Broadcom Inc. financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q1 2026.

Symbol
AVGO on Nasdaq
Location
Palo Alto, CA
Fiscal year end
01 November
Latest financial report
11 Mar 2026

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AVGO - Broadcom Inc. Financial Facts

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Context
Latest metrics period: Q1 2026
Latest reported value
Return On Invested Capital 22%

Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Open metric pages to inspect the reported history.

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Latest metrics period Q1 2026
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  • Current latest metrics period: Q1 2026.
  • Most recent SEC facts end date on this page: 27 Feb 2026.
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Latest update

Latest update for AVGO - Broadcom Inc.

New fact period available

Latest financial period: Q4 2025. Reopen this facts page to verify the newest reported period against the prior baseline.

Update date

11 Mar 2026

Page type

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Latest period

Q1 2026

SEC-backed company facts were refreshed from filings filed on 11 Mar 2026.

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Benchmark Context

How Return On Invested Capital compares

Return On Invested Capital is up about 111% versus the comparable prior period.

Compared with

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Why this is notable

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  • Latest comparable period on this page: Q1 2026.
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Plain-English Guide

How to read Revenue on this page

Revenue is the sales a company reports from customers before most expenses are subtracted.

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People start here to understand business scale and whether demand is growing before they ask about margins or cash flow.

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Quick Takeaways

  • AVGO - Broadcom Inc. financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
  • Latest metrics period on this page: Q1 2026.
  • Headline metric: Return On Invested Capital 22%.

What Changed

  • Return On Invested Capital YoY change: +111%.
  • Most recent SEC facts end date: 27 Feb 2026.

Why This Matters

  • This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
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Source Evidence

Based on latest 10-Q/10-K

Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Open company facts to inspect the reported metric history.

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Latest SEC snapshot (2026-02-27) highlights Return On Invested Capital 21.7%, Return On Equity 33.4%, and Return On Assets 10.7%.

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Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

95.6/100

Strong Confidence high

Return On Invested Capital

22%

Metric score 100.0/100

Return On Equity

33%

Metric score 100.0/100

Return On Assets

11%

Metric score 100.0/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
1.9x
Quick Ratio
1.67x
Debt to Equity
0.83x

Strengths

Return On Invested Capital, Return On Equity, and Return On Assets

Watchpoints

No major risk flags from available metrics.

Key metrics snapshot

Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Invested Capital 22% +111%
Return On Equity 33% +125%
Return On Assets 11% +146%
Operating Margin 45% +26%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 1.9x +89%
Quick Ratio 1.67x +97%
Debt-to-equity 0.83x -8.5%

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues YoY 25%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 4,734,668,184 +0.7%
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding 4,736,000,000 +0.72%
Common Stock, Value, Issued $5,000,000 0%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 4,741,000,000 +0.98%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 4,888,000,000 +1.1%

Supporting Metrics

These supporting metrics stay fully source-backed for deeper research. Scan the latest value and reported period first, then open a metric page when you need the full filing trail.

Metric Latest value YoY change
Accounts Payable, Current $2,112,000,000 +11%
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current $8,460,000,000 +71%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $212,000,000 +2.4%
Additional Paid in Capital $73,135,000,000 +9.4%
Amortization of Intangible Assets $1,969,000,000 -1.3%
Assets $169,903,000,000 +2.7%
Assets, Current $32,062,000,000 +53%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $14,174,000,000 +52%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $14,174,000,000 +52%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect $2,004,000,000 -4788%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.001 0%
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 29,000,000,000 0%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 4,736,000,000 +0.72%
Contract with Customer, Liability, Current $9,188,000,000 -7.3%
Contract with Customer, Liability, Noncurrent $3,667,000,000 -21%
Cost of Revenue $21,976,000,000 +14%
Depreciation $150,000,000 +5.6%
Earnings Per Share, Basic 5.29 +146%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted 5.13 +145%
Employee-related Liabilities, Current $864,000,000 -6.3%
Goodwill $97,801,000,000 -0.07%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $25,434,000,000 +81%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $462,000,000 -87%
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Receivable $1,315,000,000 +144%
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) $30,302,000,000 -21%
Interest Expense $801,000,000 -8.2%
Interest Paid, Excluding Capitalized Interest, Operating Activities $2,620,000,000 -17%
Inventory, Net $2,962,000,000 +55%
Liabilities $90,031,000,000 -5.8%
Liabilities and Equity $169,903,000,000 +2.7%
Liabilities, Current $16,859,000,000 -19%
Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation $63,805,000,000 +4.7%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities $10,149,000,000 -70%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities $115,000,000 +34%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities $8,260,000,000 +35%
Operating Income (Loss) $27,787,000,000 +58%
Other Assets, Current $6,466,000,000 +34%
Other Assets, Noncurrent $7,139,000,000 +31%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $9,367,000,000 -32%
Other Noncash Income (Expense) $15,000,000 +63%
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment $250,000,000 +150%
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.001 0%
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized 100,000,000 0%
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued 0
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding 0
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $2,599,000,000 +5.4%
Research and Development Expense $11,689,000,000 +26%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $6,520,000,000 +139%
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $68,282,000,000 +25%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense $8,464,000,000 +57%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense $2,176,000,000 +70%
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest $79,872,000,000 +14%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY