Broadcom vs Intel
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KIRA’s take AI analyst
I put Broadcom and Intel side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Broadcom is the larger business, with $63.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $52.9B for Intel.
- Broadcom grew revenue faster (23.9%, against −0.5%).
- Broadcom kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (39.9% operating margin, against −4.2%).
- Broadcom turned more of its sales into free cash flow (42.1% FCF margin, against −9.4%).
- Broadcom earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (19.9%, against −0.8%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 11 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Broadcom
AVGO
10/11
Revenue growth5-year growthGross marginOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityPiotroski F-scoreShare count change
Intel
INTC
1/11
Net debt / EBITDA
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | AVGO FY25 | INTC FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $1.61T | $461.8B |
| Revenue | $63.9B | $52.9B |
| Free cash flow | $26.9B | −$4.9B |
| Net income | $23.1B | −$267M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 23.9% | −0.5% |
| 5-year growth | 21.7% | −7.5% |
| Share count change | 1.6% | 5.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 67.8% | 34.8% |
| Operating margin | 39.9% | −4.2% |
| Net margin | 36.2% | −0.5% |
| FCF margin | 42.1% | −9.4% |
| Return on capital | 19.9% | −0.8% |
| Return on equity | 31.1% | −0.3% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $49.0B | $9.2B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.4x | 1.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $13.6B | $0.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 42.0x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 6 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.