MU vs. WMT: Micron vs. Walmart Stock Comparison

November 11, 2026

How do Micron (MU) and Walmart (WMT) stack up? This page sets them side by side across company profile, performance and risk, profitability, growth, financial strength, dividends, and valuation, with selected fundamentals also measured against each stock's industry-group peers.

Company Profile

Micron (MU) is classified in the Information Technology sector (Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment), whereas Walmart (WMT) belongs to Consumer Staples (Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail) — their GICS classifications point to very different parts of the market.

Company profile comparison for Micron (MU) and Walmart (WMT)
Profile Item	MU	WMT
Name	Micron Technology Inc.	Walmart Inc.
Country/Region	United States	United States
GICS Sector	Information Technology	Consumer Staples
GICS Industry Group	Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment	Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
GICS Industry	Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment	Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
GICS Sub-Industry	Semiconductors	Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail
Market Capitalization	780.68 billion USD	998.90 billion USD
Currency	USD	USD
Exchange	Nasdaq	Nasdaq
Listing Date	June 1, 1984	August 25, 1972
Security Type	Common Stock	Common Stock

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

WMT

GSPC

Micron (MU) vs. Walmart (WMT), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Growth of a $10,000 investment over the past five years. Adjusted for dividends and splits.

Trailing Returns

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Trailing total returns for Micron (MU) and Walmart (WMT). Returns over one year are annualized.

Calendar-Year Returns

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Calendar-year total returns for Micron (MU) and Walmart (WMT). Each bar is that year's total return, measured year-end to year-end.

Performance Metrics

Price performance metrics for Micron (MU) and Walmart (WMT)
Metric	MU	WMT
Total Return (1Y)	208.53%	23.19%
Total Return (3Y, Annualized)	115.89%	33.27%
Total Return (5Y, Annualized)	58.28%	21.72%

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

WMT

GSPC

Micron (MU) vs. Walmart (WMT), with S&P 500 (GSPC) for reference: Drawdown from the running peak over the past five years. Each line shows the decline from its prior peak; 0% marks a new high.

Return Distribution

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Distribution of monthly total returns for Micron (MU) and Walmart (WMT). Each bar is the share of months whose return fell in that 5% bucket.

Risk Metrics

Micron (MU) has a highly aggressive beta of 2.44, indicating much higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, while Walmart (WMT) is defensive at 0.52 and tends to be less market-sensitive — a wide gap in beta profiles.

Risk profile metrics for Micron (MU) and Walmart (WMT)
Metric	MU	WMT
Volatility (1Y, Annualized)	83.85%	26.96%
Beta (5Y)	2.44	0.52
Max Drawdown (5Y)	-57.63%	-25.74%
Avg. Volume (3M)	27.63M	23.66M

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

MU and WMT are plotted by 1-year volatility (risk) and 1-year return. Each dashed Capital Allocation Line uses that stock's own industry median.

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Risk-adjusted metrics for Micron (MU) and Walmart (WMT)
Metric	MU	WMT
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)	2.44	0.70
Sortino Ratio (1Y)	3.87	1.00

Profitability

ROE (TTM)

Micron (MU) at 88.26% clears its industry range for ROE, a sharper capital-efficiency signal than Walmart (WMT) at 22.31%, which is closer to a typical peer reading.

MU

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

88.26%

MU: 88.26%
Max: 52.82%
Q3: 22.26%
Median: 10.58%
Q1: 1.29%
Min: -16.89%

WMT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

22.31%

Max: 33.48%
WMT: 22.31%
Q3: 22.31%
Median: 15.57%
Q1: 7.66%
Min: -2.27%

Micron (MU) vs. Walmart (WMT): A comparison of their ROE against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmarks.

Net Margin (TTM)

Micron (MU) at 63.80% retains a top-quartile share of revenue as profit, ahead of Walmart (WMT) at 3.00%, which keeps about the industry-typical share.

MU

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

63.80%

MU: 63.80%
Max: 63.80%
Q3: 28.36%
Median: 11.44%
Q1: 0.90%
Min: -37.77%

WMT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

3.00%

Max: 5.45%
Q3: 3.42%
WMT: 3.00%
Median: 2.44%
Q1: 1.86%
Min: -0.06%

Micron (MU) vs. Walmart (WMT): A comparison of their net margin against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmarks.

Operating Margin (TTM)

Micron (MU) at 80.68% turns sales into operating profit above its industry’s benchmark range, while Walmart (WMT) at 3.45% operates around its industry’s norm.

MU

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

80.68%

MU: 80.68%
Max: 58.66%
Q3: 30.23%
Median: 15.91%
Q1: 7.54%
Min: -25.74%

WMT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

3.45%

Max: 6.81%
Q3: 5.49%
Median: 3.84%
WMT: 3.45%
Q1: 2.00%
Min: 0.97%

Micron (MU) vs. Walmart (WMT): A comparison of their operating margin against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmarks.

Profitability Metrics

Profitability metrics for Micron (MU) and Walmart (WMT)
Metric	MU	WMT
ROE (TTM)	88.26%	22.31%
ROA (TTM)	44.56%	6.41%
Net Margin (TTM)	63.80%	3.00%
Operating Margin (TTM)	80.68%	3.45%
Gross Margin (TTM)	80.72%	24.84%

Growth

Revenue Growth

Micron (MU) at 256.33% clears its industry range for revenue growth, far stronger top-line momentum than Walmart (WMT) at 4.73%, which is closer to a typical peer reading.

Micron (MU) vs. Walmart (WMT): A comparison of their Revenue Growth across different time periods.

