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Broadcom designs and sells computer chips and software that large businesses and governments use to run their computer systems. Its chips go into AI data centers, networking gear, servers and storage, smartphones, broadband modems, set-top boxes and factory equipment. Its software, including VMware products, helps companies run their own private clouds (computing systems they control rather than rent), manage mainframe computers and protect against cyberattacks.
Hi! I read Broadcomβs latest annual report (fiscal 2025). Here is what stands out:
Good So-so Weak
Are sales growing?
+23.9%
Yes. Sales grew 23.9% last year.
Does it make a profit?
36.2%
Yes. It keeps 36.2% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
42.1%
Yes. 42.1% of sales ends up as free cash.
Is debt under control?
1.4x
Keep an eye on it. Repaying its debt would take 1.4 years of operating profit.
How healthy are the accounts?
7 / 9
Solid. It passes 7 of 9 health tests.
How is the share priced?
42.0x
One share costs 42.0 times its yearly profit per share. Typical for its sector: 33.0x.
Rules of thumb on reported numbers. A starting point, not a recommendation.
About these figures. Share counts and per-share figures for earlier years are restated for a stock split (10-for-1), so every year is on today's share basis.
Is it selling more, and how much does it keep?
KIRA Β· Broadcom had $63.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 23.9% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +21.7% a year on average. Its operating margin was 39.9%, up 13.8Β pts: of every 100 in sales, about 40 is left after running the business.
In plain words: Revenue is all the money customers paid. The margins show how many cents of each dollar of sales are left over at each step: after making the product (gross), after running the business (operating) and after everything, tax included (net).
Revenue
Revenue
Margins, % of revenue
Margins, % of revenue
KIRA Β· Broadcom made $23.1B of net profit in fiscal 2025.
Loss periods are shown in red.
In plain words: Net income is the profit left after every cost and tax. Earnings per share (EPS) splits that profit across every share, so it shows what one share earned.
Net income
Net income
Diluted EPS
Diluted EPS
How much cash comes in, and where does it go?
KIRA Β· Free cash flow was $26.9B in fiscal 2025, 42.1% of revenue.
Cash from operations minus capital spending.
In plain words: Profit on paper is not the same as cash in the bank. Free cash flow is the cash left after paying to run and maintain the business: the money it can hand back to shareholders, save or invest.
Free cash flow
Free cash flow
Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
KIRA Β· Broadcom returned $13.6B to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 51% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 1.6%.
In plain words: Companies hand cash back in two ways: dividends (cash paid to shareholders) and buybacks (buying back their own shares, so each remaining share owns a bigger slice).
Dividends and buybacks
Dividends and buybacks
Diluted shares outstanding (annual)
KIRA Β· In the last 12 months, insiders bought $0.7M and sold $1.2B of shares on the open market.
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. βPlanβ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
In plain words: Insiders are the people who run or own a big part of the company. Buying with their own money can signal confidence; selling often has personal reasons, like taxes or diversifying.
