Broadcom Inc. vs Marvell Technology, Inc., two Semiconductors stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AVGO and MRVL diverge most: on return on equity, AVGO reads 32.5% and MRVL reads 3.3%; on return on assets, AVGO reads 15.9% and MRVL reads 2.2%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What AVGO's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (segment-resolved basis). What MRVL's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AVGO | MRVL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $400.07 | $236.84 |
| Market cap | $1.95T | $211.6B |
| Sector | Semiconductors | Semiconductors |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 66.6 | 81.4 |
| P/B | 22.25 | 11.61 |
| P/S | 25.85 | 24.27 |
| EV/EBITDA | 60.8 | 152.8 |
| Revenue growth | +31.9% | +36.0% |
| Gross margin | 69.5% | 52.1% |
| Operating margin | 48.6% | 14.0% |
| Net margin | 37.8% | 6.9% |
| Return on equity | 32.5% | 3.3% |
| Return on assets | 15.9% | 2.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 19.4% | 4.7% |
| FCF yield | 1.7% | 0.8% |
| Dividend yield | 0.6% | 0.1% |
| Debt / equity | 0.77 | 0.27 |
| Current ratio | 2.24 | 3.28 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.87 | 6.67 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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