Broadcom Inc. · AVGO · FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q3 2026

Broadcom raises AI outlook as capacity and deployment risks build

The current analysis supports a constructive demand trajectory for Broadcom’s AI semiconductor and networking businesses, while showing that supply-chain capacity, deployment infrastructure, margin mix and customer concentration are the main conditions on that trajectory.

Reported After market closeNASDAQTechnology $1701.36B market cap
100quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $3.32 Consensus $3.22
EPS surprise +3.1% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $29.59B Consensus $29.24B
Revenue surprise +1.2% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

event-close to next-session close
Stock move -2.7% Event window
SPY move +1.0% Same window
Abnormal move -3.8% Stock minus SPY
Volume 3.0× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +0.1% Up to 20 sessions
AVGOSPY benchmark

Ask FN2 about AVGO FY2026 Q3

Transcript, numbers and history already loaded

Free account. Your question opens in FN2 with this report's transcript and numbers attached.

Transcript intelligence

What changed

Compared with the prior quarter’s maintained guidance, the current analysis describes raised AI revenue guidance, stronger custom-XPU momentum and increased capacity investment. It also adds explicit execution exposure to Singapore substrate expansion, optical-interconnect capacity and AI deployment infrastructure.

Guidance delta

Management guidance sentiment moved from maintained in the prior quarter to raised in Q3, with AI revenue guidance lifted to $58 billion for FY2026 and projected to double annually through 2028.

Key takeaways

  • The supplied analysis describes record Q3 revenue and operating margin, led by AI semiconductors and networking.
  • AI semiconductor revenue grew 221% year over year and 54% sequentially, according to the transcript analysis.
  • Management highlighted custom XPU adoption across Google, Anthropic, OpenAI and Meta.
  • The next phase requires more substrate, optical-interconnect and data-center capacity, increasing execution demands.

Management priorities

  • Ramp high-volume shipments of TPU v8i, Jalapeno and Meta-oriented accelerators.
  • Qualify Tomahawk 7 and expand Tomahawk Ultra and optical-interconnect capacity.
  • Scale Singapore substrate production and VMware Private AI Cloud offerings.

Follow AVGO with an agent that reads every filing, transcript, and price print. Free to start.

Try FN2 free

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
Show 1 more >

Analyst Consensus ?

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

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$357.61Current
$61.5Low
$350.57Average
$600High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 21, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