Bought, 12 months
$0.7M
1 insider
Sold, 12 months
$1.2B
8 insiders
Of sales under plans
75%
$879M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | Henry SamueliDirector | Sold plan | 702,190 | $356.04 | $250M | Form 4 |
| Jul 10, 2026 | Mark David BrazealChief Legal & Corp Affairs Ofc | Sold | 25,000 | $401.33 | $10.0M | Form 4 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Mark David BrazealChief Legal & Corp Affairs Ofc | Sold | 25,000 | $379.19 | $9.5M | Form 4 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Gayla J DellyDirector | Sold | 1,890 | $385.38 | $0.7M | Form 4 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Justine PageDirector | Sold | 1,602 | $373.86 | $0.6M | Form 4 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Mark David BrazealChief Legal & Corp Affairs Ofc | Sold | 25,000 | $387.00 | $9.7M | Form 4 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Henry SamueliDirector | Sold plan | 654,241 | $382.13 | $250M | Form 4 |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Mark David BrazealChief Legal & Corp Affairs Ofc | Sold | 4,825 | $394.91 | $1.9M | Form 4 |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Mark David BrazealChief Legal & Corp Affairs Ofc | Sold | 3,327 | $381.87 | $1.3M | Form 4 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Harry L. YouDirector | Bought | 1,000 | $373.57 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | S. Ram VelagaPresident, ISG | Sold | 8,000 | $370.52 | $3.0M | Form 4 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | S. Ram VelagaPresident, ISG | Sold | 17,260 | $352.12 | $6.1M | Form 4 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Gayla J DellyDirector | Sold | 1,000 | $358.31 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | Charlie B KawwasPresident, SSG | Sold | 10,000 | $345.23 | $3.5M | Form 4 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | Justine PageDirector | Sold | 2,018 | $353.00 | $0.7M | Form 4 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | S. Ram VelagaPresident, ISG | Sold | 12,955 | $352.02 | $4.6M | Form 4 |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Henry SamueliDirector | Sold plan | 781,967 | $319.71 | $250M | Form 4 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | S. Ram VelagaPresident, ISG | Sold | 38,841 | $321.60 | $12.5M | Form 4 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Mark David BrazealChief Legal & Corp Affairs Ofc | Sold | 50,488 | $321.60 | $16.2M | Form 4 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Charlie B KawwasPresident, SSG | Sold | 39,116 | $321.61 | $12.6M | Form 4 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Kirsten M. SpearsCFO & Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | 36,292 | $321.60 | $11.7M | Form 4 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Kirsten M. SpearsCFO & Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | 23,862 | $326.09 | $7.8M | Form 4 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Mark David BrazealChief Legal & Corp Affairs Ofc | Sold | 33,194 | $326.10 | $10.8M | Form 4 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Charlie B KawwasPresident, SSG | Sold | 25,718 | $326.10 | $8.4M | Form 4 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | S. Ram VelagaPresident, ISG | Sold | 25,538 | $326.10 | $8.3M | Form 4 |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Hock E TanPresident and CEO, Director | Sold | 70,000 | $347.29 | $24.3M | Form 4 |
| Jan 6, 2026 | Mark David BrazealChief Legal & Corp Affairs Ofc | Sold | 30,000 | $347.12 | $10.4M | Form 4 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Kirsten M. SpearsCFO & Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | 30,000 | $347.82 | $10.4M | Form 4 |
| Dec 26, 2025 | Mark David BrazealChief Legal & Corp Affairs Ofc | Sold | 25,921 | $352.07 | $9.1M | Form 4 |
| Dec 23, 2025 | Hock E TanPresident and CEO, Director | Sold | 100,000 | $345.65 | $34.6M | Form 4 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Hock E TanPresident and CEO, Director | Sold | 130,000 | $326.02 | $42.4M | Form 4 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Harry L. YouDirector | Bought | 1,000 | $325.13 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Charlie B KawwasPresident, Semi Solutions Grp | Sold | 1,928 | $327.80 | $0.6M | Form 4 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Mark David BrazealChief Legal & Corp Affairs Ofc | Sold | 38,281 | $327.65 | $12.5M | Form 4 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Kirsten M. SpearsCFO & Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | 3,714 | $327.79 | $1.2M | Form 4 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Mark David BrazealChief Legal & Corp Affairs Ofc | Sold | 24,527 | $340.91 | $8.4M | Form 4 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Kirsten M. SpearsCFO & Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | 2,379 | $340.92 | $0.8M | Form 4 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Charlie B KawwasPresident, Semi Solutions Grp | Sold | 1,235 | $340.98 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Justine PageDirector | Sold plan | 800 | $361.89 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Dec 8, 2025 | Henry SamueliDirector | Sold plan | 320,316 | $400.53 | $128M | Form 4 |
| Nov 14, 2025 | Justine PageDirector | Sold plan | 800 | $331.14 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Justine PageDirector | Sold plan | 800 | $350.15 | $0.3M | Form 4 |
Can it carry its debts, and how well does it use its money?
KIRA Β· Broadcom owes $49.0B more than it holds in cash, about 1.4 years of operating profit.
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Broadcom can carry it.
In plain words: What the company owns and what it owes. More cash than debt is a cushion for bad times; a lot of debt leaves less room when business slows down.
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $12.2B | $12.4B | $14.2B | $9.3B | $16.2B |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $39.7B | $39.5B | $39.2B | $67.5B | $65.1B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.0x | 1.8x | 1.3x | 2.5x | 1.4x |
| Debt / equity | 1.6x | 1.7x | 1.6x | 1.0x | 0.8x |
| Interest coverage | 4.5x | 8.2x | 10.0x | 3.4x | 7.9x |
| Current ratio | 2.6x | 2.6x | 2.8x | 1.2x | 1.7x |
| Quick ratio | 2.4x | 2.4x | 2.6x | 1.1x | 1.6x |
| Total assets | $75.6B | $73.2B | $72.9B | $165.6B | $171.1B |
| Total liabilities | $50.6B | $50.5B | $48.9B | $98.0B | $89.8B |
| Shareholders' equity | $25.0B | $22.7B | $24.0B | $67.7B | $81.3B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $27.6B | $27.1B | $25.0B | $58.2B | $49.0B |
KIRA Β· Its return on capital was 19.9%: every 100 invested in the business earned about 20 in a year.
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
In plain words: How much profit the business makes on the money put into it. A higher percentage means each dollar invested works harder.
Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
KIRA Β· Broadcom passes 7 of 9 financial health tests (Piotroski F-score).
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
In plain words: Nine yes/no tests of financial health, one point each. A green tick is a pass: 7 to 9 points is solid, 0 to 3 is weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | 7 / 9 | 4 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β5.5% | β11.8% | β2.6% |
| Altman Z'' | 3.34 | 1.39 | 2.64 |
What does the share cost, and how does it compare?
KIRA Β· At $329.17 a share, the company is worth $1.61T: 42.0 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets β the answer depends entirely on what you put in.
In plain words: Move the sliders to try your own guesses about growth. The result is what one share would be worth if those guesses came true. Different guesses give very different answers.
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of β$49.0B and divides by 4,853.0M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 41.0x Β· peers 20.1x Β· sector 33.0x.
KIRA Β· Broadcom grew sales faster than 2 of its 4 similar companies. Its P/E is higher than 1 of 2.
Each companyβs latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods donβt line up exactly.
In plain words: The same numbers for similar companies, so you can tell whether a figure is high or low for this kind of business.
| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcom AVGO | $1.61T | 23.9% | 39.9% | 42.1% | 19.9% | 42.0x | 7 | |
| Intel INTC | $461.8B | β0.5% | β4.2% | β9.4% | β0.8% | β | 6 | Compare β |
| Qualcomm QCOM | $192.0B | 13.7% | 27.9% | 29.0% | 23.7% | 20.5x | 6 | Compare β |
| AMD AMD | $881.4B | 34.3% | 10.7% | 19.4% | 6.7% | 136.6x | 8 | Compare β |
| Micron Technology MU | $1.03T | 256.3% | 74.6% | 44.3% | 106.8% | β | 8 | Compare β |
Every number, year by year.
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioβs name for its definition.
