Micron Technology Inc (MU) — Quality & forensics
As of 2026-09-14 — refreshed nightly. Closelook readings from an investment research diary, not ratings or advice.
The Closelook module scores
- Valuation 56
- Quality 86
- Growth 84
- Balance sheet 78
- Cash quality 70
- Capital allocation 23
- Momentum 69
Scores are computed nightly across the coverage universe and read relative to it — the methodology lives in the company-scoring explainer.
Financial forensics — the academic screens
Sits in the safe zone (above 2.99). The Z-Score estimates financial-distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.
Nine binary fundamental-strength checks across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.
Screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold. A screen, not an accusation.
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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-14
Quick answers
What is Micron Technology Inc's Closelook quality reading?
The composite reads 69/100 across 7 modules, as of 2026-09-14: valuation 56, quality 86, growth 84, balance sheet 78, cash quality 70, capital allocation 23, momentum 69. Closelook scores are research diary readings, not ratings or investment advice.
What is Micron Technology Inc's Altman Z-Score?
25.98, which sits in the safe zone (above 2.99) as of 2026-09-14. The Altman Z-Score estimates financial distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.
What is Micron Technology Inc's Piotroski F-Score?
8 of 9, as of 2026-09-14. The F-Score counts nine binary fundamental-strength signals across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.
What does Micron Technology Inc's Beneish M-Score indicate?
-2.77 — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold, as of 2026-09-14. The M-Score screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns; it is a screen, not an accusation.
Mentioned on Closelook
Where MU appears in the diary — 34 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.
Long reads
- Where to Invest in the AI Chip Constraint Chain
- AI Economy — Three Futures for 2030, and the One the Model Leaves Out
- Situational Awareness — Crushed While Correct
- Micron Beat — and This Time the Market Didn't Sell the Peak
- Micron: The Print That Now Prices the AI Trade
- Macro Regime — Money Temperature
- AI Bull Market — The 2026 Verification Phase
- Market Structure — Structural Awareness in an Asynchronous Market
101 and glossary
- AI Infrastructure Outlook 2026: Layers, Risks, and Positioning
- Memory Wall & HBM Economics: The Next AI Constraint
- Sentinel Tickers: ASML, Advantest, and Micron as Semiconductor Cycle Indicators
- Strategic Authority Investment: Reading the Jensen Huang Roadmap
- The 6-Layer Model: How Closelook Maps the AI Supply Chain
- Why Functional Indices Beat Cap-Weighted Semiconductor ETFs
Dailies
- AI trade — sellers of compute sold, buyers bought: chips −5.6%, software +5%, SoftBank +7% in Tokyo
- AI trade — the labs ask for a slowdown: Kospi −3.3%, SoftBank −11%, Nasdaq futures −1.2%, oil back above $106
- AI trade — the pacing call splits tech: chips −5%, software +4.5%, security +12–15%, 10-year hits 5%
- Oil settles at $107.63, the 10-year hits 4.95% and the 30-year 5.36%, its highest since 2007: chips lead a fourth down day, Oracle beats and jumps 4% after hours, Adobe beats and slips — and Asia sells its chipmakers 3% to 7%
- Stocks snap a four-day losing streak as oil slips under $100 and chips bounce 2% — despite core inflation hotter than hoped and Fed hike odds at 82%; Oracle gives back its entire after-hours jump
- Brent closes above $100 for the first time since July and the 10-year hits 4.86%: Wall Street falls a third day while Cloudflare +10%, Datadog +7% and Meta +7% catch the money the chip leaders gave back
- Chips lead the market down as oil tops $105 and the 10-year hits 4.92%: Micron −4%, Intel −4%, Nvidia −2.5% — while software posts its first up day in six and Apple gains 3%
- The trade flips at midday: chips fade, software bounces — Meta +6%, Cloudflare +9%, Datadog +6% while oil holds $101 and the 10-year hits 4.85%
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