AVGO vs NVDA
Broadcom Inc. and Nvidia Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | AVGO | NVDA |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $63.9B | $215.9B |
| Net income | $23.1B | $120.1B |
| Gross margin | 67.8% | 71.1% |
| Net margin | 36.2% | 55.6% |
| Return on equity | 31.0% | 101.5% |
| Diluted EPS | $4.77 | $4.90 |
| Dividend / share | $2.36 | $0.04 |
| Payout ratio | 48.2% | 0.8% |
| Free cash flow | $26.9B | $96.7B |
| Equity | · | $157.3B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.60× | −0.01× |
| Current ratio | 1.71× | 3.91× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 21.7% | 66.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 50.9% | 94.3% |
NVDA bills 3.4× the revenue of AVGO, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (55.6% against 36.2%).
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 | NVDA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $63.9B | $215.9B |
| FY2024 | $51.6B | $130.5B |
| FY2023 | $35.8B | $60.9B |
| FY2022 | $33.2B | $27.0B |
| FY2021 | $27.4B | $26.9B |
| FY2020 | $23.9B | $16.7B |
| FY2019 | $22.6B | $10.9B |
| FY2018 | $20.8B | $11.7B |
| FY2017 | $17.6B | $9.7B |
| FY2016 | $13.2B | $6.9B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | AVGO | NVDA |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $23.1B | $120.1B |
| FY2024 | $5.9B | $72.9B |
| FY2023 | $14.1B | $29.8B |
| FY2022 | $11.5B | $4.4B |
| FY2021 | $6.7B | $9.8B |
| FY2020 | $3.0B | $4.3B |
| FY2019 | $2.7B | $2.8B |
| FY2018 | $12.6B | $4.1B |
| FY2017 | $1.8B | $3.0B |
| FY2016 | $-1.7B | $1.7B |
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$152,051,000,000 | NVDA |
| FY2024 | −$78,923,000,000 | NVDA |
| FY2023 | −$25,103,000,000 | NVDA |
| FY2022 | +$6,229,000,000 | AVGO |
| FY2021 | +$536,000,000 | AVGO |
| FY2020 | +$7,213,000,000 | AVGO |
| FY2019 | +$11,679,000,000 | AVGO |
| FY2018 | +$9,132,000,000 | AVGO |
| FY2017 | +$7,922,000,000 | AVGO |
| FY2016 | +$6,330,000,000 | AVGO |
The higher-revenue side has changed between AVGO and NVDA over this period. The gap has widened 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 | −19.4 pp | NVDA |
| FY2024 | −44.4 pp | NVDA |
| FY2023 | −9.5 pp | NVDA |
| FY2022 | +18.4 pp | AVGO |
| FY2021 | −11.7 pp | NVDA |
| FY2020 | −13.6 pp | NVDA |
| FY2019 | −13.6 pp | NVDA |
| FY2018 | +25.1 pp | AVGO |
| FY2017 | −21.3 pp | NVDA |
| FY2016 | −38.2 pp | NVDA |
The higher net margin has changed hands between AVGO and NVDA 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 NVDA's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 19.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 13.1.
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 NVDA over these 10 fiscal years — AVGO led in 2 and NVDA in 8.
10 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
NVDA's return on equity has been more volatile than AVGO's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 34.3 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 NVDA over these 9 fiscal years — AVGO led in 2 and NVDA in 7.
9 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.