EPS Growth

Micron (MU) at 879.31% clears its industry range for EPS growth, a much stronger earnings trajectory than Walmart (WMT) at 13.28%, which is closer to a typical peer reading.

Micron (MU) vs. Walmart (WMT): A comparison of their EPS Growth across different time periods.

Growth Metrics

Growth metrics for Micron (MU) and Walmart (WMT)
Metric	MU	WMT
Revenue Growth (YoY)	256.33%	4.73%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)	104.65%	5.27%
EPS Growth (YoY)	879.31%	13.28%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)	--	24.25%

Financial Strength

Current Ratio (MRQ)

Micron (MU) at 3.31 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Walmart (WMT) at 0.77 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — a thinner cushion against current liabilities for WMT.

MU

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

3.31

Max: 10.33
Q3: 5.62
Median: 3.33
MU: 3.31
Q1: 2.35
Min: 1.03

WMT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

0.77

Max: 2.04
Q3: 1.45
Median: 1.17
Q1: 1.00
WMT: 0.77
Min: 0.69

Micron (MU) vs. Walmart (WMT): A comparison of their current ratio against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmarks.

Debt / Equity (MRQ)

Micron (MU) at 0.04 keeps leverage in the lower industry quartile, while Walmart (WMT) at 0.72 runs a more typical debt-to-equity mix.

MU

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

0.04

Max: 1.46
Q3: 0.65
Median: 0.27
Q1: 0.04
MU: 0.04
Min: 0.00

WMT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

0.72

Max: 2.59
Q3: 1.83
Median: 1.24
WMT: 0.72
Q1: 0.63
Min: 0.01

Micron (MU) vs. Walmart (WMT): A comparison of their debt-to-equity ratio against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmarks.

Financial Strength Metrics

Financial strength metrics for Micron (MU) and Walmart (WMT)
Metric	MU	WMT
Current Ratio (MRQ)	3.31	0.77
Debt / Equity (MRQ)	0.04	0.72
Net Debt / EBITDA	-0.35	1.44

Dividends

Dividend Yield (TTM)

Both Micron (MU) at 0.09% and Walmart (WMT) at 0.76% pay solid, industry-typical yields, sitting squarely within their peers’ usual range.

MU

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

0.09%

Max: 1.37%
Q3: 0.65%
MU: 0.09%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

WMT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

0.76%

Max: 2.90%
Q3: 1.72%
WMT: 0.76%
Median: 0.43%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Micron (MU) vs. Walmart (WMT): A comparison of their dividend yield against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmarks.

Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)

Micron (MU) at 0.71% pays out a band-typical share of earnings, while Walmart (WMT) at 34.96% distributes more than its industry norm — less retained, thinner cover.

MU

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

0.71%

Max: 49.64%
Q3: 21.71%
MU: 0.71%
Median: 0.00%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

WMT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

34.96%

Max: 57.98%
WMT: 34.96%
Q3: 30.05%
Median: 11.72%
Q1: 0.00%
Min: 0.00%

Micron (MU) vs. Walmart (WMT): A comparison of their payout ratio against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmarks.

Dividend Metrics

Dividend metrics for Micron (MU) and Walmart (WMT)
Metric	MU	WMT
Dividend Yield (TTM)	0.09%	0.76%
Dividend Payout Ratio (TTM)	0.71%	34.96%

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

Micron (MU) at 9.28 sits in the cheaper P/E ratio quartile, while Walmart (WMT) at 45.48 sits in the richer quartile — a clear split in what investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings.

MU

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

9.28

Max: 110.34
Q3: 66.81
Median: 37.02
Q1: 23.96
MU: 9.28
Min: 8.12

WMT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

45.48

Max: 50.75
WMT: 45.48
Q3: 33.64
Median: 22.19
Q1: 16.09
Min: 9.28

Micron (MU) vs. Walmart (WMT): A comparison of their P/E ratio against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmarks.

P/S Ratio (TTM)

Micron (MU) at 5.86 is priced about in line with its industry on P/S ratio, while Walmart (WMT) at 1.36 sits in the pricier quartile — WMT costs more per dollar of sales.

MU

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

5.86

Max: 21.42
Q3: 12.27
MU: 5.86
Median: 5.76
Q1: 2.73
Min: 0.00

WMT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

1.36

Max: 1.54
WMT: 1.36
Q3: 0.81
Median: 0.47
Q1: 0.26
Min: 0.02

Micron (MU) vs. Walmart (WMT): A comparison of their P/S ratio against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmarks.

P/B Ratio (MRQ)

Micron (MU) at 5.64 is valued about in line with its industry on P/B ratio, while Walmart (WMT) at 10.15 carries an above-peer premium to book — WMT is pricier on assets.

MU

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment industry group

5.64

Max: 14.06
Q3: 7.44
MU: 5.64
Median: 4.29
Q1: 2.30
Min: 0.20

WMT

Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group

10.15

WMT: 10.15
Max: 10.15
Q3: 6.27
Median: 3.70
Q1: 1.85
Min: 0.93

Micron (MU) vs. Walmart (WMT): A comparison of their P/B ratio against their respective Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment and Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail industry group benchmarks.

Valuation Metrics

Valuation metrics for Micron (MU) and Walmart (WMT)
Metric	MU	WMT
P/E Ratio (TTM)	9.28	45.48
P/S Ratio (TTM)	5.86	1.36
P/B Ratio (MRQ)	5.64	10.15
Free Cash Flow Yield (TTM)	3.73%	0.71%