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Broadcom is a custom AI chip, networking, and infrastructure software company. The quote-page thesis centers on hyperscaler ASIC demand, Ethernet and interconnect leadership, VMware cash generation, and capital allocation discipline.
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Broadcom Inc (AVGO) stock profile and business model
What Broadcom Inc does, how the business earns money, and how valuation, peers, ownership, and risk shape the TECHi profile.
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AVGO live price, business model and key metrics
Start with the live market print, then use this profile to connect Broadcom Inc's operating model with revenue, margins, peer context, and investor risk.
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$369.68
▼ -$0.6600(-0.18%)9:30 AM ET - vs previous closeiQuote as of Sep 1, 2026, 9:30 AM EDT
Realtime NASDAQ NMS - GLOBAL MARKET quote as of Sep 1, 2026, 9:30 AM EDT.
Market data source
Today82%
$362.00L Sep 1 '26$371.40H Sep 1 '26
Live price
$369.68
Live during market hours
Market cap
$1.76T
Equity scale
Forward P/E
33.20
Consensus valuation multiple
Analyst view
Buy
Wall Street ratings and price targets appear here once analysts publish coverage.
Company · Profile
About Broadcom Inc (AVGO)
Sector, leadership, and how Broadcom Inc earns its revenue.
Technology
Company · Profile
About Broadcom Inc (AVGO)
Sector, leadership, and how Broadcom Inc earns its revenue.
Broadcom Inc
NASDAQ NMS - GLOBAL MARKET · AVGO · US
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, California
- Country
- US
- Founded
- 1961
- Employees
- 37,000
- CEO
- Hock Tan
- Exchange
- NASDAQ NMS - GLOBAL MARKET
How Broadcom Inc makes money
Custom silicon
ASICs for hyperscaler AI
Broadcom helps major cloud companies design custom accelerators and related IP, giving it a different AI exposure than merchant GPU suppliers.
Networking
The AI cluster plumbing matters
Large AI clusters need high-bandwidth switching, fabric, and connectivity. Broadcom benefits from the infrastructure layer around GPUs and ASICs.
Software
VMware adds cash flow and integration risk
The VMware acquisition gives Broadcom a large infrastructure software profit pool, but investors still track customer retention, pricing, and integration execution.
Capital allocation
Hock Tan discipline is part of the thesis
Broadcom long-term story is as much about acquisition integration and margin discipline as it is about near-term AI demand.
Key takeaways for AVGO
AVGO offers AI infrastructure exposure through custom ASICs and networking rather than only GPUs.
VMware gives the company a second profit engine that can support cash generation if integration holds.
The key risk is that AI order strength or software retention disappoints after the market prices in flawless execution.
Business identity
Broadcom Inc company facts and operating footprint
Broadcom is a custom AI chip, networking, and infrastructure software company. The quote-page thesis centers on hyperscaler ASIC demand, Ethernet and interconnect leadership, VMware cash generation, and capital allocation discipline.
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, California
- Founded
- 1961
- Employees
- 37,000
- CEO
- Hock Tan
- Country
- US
- Exchange
- NASDAQ NMS - GLOBAL MARKET
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- Asset type
- Common Stock
Key metrics
AVGO valuation, revenue and margin profile
- Market cap
- $1.76T
- Equity scale
- Forward P/E
- 33.20
- Consensus earnings multiple
Competitors
AVGO competitors and peer context
Risk heatmap
AVGO business risks investors should monitor
Valuation sensitivity
Elevated33.20x
Use the forward P/E and PEG context before treating the profile as cheap or expensive.
Balance-sheet flexibility
MonitorD/E 1.68 · CR —
Debt load and near-term liquidity shape how much strategic patience the company has.
Growth durability
Monitor—
Latest YoY revenue growth is the first check on whether the business model is still expanding.
Market sensitivity
MonitorBeta pending
Higher beta can amplify drawdowns when rates, earnings expectations, or sector appetite shift.
Regulatory and operating pressure
ElevatedTechnology
Platform rules, AI governance, export controls, and supply-chain constraints can move product timing, margins, or addressable markets.
Size & scale
- Market cap
- $1.76T
- Shares outstanding
- 4.76B
- Currency
- USD
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