Broadcom Inc. vs NVIDIA CORP, two Semiconductors stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AVGO and NVDA diverge most: on dividend yield, AVGO reads 0.6% and NVDA reads 0.0%; on debt / equity, AVGO reads 0.77 and NVDA reads 0.05. 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 NVDA'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 | NVDA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $400.07 | $210.99 |
| Market cap | $1.95T | $5.15T |
| Sector | Semiconductors | Semiconductors |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 66.6 | 32.3 |
| P/B | 22.25 | 26.33 |
| P/S | 25.85 | 20.30 |
| EV/EBITDA | 60.8 | 31.5 |
| Revenue growth | +31.9% | +69.1% |
| Gross margin | 69.5% | 74.9% |
| Operating margin | 48.6% | 65.6% |
| Net margin | 37.8% | 54.3% |
| Return on equity | 32.5% | 70.4% |
| Return on assets | 15.9% | 53.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 19.4% | 66.1% |
| FCF yield | 1.7% | 2.3% |
| Dividend yield | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.77 | 0.05 |
| Current ratio | 2.24 | 3.44 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.87 | 9.15 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
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