In plain words: Every number we have, year by year. Download it as a spreadsheet if you want to dig deeper.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $13.2B | $17.6B | $20.8B | $22.6B | $23.9B | $27.5B | $33.2B | $35.8B | $51.6B | $63.9B |
| Gross profit | $5.9B | $8.5B | $10.7B | $12.5B | $13.5B | $16.8B | $22.1B | $24.7B | $32.5B | $43.3B |
| Research and development | $2.7B | $3.3B | $3.8B | $4.7B | $5.0B | $4.9B | $4.9B | $5.3B | $9.3B | $11.0B |
| Operating income | β$409M | $2.4B | $5.1B | $3.4B | $4.0B | $8.5B | $14.2B | $16.2B | $13.5B | $25.5B |
| Interest expense | $585M | $454M | $628M | $1.4B | $1.8B | $1.9B | $1.7B | $1.6B | $4.0B | $3.2B |
| Pretax income | β$1.1B | $1.8B | $4.5B | $2.2B | $2.4B | $6.8B | $12.4B | $15.1B | $9.9B | $22.7B |
| Income tax | $642M | $35.0M | β$8.1B | β$510M | β$518M | $29.0M | $939M | $1.0B | $3.7B | β$397M |
| Net income | β$1.7B | $1.7B | $12.3B | $2.7B | $3.0B | $6.7B | $11.5B | $14.1B | $5.9B | $23.1B |
| Diluted EPS | β$0.49 | $0.40 | $2.84 | $0.64 | $0.63 | $1.50 | $2.65 | $3.30 | $1.23 | $4.77 |
| Diluted shares | 3.83B | 4.21B | 4.31B | 4.19B | 4.21B | 4.29B | 4.23B | 4.27B | 4.78B | 4.85B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $3.4B | $6.6B | $8.9B | $9.7B | $12.1B | $13.8B | $16.7B | $18.1B | $20.0B | $27.5B |
| Capital expenditure | $723M | $1.1B | $635M | $432M | $463M | $443M | $424M | $452M | $548M | $623M |
| Free cash flow | $2.7B | $5.5B | $8.2B | $9.3B | $11.6B | $13.3B | $16.3B | $17.6B | $19.4B | $26.9B |
| Depreciation and amortization | $3.0B | $4.7B | $4.1B | $5.8B | $570M | $539M | $529M | $3.7B | $9.9B | $8.6B |
| Stock-based compensation | $679M | $921M | $1.2B | $2.2B | $2.0B | $1.7B | $1.5B | $2.2B | $5.7B | $7.6B |
| Acquisitions | $10.1B | $40.0M | $4.8B | $16.0B | $10.9B | $8.0M | $246M | $53.0M | $26.0B | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $7.3B | $5.4B | $0.0M | $0.0M | $7.0B | $5.8B | $7.2B | $2.5B |
| Dividends paid | $716M | $1.7B | $2.9B | $4.2B | $5.2B | $5.9B | $6.7B | $7.6B | $9.8B | $11.1B |
| Dividends and buybacks | $716M | $1.7B | $10.2B | $9.7B | $5.2B | $5.9B | $13.7B | $13.5B | $17.0B | $13.6B |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $3.1B | $11.2B | $4.3B | $5.1B | $7.6B | $12.2B | $12.4B | $14.2B | $9.3B | $16.2B |
| Total debt | β | $17.5B | $17.5B | $32.8B | $41.0B | $39.7B | $39.5B | $39.2B | $67.5B | $65.1B |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $68.0M | $65.0M | $59.0M | $49.0M | $39.0M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | β | $15.8B | $9.1B | $9.9B | $11.9B | $16.6B | $18.5B | $20.8B | $19.6B | $31.6B |
| Current liabilities | β | $2.5B | $2.3B | $6.9B | $6.4B | $6.3B | $7.1B | $7.4B | $16.7B | $18.5B |
| Inventory | $0.0M | $1.4B | $1.1B | $874M | $1.0B | $1.3B | $1.9B | $1.9B | $1.8B | $2.3B |
| Property and equipment, net | β | $2.6B | $2.6B | $2.6B | $2.5B | $2.3B | $2.2B | $2.2B | $2.5B | $2.5B |
