The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

AVGO

Concerning the House

Broadcom Inc. designs, develops, and supplies various semiconductor devices and infrastructure software solutions internationally. The company operates in two segments: Semiconductor Solutions and Infrastructure Software. The company offers networking connectivity, such as custom silicon solutions, ethernet switching & routing, ethernet NIC controllers, physical layer devices, and fiber optic components; wireless device connectivity, including RF semiconductor devices, connectivity solutions, custom touch controllers, and inductive charging ASICS; servers and storage system solutions, such as PCIE switches, SAS & raid products, fibre channel products, and HDD & SSD solutions; broadband solutions, includes set-top box, and broadband access; and industrial. The company also offers a private cloud software portfolio, including the VMware Cloud Foundation, Edge, vSphere foundation, telco cloud platform, private AI, live recovery, application networking and security, application development and data services; mainframe software, such as AIOPS & automation, database & data management, DEVX & DEVOPS, cybersecurity & compliance management, beyond code programs, foundational & open mainframe solutions; cybersecurity, such as endpoint, network, information, application security, and identity & access management; enterprise software; and fc san management. Its products are used in various applications in enterprise and data center networking, including artificial intelligence networking and connectivity, home connectivity, set-top boxes, broadband access, telecommunication equipment, wireless device and base stations, data center servers and storage systems, factory automation, power generation and alternative energy systems, and electronic displays. Broadcom Inc. was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

United States · www.broadcom.com

The Long Run

FY 2018–2025 · 8 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$63.89B+25.2%
Gross profit$24.69B+38.3%
Operating income$25.48B+40.3%
Net income$11.49B-6.2%
Cash from ops$19.96B+28.7%
Quotation

$417.82

+1.77 (+0.4%)

52w hi$480.81
52w lo$287.49
Vol13.13M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.35

Short-0.20
Medium+0.63
Long+0.90

computed 2026-08-12

By the Numbers

Broadcom Inc.

Technology · Semiconductors

Market cap$1.99T
Enterprise value$2.02T
Trailing P/E69.75x
Forward P/E21.39x
EV / EBITDA48.11x
P / S (ttm)26.34x
Profit margin38.8%
Return on equity37.3%
Revenue growth+47.9%
Earnings growth+85.4%
Debt / equity74.02
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX2.03
Corr SPX0.62
Annual vol52.9%
Annual ret+66.5%
Sharpe1.26
Max DD-41.5%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.37
Sector+0.19
Technical-0.03
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-12

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$415.80$424.92$411.41$417.8213.13M
Aug 12$426.26$426.50$414.61$416.0515.86M
Aug 11$426.07$426.76$413.23$416.0812.88M
Aug 10$426.99$432.73$420.16$422.4013.85M
Aug 7$428.40$430.84$421.61$427.7614.70M