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Broadcom Inc.

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Semiconductor and infrastructure software company specializing in AI accelerators, networking, and enterprise software

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stated objectives
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Key metrics · each point sourced

Market Cap
1716677662844USD
Sep 10, 2026reference only
Stock Price
360.83USD
Sep 10, 2026reference only
Price 52 Week High
481.57USD
Sep 10, 2026reference only
Price 52 Week Low
293.41USD
Sep 10, 2026reference only
Stock Return Ytd
3.8%
Sep 10, 2026reference only
Shares Outstanding
4757580198.0shares
May 29, 2026reference only
Cost Of Revenue
6772000000.0USD
May 3, 2026reference only
Gross Profit
15415000000.0USD
May 3, 2026reference only
Cash
19628000000.0USD
May 3, 2026reference only
Revenue
22187000000.0USD
May 3, 2026reference only
Operating Income
10788000000.0USD
May 3, 2026reference only
Eps
1.91USD_per_share
May 3, 2026reference only
Rd Expense
2995000000.0USD
May 3, 2026reference only
Total Liabilities
91467000000.0USD
May 3, 2026reference only
Total Assets
179158000000.0USD
May 3, 2026reference only
Operating Cash Flow
8260000000.0USD
Feb 1, 2026reference only
Capex
250000000.0USD
Feb 1, 2026reference only

Stated objectives

Q1 FY2026 AI semiconductor revenue target doubling YoY

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target: 8200000000 USD by 2026-03-31 00:00:00stated

Q1 FY2026 adjusted EBITDA margin target

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target: 67 percent by 2026-03-31 00:00:00stated

FY2026 infrastructure software low double-digit growth driven by VMware

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target: Low double-digit percent by 2026-12-31 00:00:00stated

FY2026 annual dividend per share target

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target: 2.60 USD by 2026-12-31 00:00:00stated

Ship $73B AI backlog over next 18 months

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target: 73000000000 USD by 2027-06-30 00:00:00stated

Q1 FY2026 revenue target of approximately $19.1B

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target: 19100 by 2026-02-01 00:00:00stated

Q1 FY2026 adjusted EBITDA target of 67% of revenue

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target: 67 by 2026-02-01 00:00:00stated

Q1 FY2026 AI semiconductor revenue target of $8.2B, doubling year-over-year

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target: 8200 by 2026-02-01 00:00:00stated

FY2026 annual dividend target of $2.60 per share

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target: 2.60 by 2026-11-01 00:00:00stated

Q1 FY2026 total revenue forecast

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target: 19.1 billion USD stated

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Competes with
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Covered by
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Developed by
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Invested in
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Customer of
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Employs
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subsidiary of
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Where sources disagree

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value conflictunresolved

FACT A reports Broadcom's cash as 16.178 billion USD for FY 2025, while FACT B reports 16.18 USD for Q4 2025. These represent the same measurement point in time (end of fiscal year/Q4), not separate periods. The values diverge by approximately 1 billion USD—a factor of 10^9. FACT B's value of $16.18 is also logically implausible for a major semiconductor company. The discrepancy indicates a unit error (FACT B missing 'billion' designation) or data entry error in FACT B.

value conflictunresolved

Both facts report EPS for Broadcom Inc. for the same fiscal period (Q1 2026) observed on the same date (2026-02-01). However, they report conflicting values: 1.5 USD per share vs 2.05 USD per share. This is a 37% difference for the identical metric and time period, not a value change over time.

value conflictunresolved

Broadcom's operating cash flow is reported as $27.537 billion on 2025-11-02 and $8.26 USD on 2026-02-01. The second value is implausibly low for a major semiconductor company and likely represents corrupted or truncated data (possibly a decimal fragment or percentage misidentified as a full currency value). A realistic operating cash flow cannot collapse from tens of billions to single digits in 3 months.

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