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
Rosenblatt Buy BuyMaintainSep 3, 2026
RBC Capital Sector Perform Sector PerformMaintainSep 3, 2026
Raymond James Outperform OutperformMaintainSep 3, 2026
Morgan Stanley Overweight OverweightMaintainSep 3, 2026
Macquarie Outperform NeutralUpgradeSep 3, 2026
Keybanc Overweight OverweightMaintainSep 3, 2026
Evercore ISI Group Outperform OutperformMaintainSep 3, 2026
Cantor Fitzgerald Overweight OverweightMaintainSep 3, 2026
BMO Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainSep 3, 2026
Erste Group Hold BuyDowngradeJul 7, 2026
UBS Buy BuyMaintainJun 4, 2026
Oppenheimer Outperform OutperformMaintainJun 4, 2026
Mizuho Outperform OutperformMaintainJun 4, 2026
JP Morgan Overweight OverweightMaintainJun 4, 2026
Jefferies Buy BuyMaintainJun 4, 2026
Deutsche Bank Buy BuyMaintainJun 4, 2026
Benchmark Buy BuyMaintainJun 4, 2026
B of A Securities Buy BuyMaintainJun 4, 2026
Susquehanna Positive PositiveMaintainMay 28, 2026
Wells Fargo Overweight OverweightMaintainMay 14, 2026
Bernstein Outperform OutperformMaintainApr 14, 2026
Seaport Global Neutral BuyDowngradeApr 8, 2026
Piper Sandler Overweight OverweightMaintainDec 12, 2025
Barclays Overweight OverweightMaintainDec 12, 2025
Goldman Sachs Buy BuyMaintainNov 26, 2025
Argus Research Buy BuyMaintainSep 8, 2025
Baird Outperform OutperformMaintainDec 13, 2024
Summit Insights Group Buy HoldUpgradeDec 8, 2023
Credit Suisse Outperform OutperformMaintainDec 10, 2021
Loop Capital Buy BuyMaintainSep 4, 2020
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey Buy BuyMaintainJun 5, 2020
Charter Equity Market Outperform Market PerformUpgradeApr 9, 2020
PiperJaffray Overweight OverweightMaintainDec 10, 2019
Cascend Buy BuyMaintainNov 22, 2019
Cowen & Co. Market Perform OutperformDowngradeFeb 22, 2019
MKM Partners Buy BuyMaintainDec 7, 2018
B. Riley Securities Buy NeutralUpgradeDec 3, 2018
B. Riley FBR Buy NeutralUpgradeDec 3, 2018
Nomura Buy NeutralUpgradeSep 17, 2018
Bank of America Buy NeutralUpgradeSep 7, 2018
Canaccord Genuity Buy BuyMaintainJun 8, 2018
Argus Buy BuyMaintainMay 5, 2018
B. Riley Buy BuyMaintainMay 1, 2018
Pacific Crest Overweight OverweightMaintainNov 3, 2016
Craig-Hallum Buy BuyMaintainJun 3, 2016
Brean Capital Buy BuyMaintainJun 3, 2016
CLSA Outperform OutperformMaintainMay 17, 2016
FBR Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainMar 4, 2016
Sidoti & Co. Buy BuyMaintainFeb 24, 2016
Topeka Hold HoldMaintainFeb 16, 2016
Drexel Hamilton Buy BuyMaintainNov 10, 2015
JMP Securities Market Outperform Market PerformUpgradeSep 10, 2015
Capstone Buy BuyMaintainOct 3, 2012
Show less

Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $357.61. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Piper SandlerAnalyst unavailable$460$364.38 +28.6%Sep 9, 2026
D.A. DavidsonGil Luria$350$355.49 -2.1%Sep 4, 2026
Truist FinancialAnalyst unavailable$520$344.98 +45.4%Sep 3, 2026
Raymond JamesAnalyst unavailable$475$343.45 +32.8%Sep 3, 2026
Cantor FitzgeraldAnalyst unavailable$600$342.93 +67.8%Sep 3, 2026
Evercore ISIAnalyst unavailable$578$367.24 +61.6%Sep 3, 2026
BMO CapitalAnalyst unavailable$575$367.24 +60.8%Sep 3, 2026
MacquarieAnalyst unavailable$490$367.24 +37.0%Sep 3, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$505$367.24 +41.2%Sep 3, 2026
BMO CapitalAnalyst unavailable$455$364.03 +27.2%Aug 20, 2026
D.A. DavidsonAnalyst unavailable$400$410.33 +11.9%Jun 4, 2026
Truist FinancialWilliam Stein$550$407.11 +53.8%Jun 4, 2026
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$525$407.07 +46.8%Jun 4, 2026
RBC CapitalSrini Pajjuri$400$406.45 +11.9%Jun 4, 2026
OppenheimerAnalyst unavailable$535$479.23 +49.6%Jun 4, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$502$479.23 +40.4%Jun 4, 2026
KeyBancJohn Vinh$575$479.23 +60.8%Jun 4, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$485$479.23 +35.6%Jun 4, 2026
MacquarieAnalyst unavailable$437$479.23 +22.2%Jun 4, 2026
Deutsche BankRoss Seymore$515$479.23 +44.0%Jun 4, 2026
JefferiesBlayne Curtis$550$479.23 +53.8%Jun 4, 2026
Morgan StanleyJoseph Moore$485$448.94 +35.6%Jun 1, 2026
SusquehannaChristopher Rolland$490$421.86 +37.0%May 28, 2026
Evercore ISIMark Lipacis$582$420.71 +62.7%May 19, 2026
UBSTimothy Arcuri$490$420.89 +37.0%May 18, 2026
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$545$416.79 +52.4%May 14, 2026
D.A. DavidsonAnalyst unavailable$335$331.17 -6.3%Feb 12, 2026
Wolfe ResearchChris Caso$400$330.73 +11.9%Jan 30, 2026
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$430$339.89 +20.2%Jan 15, 2026
RBC CapitalSrini Pajjuri$370$339.89 +3.5%Jan 14, 2026
Mizuho SecuritiesVijay Rakesh$480$338.17 +34.2%Jan 9, 2026
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$450$347.62 +25.8%Jan 5, 2026
Truist FinancialAnalyst unavailable$510$329.88 +42.6%Dec 19, 2025
UBSTimothy Arcuri$475$359.9 +32.8%Dec 15, 2025
Truist FinancialAnalyst unavailable$500$360.32 +39.8%Dec 12, 2025
Deutsche BankAnalyst unavailable$430$362.18 +20.2%Dec 12, 2025
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$462$362.05 +29.2%Dec 12, 2025
Robert W. BairdAnalyst unavailable$420$406.96 +17.4%Dec 12, 2025
OppenheimerAnalyst unavailable$450$406.96 +25.8%Dec 12, 2025
Mizuho SecuritiesVijay Rakesh$450$376.58 +25.8%Dec 12, 2025
Piper SandlerHarsh Kumar$430$406.96 +20.2%Dec 12, 2025
BernsteinStacy Rasgon$475$406.96 +32.8%Dec 12, 2025
BarclaysTom O'Malley$500$406.96 +39.8%Dec 12, 2025
KeyBancJohn Vinh$500$406.96 +39.8%Dec 12, 2025
OppenheimerRick Schafer$435$381.03 +21.6%Dec 5, 2025
SusquehannaChristopher Rolland$450$380.61 +25.8%Dec 4, 2025
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$443$387.56 +23.9%Dec 1, 2025
UBSAnalyst unavailable$472$388.05 +32.0%Dec 1, 2025
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$435$385.03 +21.6%Nov 25, 2025
Raymond JamesAnalyst unavailable$420$366 +17.4%Nov 20, 2025
Mizuho SecuritiesVijay Rakesh$435$349.24 +21.6%Oct 21, 2025
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$409$356.7 +14.4%Oct 14, 2025
BarclaysTom O'Malley$450$356.7 +25.8%Oct 14, 2025
UBSTimothy Arcuri$415$356.7 +16.0%Oct 14, 2025
Deutsche BankRoss Seymore$400$356.7 +11.9%Oct 14, 2025
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$430$356.7 +20.2%Oct 13, 2025
KeyBancJohn Vinh$460$356.03 +28.6%Oct 13, 2025
KeyBancJohn Vinh$420$327.9 +17.4%Sep 30, 2025
KeyBancJohn Vinh$400$334.89 +11.9%Sep 5, 2025
OppenheimerAnalyst unavailable$360$334.89 +0.7%Sep 5, 2025
Piper SandlerAnalyst unavailable$375$334.89 +4.9%Sep 5, 2025
BarclaysTom O'Malley$400$334.89 +11.9%Sep 5, 2025
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$357$298.24 -0.2%Sep 2, 2025
OppenheimerAnalyst unavailable$325$308.65 -9.1%Aug 28, 2025
UBSTimothy Arcuri$345$294.23 -3.5%Aug 25, 2025
Piper SandlerAnalyst unavailable$315$294 -11.9%Aug 22, 2025
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$338$302.62 -5.5%Jul 30, 2025
HSBCAnalyst unavailable$400$263.77 +11.9%Jun 24, 2025
