AVGO vs GE
Broadcom Inc. and General Electric Co., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | AVGO | GE |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $63.9B | $45.9B |
| Net income | $23.1B | $8.7B |
| Gross margin | 67.8% | · |
| Net margin | 36.2% | 19.0% |
| Return on equity | 31.0% | 45.8% |
| Diluted EPS | $4.77 | $8.14 |
| Dividend / share | $2.36 | $1.44 |
| Payout ratio | 48.2% | · |
| Free cash flow | $26.9B | $7.3B |
| Equity | · | $18.7B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.60× | 0.52× |
| Current ratio | 1.71× | 1.04× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 21.7% | −9.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 50.9% | 8.8% |
AVGO bills 1.4× the revenue of GE, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (36.2% against 19.0%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | AVGO | GE |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $63.9B | $45.9B |
| FY2024 | $51.6B | $38.7B |
| FY2023 | $35.8B | $35.3B |
| FY2022 | $33.2B | $29.1B |
| FY2021 | $27.4B | $56.5B |
| FY2020 | $23.9B | $75.8B |
| FY2019 | $22.6B | $90.2B |
| FY2018 | $20.8B | $97.0B |
| FY2017 | $17.6B | $99.3B |
| FY2016 | $13.2B | $119.5B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | AVGO | GE |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $23.1B | $8.7B |
| FY2024 | $5.9B | $6.6B |
| FY2023 | $14.1B | $9.5B |
| FY2022 | $11.5B | $336.0M |
| FY2021 | $6.7B | $-6.3B |
| FY2020 | $3.0B | $5.7B |
| FY2019 | $2.7B | $-5.0B |
| FY2018 | $12.6B | $-22.4B |
| FY2017 | $1.8B | $-8.5B |
| FY2016 | $-1.7B | $7.5B |
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$18,032,000,000 | AVGO |
| FY2024 | +$12,872,000,000 | AVGO |
| FY2023 | +$471,000,000 | AVGO |
| FY2022 | +$4,064,000,000 | AVGO |
| FY2021 | −$29,019,000,000 | GE |
| FY2020 | −$51,945,000,000 | GE |
| FY2019 | −$67,624,000,000 | GE |
| FY2018 | −$76,164,000,000 | GE |
| FY2017 | −$81,643,000,000 | GE |
| FY2016 | −$106,229,000,000 | GE |
The higher-revenue side has changed between AVGO and GE over this period. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
10 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +17.2 pp | AVGO |
| FY2024 | −5.5 pp | GE |
| FY2023 | +12.6 pp | AVGO |
| FY2022 | +33.2 pp | AVGO |
| FY2021 | +35.9 pp | AVGO |
| FY2020 | +5.1 pp | AVGO |
| FY2019 | +17.5 pp | AVGO |
| FY2018 | +83.6 pp | AVGO |
| FY2017 | +19.0 pp | AVGO |
| FY2016 | −20.1 pp | GE |
The higher net margin has changed hands between AVGO and GE over this period.
10 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
AVGO's net margin has been more volatile than GE's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 19.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 14.6.
10 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between AVGO and GE over these 10 fiscal years — AVGO led in 8 and GE in 2.
10 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
GE's return on equity has been more volatile than AVGO's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 28.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 18.9.
9 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between AVGO and GE over these 9 fiscal years — AVGO led in 6 and GE in 3.
9 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.