BN · rank #1 · 2026-07-22
AVGO
NASDAQ · $1.84T (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 1.27 |
|---|---|
| Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth. | +62.6% |
| Forward net margin Consensus forward net margin. | +39.9% |
| Net margin TTM Trailing twelve month net margin. | +38.9% |
| Margin expansion Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points). | +1.1% |
| Forward PEG Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth. | 0.43 |
| Debt / FCF Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer. | 1.98× |
| Analyst upside Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price. | +35.7% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | +2% |
| Market cap (USD) | $1.84T |
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Summary
Broadcom designs and sells custom AI accelerators, high-bandwidth networking silicon, and infrastructure software, generating ~$22B quarterly revenue with AI chips now comprising nearly half of total sales.
Rationale
The bottleneck_solver thesis is directly reinforced by Broadcom's sole-source custom accelerator IP (65% of revenue), 143% YoY AI chip growth, and hyperscaler purchase commitments extending to 2028 — exactly the structural, contract-backed moat the strategy requires.
Material risks
- 1Hyperscaler insourcing risk is real and partially active — Google (TPU), Meta (MTIA), and others are building internal accelerator capabilities that could erode Broadcom's custom design wins at its largest customers over a 2–4 year horizon.
- 2Q3 guidance of $29.4B implies ~84% YoY growth, meaning any AI capex pause or hyperscaler spending revision would cause a violent estimate reset given the stock's valuation now prices in sustained hypergrowth.
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