Truist FinancialWilliam Stein$295$262.95 -17.5%Jun 6, 2025
BarclaysTom O'Malley$215$169.58 -39.9%Apr 22, 2025
DaiwaLouis Miscioscia$225$172.09 -37.1%Apr 2, 2025
Truist FinancialAnalyst unavailable$267$194.96 -25.3%Mar 7, 2025
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$250$194.96 -30.1%Mar 7, 2025
Morgan StanleyJoseph Moore$265$223.86 -25.9%Dec 20, 2024
Morgan StanleyJoseph Moore$233$171.81 -34.8%Dec 13, 2024
Mizuho SecuritiesVijay Rakesh$220$182.31 -38.5%Oct 14, 2024
Bank of America SecuritiesVivek Arya$215$181.67 -39.9%Oct 11, 2024
KeyBancJohn Vinh$210$137 -41.3%Sep 6, 2024
Truist FinancialWilliam Stein$204$152.82 -43.0%Sep 6, 2024
Rosenblatt SecuritiesHans Mosesmann$240$152.82 -32.9%Sep 6, 2024
Mizuho SecuritiesVijay Rakesh$190$152.82 -46.9%Sep 6, 2024
Goldman SachsToshiya Hari$190$152.82 -46.9%Sep 6, 2024
Morgan StanleyJoseph Moore$180$152.82 -49.7%Sep 6, 2024
Wells FargoAaron Rakers$170$159.82 -52.5%Aug 27, 2024
OppenheimerRick Schafer$200$171.42 -44.1%Jul 15, 2024
Wells FargoAaron Rakers$205$170.07 -42.7%Jul 15, 2024
CFRAAngelo Zino$185$168.07 -48.3%Jun 13, 2024
Deutsche BankRoss Seymore$190$167.96 -46.9%Jun 13, 2024
OppenheimerRick Schafer$200$149.55 -44.1%Jun 13, 2024
Truist FinancialWilliam Stein$204.5$149.55 -42.8%Jun 13, 2024
Melius ResearchBen Reitzes$205$149.55 -42.7%Jun 13, 2024
Rosenblatt SecuritiesHans Mosesmann$165$149.55 -53.9%Jun 13, 2024
JefferiesBlayne Curtis$205$149.55 -42.7%Jun 13, 2024
Robert W. BairdTristan Gerra$195$149.55 -45.5%Jun 13, 2024
Mizuho SecuritiesVijay Rakesh$190$149.55 -46.9%Jun 13, 2024
Piper SandlerHarsh Kumar$200$149.55 -44.1%Jun 13, 2024
Wells FargoAaron Rakers$170$149.55 -52.5%Jun 13, 2024
UBSTimothy Arcuri$173.5$149.55 -51.5%Jun 13, 2024
BarclaysTom O'Malley$200$149.55 -44.1%Jun 13, 2024
Evercore ISIMark Lipacis$201$149.55 -43.8%Jun 13, 2024
Morgan StanleyJoseph Moore$176.5$149.55 -50.6%Jun 13, 2024
Goldman SachsToshiya Hari$185$149.55 -48.3%Jun 13, 2024
BernsteinStacy Rasgon$195$149.55 -45.5%Jun 13, 2024
JefferiesBlayne Curtis$155$145.55 -56.7%Jun 11, 2024
Melius ResearchBen Reitzes$185$132.86 -48.3%Jun 3, 2024
BarclaysTom O'Malley$150$132.91 -58.1%Apr 17, 2024
Evercore ISIMatthew Prisco$162$131.07 -54.7%Apr 15, 2024
Deutsche BankRoss Seymore$150$133.94 -58.1%Apr 8, 2024
CFRAAngelo Zino$160$135.35 -55.3%Mar 22, 2024
KeyBancWeston Twigg$160$134.8 -55.3%Mar 21, 2024
BarclaysTom O\'Malley$140.5$134.8 -60.7%Mar 21, 2024
Piper SandlerHarsh Kumar$165$134.8 -53.9%Mar 21, 2024
Goldman SachsToshiya Hari$155$13.09 -56.7%Mar 8, 2024
Mizuho SecuritiesVijay Rakesh$100$139.72 -72.0%Mar 7, 2024
CitigroupChristopher Danely$110$105.61 -69.2%Dec 12, 2023
Truist FinancialWilliam Stein$101.5$94.43 -71.6%Dec 11, 2023
SusquehannaChristopher Rolland$110$93.88 -69.2%Nov 28, 2023
Truist FinancialWilliam Stein$99.5$82.91 -72.2%Sep 22, 2023
KeyBancCody Acree$95$87.51 -73.4%Sep 1, 2023
Loop Capital MarketsAmbrish Srivastava$89$88.93 -75.1%Aug 29, 2023
KeyBancJohn Vinh$94$80.96 -73.7%Jun 2, 2023
OppenheimerRick Schafer$95$79 -73.4%Jun 2, 2023
SusquehannaAnalyst unavailable$65$54.08 -81.8%Dec 5, 2022
Piper SandlerAnalyst unavailable$71.5$54.08 -80.0%Dec 5, 2022
Truist FinancialWilliam Stein$63$44.41 -82.4%Nov 3, 2022
Mizuho SecuritiesVijay Rakesh$72.5$52.24 -79.7%Sep 9, 2022
Rosenblatt SecuritiesHans Mosesmann$77.5$51.46 -78.3%Sep 2, 2022
Deutsche BankRoss Seymore$63.5$53.55 -82.2%Jul 30, 2022
Mizuho SecuritiesVijay Rakesh$70$52.64 -80.4%May 23, 2022
SusquehannaChristopher Rolland$68$56.29 -81.0%May 9, 2022
Truist FinancialWilliam Stein$65.7$58.06 -81.6%Apr 11, 2022
Morgan StanleyJoseph Moore$70.3$59.6 -80.3%Mar 4, 2022
Piper SandlerHarsh Kumar$75$56.63 -79.0%Mar 1, 2022
OppenheimerRick Schafer$72$57.61 -79.9%Feb 24, 2022
BarclaysBlayne Curtis$70$61.78 -80.4%Jan 12, 2022
Argus ResearchJim Kelleher$71.5$61.26 -80.0%Dec 16, 2021
CitigroupChristopher Danely$68.5$61.36 -80.8%Dec 13, 2021
Goldman SachsToshiya Hari$67$61.36 -81.3%Dec 13, 2021
Credit SuisseJohn Pitzer$70$62.34 -80.4%Dec 10, 2021
Cowen & Co.Matt Ramsay$61.5$62.34 -82.8%Dec 10, 2021
Wells FargoAaron Rakers$63.5$62.34 -82.2%Dec 10, 2021
BMO CapitalAmbrish Srivastava$67.5$62.34 -81.1%Dec 10, 2021
UBSTimothy Arcuri$66$55.76 -81.5%Dec 6, 2021
Evercore ISIKenneth Talanian$64$55.76 -82.1%Dec 6, 2021
Bank of America SecuritiesVivek Arya$58$45.1 -83.8%Jun 9, 2021
Show less

