NVDA vs MU Stock Comparison

Nvidia and Micron Technology Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NVDA Nvidia Corp
$210.96 -6.5% 1M +15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.24T
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$302.97B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
3 wins
MU Micron Technology Inc
$877.55 -18.1% 1M +324.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.03T
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$133.19B
Div. yield
0.00%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Micron Technology leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Micron Technology 8, Nvidia 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNVDAMULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.24T $1.03T NVDA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.2x 12.1x MU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.1x 4.8x MU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +83.4% +256.3% MU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 63.7% 63.8% MU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 71.1% 67.7% NVDA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -0.4x MU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.8% +324.5% MU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +56.2%/yr +67.1%/yr MU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.8% 80.8% NVDA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 88/100 MU

Percentile Scorecard

NVDAMU

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisNVDAMU
Valuation 56 #42 of 95 87 #13 of 95
Growth 97 #4 of 93 100 #1 of 93
Profitability 99 #2 of 91 100 #1 of 91
Financial Health 65 #36 of 102 73 #28 of 102
Shareholder Returns 47 #41 of 76 77 #18 of 76
Overall 73 88
  • NVDA ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • MU ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodNVDAMUSPY
1 month -6.5%-18.1% -1.0%
3 months +2.0%-4.7% +2.9%
6 months +1.3%+76.7% +6.4%
Year to date +13.1%+207.5% +11.4%
1 year +15.8%+324.5% +13.1%
3 years +383.2%+1,189.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +69.1%+134.6% +21.5%
5 years +828.3%+1,199.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +56.2%+67.1% +10.9%
10 years +12,390.2%+5,080.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +62.1%+48.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNVDAMUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.8%80.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.6%74.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.943.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.424.02 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.4%-57.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.8%-27.7% -2.5%
52-week high $239.24$1,213.56 $779.14
52-week low $165.17$201.37 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleNVDAMU
P/E now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 41.5x 11.6xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 6.9x 7.5xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 27.3x 8.8xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.0xmedian 35.6x 16.8xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 22.2xmedian 4.2x 7.2xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 2.31 0.08median 2.31

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsNVDAMU
Revenue $302.97B $133.19B
Gross profit $226.24B $107.50B
Operating income $197.58B $99.34B
Net income $192.88B $84.97B
Free cash flow $127.01B $58.96B
R&D $23.59B $5.65B
EPS (diluted) $7.94 $74.34
Cash & equivalents $22.44B $38.36B
Total debt $33.37B $5.18B
Shares (diluted) 24.29B 1.14B
Enterprise value $5.02T $934.23B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricNVDAMU
P/E 26.5x 11.6x
P/FCF 40.0x 16.8x
P/Operating cash flow 37.8x 11.1x
P/S 16.8x 7.5x
P/B 22.2x 7.2x
P/Tangible book 22.5x 7.2x
EV/EBITDA 25.1x 8.8x
EV/EBIT 25.6x 9.6x
EV/Revenue 16.7x 7.2x
EV/FCF 39.8x 16.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 37.6x 10.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNVDAMU
Revenue growth (1Y) 83.4% 256.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 110.1% 104.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 96.0% 622.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 120.4% 327.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 105.9% 916.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 163.5% 168.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 122.7% 895.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 165.3% 154.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 125.0% 879.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 167.9% 151.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 74.4% 411.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 124.3% 286.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 76.3% 3,435%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 130.9% 126.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNVDAMU
Gross margin 74.7% 80.7%
EBITDA margin 66.4% 81.7%
Operating margin 65.2% 74.6%
Pretax margin 75.8% 74.8%
Net margin 63.7% 63.8%
FCF margin 41.9% 44.3%
Operating cash flow margin 44.3% 67.3%
Return on equity 90.9% 71.0%
Return on assets 66.5% 51.5%
Return on invested capital 71.1% 67.7%
Return on capital employed 80.0% 72.2%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 1.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNVDAMU
Debt / assets 10.4% 2.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 0.3x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 28.5% 29.4%
Equity / assets 71.5% 70.6%
Interest coverage – 937.2x
Current ratio 4.6x 3.3x
Quick ratio 3.0x 2.9x
Cash ratio 1.5x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 37.93 14.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNVDAMU
Dividend yield 0.2% 0.1%
Net buyback yield 1.1% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 0.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 1.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 16.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.6%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusNVDAMU
Forward P/E 24.1xFY2026 4.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $8.75FY2026 $184.06FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +83.4%FY2026 +143.7%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +91.8% +17.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $383.27BFY2026 $294.65BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +77.5%FY2026 +121.2%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +85.7% +15.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNVDAMU
Held by institutions 69.0% 77.9%
Institutions holding 5,922 3,898
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.0% +4.2%
Institutions buying 3,278 2,302
Institutions selling 2,313 1,431
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.61

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

NVDAMU
NVDA 1.00 0.46
MU 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NVDA and MU?

Nvidia (NVDA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nvidia (NVDA) $5.24T, Micron Technology (MU) $1.03T.

Which stock is cheaper, NVDA and MU?

Micron Technology (MU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nvidia (NVDA) 27.2x, Micron Technology (MU) 12.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Micron Technology (MU) is cheapest (Nvidia (NVDA) 24.1x, Micron Technology (MU) 4.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Micron Technology (MU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nvidia (NVDA) +83.4%, Micron Technology (MU) +256.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Micron Technology (MU) has the highest net margin (Nvidia (NVDA) 63.7%, Micron Technology (MU) 63.8%). On return on invested capital, Nvidia (NVDA) leads (Nvidia (NVDA) 71.1%, Micron Technology (MU) 67.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Micron Technology (MU) returned the most: Nvidia (NVDA) +15.8%, Micron Technology (MU) +324.5%. Over five years, Micron Technology (MU) compounded fastest (Nvidia (NVDA) +56.2%/yr, Micron Technology (MU) +67.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Nvidia (NVDA) 0.00%, Micron Technology (MU) 0.00%. Nvidia (NVDA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nvidia (NVDA) has been the steadiest (Nvidia (NVDA) 37.8%, Micron Technology (MU) 80.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do NVDA and MU move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.46, a moderate positive relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, NVDA and MU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Micron Technology (MU) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.