SKHY
SK hynix Inc.
SKHY offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
SMCI
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
SMCI has the edge over SKHY overall, supported by stronger valuation.
SKHY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
SKHY's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
SMCI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
SMCI's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently strong, but its cash flow is weak.
SKHY PE Valuation
SKHY has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SMCI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 4.3x | $26.99 | — |
| Current | 5.7x | $26.99 | — |
| Cheap | 13x | $61.50 | +128% |
| Fair | 19x | $88.86 | +229% |
| Expensive | 26x | $125 | +363% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SMCI's PE is in its cheap range at 5.7x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 4.3x next year's earnings.
SKHY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SKHY, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
SMCI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for SMCI, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
SKHY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $17.04 | +461% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.91 | +187% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.52 | +113% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.78 | +244% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.04 | +1026% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.76 | +$3.26 |
| Q4 2024 | $2.12 | +$3.11 |
| Q3 2024 | $1.10 | +$2.35 |
SKHY has the edge over SMCI on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SMCI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.22 | +31% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.75 | +274% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.26 | +94% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.91 | +4.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.36 | -41% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.27 | -45% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.68 | -13% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.83 | +2.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.32 | +81% |
SMCI's earnings per share have jumped to their highest in seven years: $4.75 over the past year, up from $1.27 the year before.
SKHY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $59.4B | +257% |
| Q1 2026 | $39.4B | +198% |
| Q4 2025 | $24.6B | +66% |
| Q3 2025 | $18.3B | +39% |
| Q2 2025 | $16.7B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.2B | +42% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.8B | +75% |
| Q3 2024 | $13.2B | +94% |
SKHY's revenue has grown year over year for 11 quarters in a row: $59.4B last quarter, up 257% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 76% | +35 points |
| Q1 2026 | 72% | +29 points |
| Q4 2025 | 58% | +18 points |
| Q3 2025 | 47% | +6.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 41% | +8.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 42% | +19 points |
| Q4 2024 | 41% | +38 points |
| Q3 2024 | 40% | +60 points |
SKHY has the edge over SMCI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SMCI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $19.9B | +298% |
| Q2 2026 | $11.1B | +93% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.2B | +123% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.7B | +123% |
| Q3 2025 | $5B | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.8B | +7.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.6B | +19% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.7B | +55% |
SMCI's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $19.9B last quarter, up 298% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 10% | +6.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 13% | +9.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.1% | +2.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.7% | -2.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.6% | -5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4% | -1.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.2% | -6.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 6.5% | -3.7 points |
SMCI's operating margin was 10% last quarter, up 6.7 points from the same quarter a year ago.
SKHY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $41.2B | +1111% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.8B | +619% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.5B | +142% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.8B | +127% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.4B | +26% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.9B | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.7B | +67% |
| Q3 2024 | $3B | +$3.4B |
SKHY has the edge over SMCI on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
SMCI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$475.6M | +$474.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $718.7M | -15% |
| Q1 2026 | -$6.7B | -1227% |
| Q4 2025 | -$45.1M | +$222.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$949.8M | -360% |
| Q2 2025 | $840.9M | +$1.5B |
| Q1 2025 | $594.1M | +$2.2B |
| Q4 2024 | -$267.3M | +$342.5M |
SMCI's free cash flow was −$6.5B over the past year, against $218M the year before.
SKHY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +14.8M shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +14.8M shares |
| 3 years | +3.7% | +254M shares |
| 5 years | +3.9% | +268M shares |
| Available history | +4.3% | +294M shares |
SKHY has the edge over SMCI 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 | — |
SKHY hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
SMCI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +7.5% | +52M shares |
| 1 year | +13% | +86.1M shares |
| 3 years | +31% | +178M shares |
| 5 years | +42% | +220M shares |
| Available history | +44% | +229M shares |
SMCI has 749M diluted shares, up 13% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | $12M |
| Q1 2021 | $43.1M |
| Q4 2020 | $46.4M |
SKHY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.6x | Very low |
SKHY has more cash than debt.
SMCI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
SMCI has the edge over SKHY on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
SKHY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 28.7 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 19.7 | Oversold |
SKHY's weekly RSI is 29 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 20 (oversold).
SMCI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.1 | Oversold |
SMCI's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (oversold).
SKHY PE vs Technology Sector
SKHY has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SMCI PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SMCI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 5.7x | 28x | 80% below |
| PE % | 0 | 35 | 35 pts below |
SMCI is trading at 5.7x earnings, a 80% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
SKHY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $155.4 | 11% below |
SMCI has stronger trend alignment. SKHY is above 0 of 1 weekly averages versus SMCI above 0 of 5.
SMCI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $35.3 | 23% below |
| 20 week MA | $34.2 | 21% below |
| 50 week MA | $32.3 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $36.9 | 27% below |
| 200 week MA | $39.8 | 32% below |
SMCI is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 32% below its 200-week average.
SKHY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | $168.0 | $137.7 | -18% |
It's down 18% so far in 2026.
SMCI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2.41 | $3.05 | +27% |
| 2021 | $3.05 | $4.27 | +40% |
| 2022 | $4.27 | $8.22 | +93% |
| 2023 | $8.22 | $28.4 | +246% |
| 2024 | $28.4 | $32.0 | +12% |
| 2025 | $32.0 | $30.6 | -4.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $30.6 | $27.0 | -12% |
SMCI has the edge over SKHY on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.