| Total assets | β | $54.4B | $50.1B | $67.5B | $75.9B | $75.6B | $73.2B | $72.9B | $165.6B | $171.1B |
| Total liabilities | β | $31.2B | $23.5B | $42.5B | $52.0B | $50.6B | $50.5B | $48.9B | $98.0B | $89.8B |
| Shareholders' equity | $21.9B | $20.3B | $26.7B | $24.9B | $23.9B | $25.0B | $22.7B | $24.0B | $67.7B | $81.3B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 44.9% | 48.3% | 51.5% | 55.2% | 56.6% | 61.4% | 66.6% | 68.9% | 63.0% | 67.8% |
| Operating margin | β3.1% | 13.4% | 24.6% | 15.2% | 16.8% | 31.0% | 42.8% | 45.3% | 26.1% | 39.9% |
| EBITDA margin | 19.9% | 40.3% | 44.2% | 40.9% | 19.2% | 33.0% | 44.4% | 55.7% | 45.2% | 53.4% |
| Net margin | β13.1% | 9.6% | 58.8% | 12.1% | 12.4% | 24.5% | 34.6% | 39.3% | 11.4% | 36.2% |
| FCF margin | 20.3% | 31.1% | 39.6% | 41.0% | 48.6% | 48.5% | 49.1% | 49.2% | 37.6% | 42.1% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | β | β | 14.8% | 7.4% | 7.3% | 15.4% | 25.7% | 30.6% | 9.6% | 19.9% |
| Return on capital employed | β | β | 10.3% | 6.4% | 6.2% | 12.3% | 21.0% | 24.6% | 12.6% | 16.9% |
| Return on equity | β | β | 52.2% | 10.6% | 12.1% | 27.6% | 48.2% | 60.3% | 12.9% | 31.1% |
| Return on assets | β | β | 23.5% | 4.6% | 4.1% | 8.9% | 15.5% | 19.3% | 4.9% | 13.7% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 33.2% | 18.2% | 8.4% | 5.7% | 14.9% | 21.0% | 7.9% | 44.0% | 23.9% |
| Net income growth | β | β | 624.5% | β77.8% | 8.7% | 127.6% | 70.7% | 22.5% | β58.1% | 292.3% |
| EPS growth | β | β | 607.5% | β77.4% | β1.6% | 137.0% | 76.7% | 24.5% | β62.7% | 287.8% |
| FCF growth | β | 103.9% | 50.4% | 12.4% | 25.2% | 14.9% | 22.5% | 8.1% | 10.1% | 38.6% |
| Share count change | β | 9.9% | 2.4% | β2.8% | 0.5% | 1.9% | β1.4% | 1.0% | 11.8% | 1.6% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | 0.9x | 1.4x | 3.0x | 7.3x | 3.0x | 1.8x | 1.3x | 2.5x | 1.4x |
| Debt / equity | β | 0.9x | 0.7x | 1.3x | 1.7x | 1.6x | 1.7x | 1.6x | 1.0x | 0.8x |
| Interest coverage | β0.7x | 5.2x | 8.2x | 2.4x | 2.3x | 4.5x | 8.2x | 10.0x | 3.4x | 7.9x |
| Current ratio | β | 6.3x | 3.9x | 1.4x | 1.9x | 2.6x | 2.6x | 2.8x | 1.2x | 1.7x |
| Quick ratio | β | 5.7x | 3.4x | 1.3x | 1.7x | 2.4x | 2.4x | 2.6x | 1.1x | 1.6x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 5.5% | 6.1% | 3.1% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.0% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 5.1% | 5.2% | 5.9% | 9.7% | 8.3% | 6.2% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 11.1% | 11.9% |
| Payouts / FCF | 26.6% | 30.2% | 123.5% | 104.4% | 45.1% | 44.4% | 84.2% | 76.4% | 87.5% | 50.5% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | β | β | 6.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β | 2.7 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
| Accruals ratio | β | β | 6.5% | β11.9% | β12.7% | β9.3% | β7.0% | β5.5% | β11.8% | β2.6% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001730168). Data updated October 10, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
