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Broadcom Inc. AVGO
$355.14 +3.35% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NASDAQ · Market cap $1.69T
Strong growth
Next earnings report: Dec 9, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $7.83, up 99.7% year over year.
- Operating margin widened to 48.3% from 37.7% a year earlier.
- Earnings beat analyst estimates in each of the last 14 quarters (average surprise over the last four: +2.5%).
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Technology sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth97Exceptional
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 10%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 19%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 24%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 16%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 7%
Quality76Positive
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 6%
- Gross marginTop 29%
- Operating marginTop 2%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 21%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 19%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 47%
- Interest coverTop 23%
Value46Neutral
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 37%
- Free-cash-flow yieldBottom 45%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 50%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 12%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Top 42%
Momentum44Weak
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 46%
- 6-month returnBottom 40%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 49%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 47%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 40%
Revisions91Exceptional
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 29%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 9%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 12%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 35%
Stability66Positive
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 14%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 13%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 16%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 47%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 32.3% | 48.7% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 124.7% | 99.7% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 66.8% | 67.7% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 37.7% | 48.3% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 41.6% | 44.2% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 48.7% | 32.3% | ↑ | Top 10% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 99.7% | 124.7% | ↓ | Top 19% |
| Gross margin | 67.7% | 66.8% | ↑ | Top 29% |
| Operating margin | 48.3% | 37.7% | ↑ | Top 2% |
| Net margin | 42.9% | 31.6% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 44.2% | 41.6% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 24.0% | — | Top 6% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 24.4% | — | Top 16% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.06×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -1.3%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 9.5%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -20.0 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 0.68×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 14.2×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.71%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.49%
- Shareholder yield
- 1.20%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +0.6%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +4.6%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Aug 2, 2026 (filed Sep 10, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 14
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 8 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +2.5%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -1.1%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 3 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $509.61
- Target vs current price
- +43.5%
- Analysts with a rating
- 60
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 90%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | +3.1% | -0.7% | -1.4% | -5.0% | — |
| Jun 3, 2026 | +1.7% | -0.5% | -18.6% | -23.3% | -22.8% |
| Mar 4, 2026 | +1.0% | +1.2% | +9.2% | -1.4% | +35.9% |
| Dec 11, 2025 | +4.3% | -1.6% | -21.1% | -16.5% | -17.0% |
| Sep 4, 2025 | +1.8% | +1.2% | +22.2% | +10.3% | +31.5% |
| Jun 5, 2025 | +0.6% | -0.4% | -3.1% | +5.4% | +13.9% |
| Mar 6, 2025 | +6.0% | -6.3% | +1.4% | -10.2% | +26.4% |
| Dec 12, 2024 | +2.9% | -1.4% | +22.1% | +23.0% | +6.0% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | $3.32 | $3.22 | +3.1% | $29.59B |
| Jun 3, 2026 | $2.44 | $2.40 | +1.7% | $22.19B |
| Mar 4, 2026 | $2.05 | $2.03 | +1.0% | $19.31B |
| Dec 11, 2025 | $1.95 | $1.87 | +4.3% | $18.02B |
| Sep 4, 2025 | $1.69 | $1.66 | +1.8% | $15.95B |
| Jun 5, 2025 | $1.58 | $1.57 | +0.6% | $15.00B |
| Mar 6, 2025 | $1.60 | $1.51 | +6.0% | $14.92B |
| Dec 12, 2024 | $1.42 | $1.38 | +2.9% | $14.05B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 45.4× | 46.1× | 48th | Top 37% |
| P/E (forward) | 30.4× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 33.0× | — | — | Top 50% |
| EV / Sales | 19.36× | — | — | Bottom 12% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 2.33% | — | — | Bottom 45% |
| Earnings yield | 2.20% | — | — | Top 37% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 21.2× – 181.0× since Aug 1, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +6.5%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +99.7%
- Change in P/E multiple
- -51.1%
Most of the move came from a change in the valuation multiple.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -2.8%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -0.6%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -4.8%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -3.4%
- RSI (14)
- 47.6
- Relative volume
- 0.92×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 38.0%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 45th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 2.27
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.68
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -26.3%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -41.5%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2024 | Apr 4, 2025 | -41.5% | 74 days | 40 days (Jun 3, 2025) |
| Dec 27, 2021 | Oct 14, 2022 | -36.7% | 202 days | 148 days (May 18, 2023) |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 | -29.5% | 72 days | Not yet recovered |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Mar 30, 2026 | -28.9% | 74 days | 16 days (Apr 22, 2026) |
| Jun 17, 2024 | Aug 7, 2024 | -25.5% | 35 days | 44 days (Oct 9, 2024) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $1.69T
- P/E (TTM)
- 45.4
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $7.83
- Revenue (TTM)
- $89.10B
- Dividend yield
- 0.73%
- 52-week range
- $289.96 – $495.00
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $27.45B | $33.20B | $35.82B | $51.57B | $63.89B |
| Gross profit | $16.84B | $22.09B | $24.69B | $32.51B | $43.29B |
| Operating income | $8.52B | $14.22B | $16.21B | $13.46B | $25.48B |
| Net income | $6.74B | $11.49B | $14.08B | $5.89B | $23.13B |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.50 | $2.65 | $3.30 | $1.23 | $4.77 |
| Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $14.05B | $14.92B | $15.00B | $15.95B | $18.02B | $19.31B | $22.19B | $29.59B |
| Net income | $4.32B | $5.50B | $4.96B | $4.14B | $8.52B | $7.35B | $9.31B | $13.09B |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.90 | $1.14 | $1.03 | $0.85 | $1.74 | $1.50 | $1.91 | $2.68 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $13.76B | $16.74B | $18.09B | $19.96B | $27.54B |
| Capital expenditure | -$443.0M | -$424.0M | -$452.0M | -$548.0M | -$623.0M |
| Free cash flow | $13.32B | $16.31B | $17.63B | $19.41B | $26.91B |
| Dividends paid | -$6.21B | -$7.03B | -$7.64B | -$9.81B | -$11.14B |
| Net share buybacks | -$1.13B | -$8.34B | -$7.56B | -$12.20B | -$6.09B |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $23.98B
- Total assets
- $188.15B
- Total liabilities
- $88.46B
- Total debt
- $59.42B
- Net debt
- $35.44B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $99.69B
As of Aug 2, 2026 (filed Sep 10, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | $0.65 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | $0.65 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Mar 23, 2026 | $0.65 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | $0.65 | Dec 31, 2025 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | $0.59 | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Jun 20, 2025 | $0.59 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Mar 20, 2025 | $0.59 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | $0.59 | Dec 31, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 51,922,175
- Days to cover
- 1.70
- Change vs previous report
- +2.9%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Jul 15, 2024
- 10-for-1