MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU's fundamentals are strong and it looks cheap: trading at 11x earnings, about half its usual 22x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
VLN
Valens Semiconductor Ltd.
There isn't enough reported data to score VLN yet.
MU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MU's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
VLN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable |
VLN's profitability is currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet.
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.
VLN PE Valuation
VLN has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
VLN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect VLN's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. 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 VLN in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
VLN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.29 | $0.00 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.31 | +$0.04 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.32 | -$0.05 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.35 | -$0.16 |
| Q2 2024 | -$0.27 | -$0.04 |
| Q4 2023 | -$0.19 | +$0.09 |
| Q4 2022 | -$0.28 | +$0.87 |
| Q4 2021 | -$1.15 | +$1.07 |
VLN is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.29 per share over the past year, against $2.22 at its worst in late 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 VLN in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| 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 VLN on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
VLN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $56.9M | +228% |
| Q4 2025 | $19.4M | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $17.3M | +8.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $17.1M | -32% |
| Q4 2024 | $16.7M | -54% |
| Q2 2024 | $25.2M | -48% |
| Q4 2023 | $36.1M | -23% |
| Q2 2023 | $48.1M | +9% |
VLN's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $57M last quarter, up 238% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -41% | +15 points |
| Q4 2025 | -47% | +3.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | -46% | +30 points |
| Q2 2025 | -43% | +39 points |
| Q1 2025 | -56% | -16 points |
| Q4 2024 | -50% | -25 points |
| Q3 2024 | -76% | -48 points |
| Q2 2024 | -82% | -48 points |
VLN's operating margin was −41% last quarter, up 15 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 generated $59B in free cash flow over the past year, more than ten times what it generated the year before.
VLN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$17.9M | -$12.9M |
| Q4 2025 | -$547K | +$663K |
| Q3 2025 | -$4.9M | -320% |
| Q2 2025 | -$330K | +$1.6M |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.2M | -172% |
| Q2 2024 | -$1.9M | +$7.4M |
| Q4 2023 | $1.7M | +$11.8M |
| Q2 2023 | -$9.2M | +$3.8M |
VLN has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$24M over the past year, against −$9M 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 the edge over VLN 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.
VLN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.8% | +3.9M shares |
| 1 year | +1.7% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +713% | +93.9M shares |
VLN has 107M diluted shares, up 1.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $597,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $3.6M |
| Q2 2025 | $10.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $9.6M |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 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.
VLN Net Leverage
VLN's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
VLN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 15.0 | Oversold |
VLN's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 15 (oversold).
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.
VLN PE vs Technology Sector
VLN 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 the edge over VLN on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VLN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.63 | 12% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.72 | 16% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.82 | 21% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.03 | 29% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.32 | 38% below |
VLN is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 38% 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 VLN on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VLN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $6.59 | $7.91 | +20% |
| 2022 | $7.91 | $4.76 | -40% |
| 2023 | $4.76 | $2.45 | -49% |
| 2024 | $2.45 | $2.49 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | $2.49 | $1.44 | -42% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.44 | $1.44 | 0% |
VLN has finished lower in three of the last five years. It's roughly flat so far in 2026.