MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over WEX overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
WEX
WEX Inc.
WEX has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
MU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MU's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
WEX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Weak | |
| Weak |
WEX's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, but its cash flow and balance sheet are weak.
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.
WEX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 7.9x | $179 | — |
| Current | 15x | $179 | — |
| Cheap | 19x | $215 | +20% |
| Fair | 28x | $329 | +83% |
| Expensive | 53x | $610 | +240% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
WEX has the edge over MU in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
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.
WEX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for WEX, 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 WEX on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
WEX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $22.68 | +96% |
| Q3 2026 | $11.59 | +51% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.01 | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.88 | +14% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.47 | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.69 | -2.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.91 | +37% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.76 | +26% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.50 | +22% |
WEX earned $11.59 per share over the past year, up 51% from 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 WEX 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 WEX on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
WEX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $780.1M | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $753.5M | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $673.8M | +5.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $672.9M | +5.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $691.8M | +4% |
| Q2 2025 | $659.6M | -2.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $636.6M | -2.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $636.5M | -4% |
WEX's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $780M last quarter, up 13% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 31% | +4.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 27% | +3.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 23% | -1.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 25% | 0 points |
| Q3 2025 | 27% | -3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | -1.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 25% | -0.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 25% | +0.8 points |
WEX's operating margin was 31% last quarter, up 4.1 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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 WEX on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
WEX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$58.2M | -117% |
| Q2 2026 | -$121.1M | -153% |
| Q1 2026 | -$368.3M | +$145.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $236.1M | -61% |
| Q3 2025 | $341.6M | +$373.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $230M | +$276.6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$514.2M | -$326.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $599.7M | -17% |
WEX's free cash flow was −$312M over the past year, against $657M 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.
WEX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.9% | -300K shares |
| 1 year | -0.6% | -200K shares |
| 3 years | -20% | -8.8M shares |
| 5 years | -24% | -10.7M shares |
| Available history | -21% | -9.2M shares |
WEX has the edge over MU on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $203.6M |
| Q2 2026 | $63.8M |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $100,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $9.7M |
| Q1 2025 | $790M |
| Q4 2024 | $108.4M |
WEX spent $267M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 71% 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 the edge over WEX on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
WEX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.7x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.4x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 5.0x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.6x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.1x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.3x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.0x | High |
WEX's net debt is about 4.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
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).
WEX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.5 | Neutral |
WEX's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 41 (neutral).
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 WEX on valuation relative to its sector.
WEX PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | WEX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 15x | 28x | 44% below |
| PE % | 1 | 35 | 34 pts below |
WEX is trading at 15x earnings, a 44% 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.
WEX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $180.7 | 0.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $181.5 | 1.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $163.9 | 9.5% above |
| 100 week MA | $158.9 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $175.3 | 2.4% above |
WEX has slipped below its 8- and 20-week averages, though it's still 2.4% 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 WEX on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
WEX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $209.4 | $203.5 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | $203.5 | $137.6 | -32% |
| 2022 | $137.6 | $161.9 | +18% |
| 2023 | $161.9 | $194.6 | +20% |
| 2024 | $194.6 | $173.1 | -11% |
| 2025 | $173.1 | $153.1 | -12% |
| 2026 YTD | $153.1 | $179.5 | +17% |
WEX has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's up 17% so far in 2026.