MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over UPBD overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
UPBD
Upbound Group, Inc.
UPBD trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
MU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MU's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
UPBD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
UPBD'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 UPBD in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
UPBD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 5.3x | $23.88 | — |
| Cheap | 11x | $21.16 | -11% |
| Current | 13x | $23.88 | — |
| Fair | 15x | $28.18 | +18% |
| Expensive | 31x | $59.71 | +150% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
UPBD's PE is in its fair range at 13x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 5.3x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
MU Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Moderate |
MU has the edge over UPBD on the outlook, with more favorable revenue and profitability expectations.
UPBD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect UPBD's earnings to grow, with its revenue and 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 has the edge over UPBD on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
UPBD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.52 | +136% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.91 | +32% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.55 | -13% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.44 | -32% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.25 | -43% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.45 | -2% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.78 | +76% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.13 | +$2.56 |
| Q4 2024 | $2.21 | +$2.30 |
UPBD's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.91 over the past year, against $3.86 in early 2020.
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 UPBD 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 UPBD on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
UPBD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | -1.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +0.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2B | +3.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +9% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2B | +7.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.2B | +7.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B | +6% |
UPBD's revenue has held roughly level: $1.1B last quarter, down 1.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.2% | +1.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.7% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.3% | +1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.8% | -2.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.5% | -2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.4% | -3.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.3% | -0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.3% | +1.8 points |
UPBD's operating margin was 6.2% last quarter, up 1.7 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 UPBD on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
UPBD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $147M | +50% |
| Q2 2026 | $107.8M | +$118.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $154.7M | +22% |
| Q4 2025 | $24M | +$98.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $97.9M | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | -$10.4M | -1802% |
| Q1 2025 | $127.2M | +278% |
| Q4 2024 | -$74M | -$37.1M |
UPBD generated $434M in free cash flow over the past year, about three times what it generated 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.
UPBD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +59K shares |
| 1 year | -0.2% | -123K shares |
| 3 years | +3.4% | +1.9M shares |
| 5 years | -14% | -9.4M shares |
| Available history | +5% | +2.8M shares |
UPBD has the edge over MU on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | $26M |
| Q4 2022 | $45.3M |
| Q4 2021 | $370.1M |
| Q3 2021 | $20M |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
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.
UPBD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
UPBD 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).
UPBD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 65.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 86.5 | Overbought |
UPBD's weekly RSI is 66 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 86 (overbought).
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 UPBD on valuation relative to its sector.
UPBD PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | UPBD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 28x | 55% below |
| PE % | 33 | 35 | 2 pts below |
UPBD is trading at 13x earnings, a 55% discount 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 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.
UPBD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $18.7 | 28% above |
| 20 week MA | $19.2 | 24% above |
| 50 week MA | $19.1 | 25% above |
| 100 week MA | $21.7 | 10% above |
| 200 week MA | $26.2 | 8.9% below |
UPBD has the edge over MU on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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 UPBD on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
UPBD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $28.5 | $38.2 | +34% |
| 2021 | $38.2 | $48.1 | +26% |
| 2022 | $48.1 | $22.6 | -53% |
| 2023 | $22.6 | $34.0 | +50% |
| 2024 | $34.0 | $29.2 | -14% |
| 2025 | $29.2 | $17.6 | -40% |
| 2026 YTD | $17.6 | $23.9 | +36% |
UPBD is up 36% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.