1M | +5.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $358.2M | +9.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $387.2M | +10% |
| Q3 2024 | $370.5M | +3.4% |
TSEM's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $460M last quarter, up 24% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 20% | +8.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 16% | +6.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 16% | +4.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 13% | -2.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 11% | -5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.2% | -1.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | -0.8 points |
| Q3 2024 | 15% | -86 points |
TSEM's operating margin was 20% last quarter, up 8.9 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 TSEM on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TSEM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$9.6M | -181% |
| Q1 2026 | $353.6M | +$371.1M |
| Q4 2025 | -$75.3M | -2680% |
| Q3 2025 | $35.9M | +$38.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $11.9M | +2436% |
| Q1 2025 | -$17.5M | -245% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.9M | +$25.6M |
| Q3 2024 | -$2.9M | -101% |
TSEM's free cash flow has turned positive again: $305M over the past year, against −$6M 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.
TSEM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +85K shares |
| 1 year | +1% | +1.1M shares |
| 3 years | +2.9% | +3.2M shares |
| 5 years | +4.4% | +4.8M shares |
| Available history | +6.3% | +6.8M shares |
TSEM has the edge over MU on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
TSEM hasn't bought back shares 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 TSEM on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
TSEM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
TSEM 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).
TSEM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 9.7 | Oversold |
TSEM'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 TSEM on valuation relative to its sector.
TSEM PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | TSEM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 62x | 28x | 124% above |
| PE % | 87 | 35 | 52 pts above |
TSEM is trading at 62x earnings, a 124% premium 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 TSEM on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
TSEM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $190.6 | 17% below |
| 20 week MA | $213.0 | 26% below |
| 50 week MA | $191.3 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $122.3 | 29% above |
| 200 week MA | $79.4 | 99% above |
TSEM has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 99% 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 TSEM on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TSEM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $24.3 | $25.4 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | $25.4 | $38.4 | +51% |
| 2022 | $38.4 | $43.9 | +14% |
| 2023 | $43.9 | $30.5 | -31% |
| 2024 | $30.5 | $52.1 | +71% |
| 2025 | $52.1 | $121.6 | +134% |
| 2026 YTD | $121.6 | $157.9 | +30% |
TSEM has finished higher in five of the last six years, three of them by more than 50%. It's up 30% so far in 2026.