Track every rating change on AVGO the moment it posts. Free to start.

Start free

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.…

Historical context

All AVGO earnings

Technology peers this season

Latest reports in the same sector
CompanyQuarterEPS surpriseMarket moveHeadline
ADBE Adobe Inc. FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q3 2026 +0.8% +1.4% Adobe raises FY26 outlook as AI strategy broadens
ORCL Oracle Corporation FY2027 Q1 · Calendar Q3 2026 +10.3% -1.7% Oracle raises FY27 outlook as AI demand accelerates cloud growth
SAIL SailPoint, Inc. FY2027 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026 +13.8% -1.2% SailPoint pairs 25% ARR growth with accelerating AI-driven adoption
CIEN Ciena Corporation FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q3 2026 +22.0% -10.4% Ciena raises outlook as AI networking demand lifts backlog
DOCU DocuSign, Inc. FY2027 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026 +6.4% +3.7% DocuSign Q2 FY27: IAM momentum supports a raised outlook
IOT Samsara Inc. FY2027 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026 +25.0% +3.7% Samsara: AI adoption expands as FY27 guidance holds

Latest beats and misses

Who reports next

Get the AVGO recap when the next report posts

One email per quarter with the scorecard, the market reaction and what changed on the call. No account needed.

Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-09-03T14:16:10.934491+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-09-21T01:23:13.071796+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-09-21T01:30:48.568831+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-21T01:30:48.566030+00:00

Methodology

Reported and consensus figures come from FN2's earnings event records. Market reaction and volume are calculated from daily adjusted bars around the event; abnormal move subtracts the SPY move over the same window.

Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

Transcript intelligence is a structured synthesis of the current and prior earnings-call analyses. Missing values stay missing and are never estimated.

By FN2 Research · Updated . For educational purposes only; not investment advice.