MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over USIO overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
USIO
Usio, Inc.
USIO'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.
USIO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
USIO's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
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.
USIO PE Valuation
USIO 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 34x 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.
USIO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect USIO 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 USIO on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
USIO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.06 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.03 | -$0.02 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.06 | -155% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.08 | -167% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.09 | -175% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.01 | -110% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.11 | +$0.15 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.12 | +$0.15 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.12 | +$0.14 |
USIO is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.03 per share over the past year, against $0.39 at its worst in late 2019.
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 USIO 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 USIO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
USIO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $23.8M | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $23.7M | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $25.5M | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $22.2M | +8.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $21.2M | -0.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $20M | -0.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $22M | +8.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $20.6M | +6.2% |
USIO's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $24M last quarter, up 12% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.2% | +3.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.6% | +3.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.9% | +2 points |
| Q4 2025 | -5.7% | -2.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | -2.2% | -0.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | -2% | -0.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1.1% | +3.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | -2.9% | +1.1 points |
USIO's operating margin was 1.2% last quarter, up 3.4 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 USIO on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
USIO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.6M | +1740% |
| Q2 2026 | -$828.2K | -$803.6K |
| Q1 2026 | $548.7K | -48% |
| Q4 2025 | -$42.8K | -100% |
| Q3 2025 | $85.2K | +$4.9M |
| Q2 2025 | -$24.6K | +$526.6K |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1M | +$4M |
| Q4 2024 | $10.2M | +$37.1M |
USIO still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $1M over the past year.
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 USIO 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.
USIO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.4% | +654K shares |
| 1 year | +5.9% | +1.6M shares |
| 3 years | +7.8% | +2.1M shares |
| 5 years | +84% | +13M shares |
USIO has 28M diluted shares, up 5.9% from a year ago, despite $799,464 in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $127,830 |
| Q2 2026 | $137,473 |
| Q1 2026 | $233,459 |
| Q4 2025 | $300,702 |
| Q3 2025 | $57,589 |
| Q2 2025 | $356,658 |
| Q1 2025 | $351,640 |
| Q4 2024 | $1M |
USIO spent $799,464 buying back its own shares over the past year, down 55% 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.
USIO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -5.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -13.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -28.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -14.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -10.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -50.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -39.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -8.3x | Net Cash |
USIO has the edge over MU on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
USIO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 49.3 | Neutral |
USIO's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 49 (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.
USIO PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | USIO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
USIO 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 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.
USIO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.74 | 25% below |
| 20 week MA | $2.56 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.86 | 10% above |
| 100 week MA | $1.72 | 19% above |
| 200 week MA | $1.70 | 21% above |
USIO has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8- and 20-week averages, but 21% 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 USIO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
USIO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.74 | $2.90 | +67% |
| 2021 | $2.90 | $5.08 | +75% |
| 2022 | $5.08 | $1.55 | -69% |
| 2023 | $1.55 | $1.72 | +11% |
| 2024 | $1.72 | $1.45 | -16% |
| 2025 | $1.45 | $1.33 | -8.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.33 | $2.05 | +54% |
USIO is up 54% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.