Broadcom Inc. · AVGO · FY2025 Q2 · Calendar Q2 2025

Broadcom’s AI and networking momentum remains the central earnings story

The supplied evidence supports a constructive but conditional view: strong AI accelerator, networking, and VMware subscription momentum is extending Broadcom’s growth trajectory, but the durability of demand, customer concentration, margin mix, and trade-policy exposure remain material tests.

Reported After market closeNASDAQTechnology $1689.61B market cap
100quality score

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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $1.58 Consensus $1.57
EPS surprise +0.6% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $15.00B Consensus $14.96B
Revenue surprise +0.3% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

event-close to next-session close
Stock move -5.0% Event window
SPY move +1.0% Same window
Abnormal move -6.0% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.9× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +10.1% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Compared with the prior quarter, the analysis shows continued acceleration in AI semiconductors and networking, clearer progress toward Tomahawk 6 commercialization, and further VCF subscription adoption. The risk focus has shifted toward inference-versus-training mix, XPU margin dilution, scale-up shipment timing, and export controls.

Guidance delta

Management maintained a confident outlook while guiding to higher Q3 revenue and AI semiconductor revenue; the supplied analysis characterizes guidance sentiment as maintained.

Key takeaways

  • Q2 revenue reached a record level, with AI semiconductors and AI networking driving growth.
  • Custom AI accelerators and Ethernet networking remain the main operating growth engines.
  • VMware Cloud Foundation subscription conversions continue to support infrastructure software.
  • Tomahawk 6 is positioned as an important upcoming scale-up networking product.
  • The key debate is whether demand converts into sustained volume without eroding margins.

Management priorities

  • Expand custom AI accelerator deployments with multiple customers.
  • Commercialize the Tomahawk 6 switch and develop co-packaged optics for scale-up networking.
  • Continue VMware customer conversion to VCF subscriptions.
  • Maintain shareholder payouts while reducing debt.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
AVGO EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q1 '24 estimate $10.37 Q1 '24 actual $1.10, miss Q2 '24 estimate $1.09 Q2 '24 actual $1.10, match Q3 '24 estimate $1.22 Q3 '24 actual $1.24, beat Q2 '25 estimate $1.57 Q2 '25 actual $1.58, match Q3 '25 estimate $1.66 Q3 '25 actual $1.69, beat Q4 '25 estimate $1.87 Q4 '25 actual $1.95, beat Q1 '26 estimate $2.03 Q1 '26 actual $2.05, beat Q2 '26 estimate $2.40 Q2 '26 actual $2.44, beat Q3 '26 estimate $3.21 Q4 '26 estimate $3.85 Q1 '27 estimate $4.11
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy58 ratings
Bullish5289.7%
Neutral610.3%
Bearish00.0%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$355.14Current
$61.5Low
$350.57Average
$600High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 3, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

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FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
DA Davidson Neutral NeutralMaintainSep 4, 2026
Citigroup Buy BuyMaintainSep 4, 2026
Truist Securities Buy BuyMaintainSep 3, 2026
TD Cowen Buy BuyMaintainSep 3, 2026
StoneX Buy BuyMaintainSep 3, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $355.14. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Piper SandlerAnalyst unavailable$460$364.38 +29.5%Sep 9, 2026
D.A. DavidsonGil Luria$350$355.49 -1.4%Sep 4, 2026
Truist FinancialAnalyst unavailable$520$344.98 +46.4%Sep 3, 2026
Raymond JamesAnalyst unavailable$475$343.45 +33.8%Sep 3, 2026
Cantor FitzgeraldAnalyst unavailable$600$342.93 +68.9%Sep 3, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Broadcom Inc. is a prominent global technology enterprise focused on the innovation, development, and supply of advanced semiconductor solutions and critical infrastructure software. The company's headquarters are situated in San Jose, California, and it maintains a significant team of 19,000 full-time staff. Its operations are segmented into four primary divisions: Wired Infrastructure, Wireless Communications, Enterprise Storage, and Industrial & Other.…

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-03. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.