AVGO vs GEV
Broadcom Inc. and GE Vernova Inc., side by side — 4 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | AVGO | GEV |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $63.9B | $38.1B |
| Net income | $23.1B | $4.9B |
| Gross margin | 67.8% | 19.8% |
| Net margin | 36.2% | 12.8% |
| Return on equity | 31.0% | 47.1% |
| Diluted EPS | $4.77 | $17.69 |
| Dividend / share | $2.36 | $1.25 |
| Payout ratio | 48.2% | 5.6% |
| Free cash flow | $26.9B | $3.7B |
| Equity | · | $11.2B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.60× | −0.79× |
| Current ratio | 1.71× | 0.98× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 21.7% | · |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 50.9% | · |
AVGO bills 1.7× the revenue of GEV, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (36.2% against 12.8%).
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.
4 years side by side
| Fiscal year | AVGO | GEV |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $63.9B | $38.1B |
| FY2024 | $51.6B | $34.9B |
| FY2023 | $35.8B | $33.2B |
| FY2022 | $33.2B | $29.7B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | AVGO | GEV |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $23.1B | $4.9B |
| FY2024 | $5.9B | $1.6B |
| FY2023 | $14.1B | $-438.0M |
| FY2022 | $11.5B | $-2.7B |
Standard deviation, each side
AVGO's net margin has been more volatile than GEV's over the 4 comparable fiscal years — 11.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 8.1.
4 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
AVGO led in net margin in every one of the 4 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
4 of 10 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
GEV's return on equity has been more volatile than AVGO's over the 3 comparable fiscal years — 21.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 19.5.
3 of 9 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 GEV over these 3 fiscal years — AVGO led in 1 and GEV in 2.
3 of 9 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.