Unallocated Expenses — Total operating income
Business Segments · Total operating incomeBroadcom Inc. Unallocated Expenses — Total operating income decreased by 15.2% to -$4.57B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 9.8%, from -$4.16B to -$4.57B. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Unallocated Expenses — Total operating income shows a downward trend with a 32.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase in unallocated expenses relative to total revenue may indicate rising corporate overhead or inefficiencies, whereas a decrease suggests improved cost discipline at the headquarters level.
Detailed definition
This metric represents corporate-level costs that are not directly attributable to specific operating segments, such as...
Peer comparison
Most large, diversified technology and semiconductor firms report similar corporate overhead or unallocated expense line items, which are typically evaluated as a percentage of total revenue to benchmark corporate leaness.
avgo_segment_unallocated_expenses_total_operating_incomeHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$1.83B | -$1.82B | -$1.80B | -$1.55B | -$1.55B | -$1.46B | -$1.51B | -$1.33B | -$1.40B | -$1.68B | -$1.51B | -$4.75B | -$4.18B | -$4.16B | -$4.18B | -$3.57B | -$3.96B | -$4.57B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.4% | +0.9% | +14.1% | +0.2% | +5.4% | -3.6% | +12.4% | -5.8% | -19.7% | +10.3% | -215.1% | +11.9% | +0.5% | -0.6% | +14.7% | -11.1% | -15.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +15.4% | +19.7% | +16.0% | +14.3% | +9.1% | -14.9% | +0.5% | -257.8% | -197.8% | -147.6% | -177.6% | +24.9% | +5.2% | -9.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Broadcom Inc.'s unallocated expenses — total operating income?
- Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) reported unallocated expenses — total operating income of -$4.57B in Q3 2025.
- How has Broadcom Inc.'s unallocated expenses — total operating income changed year-over-year?
- Broadcom Inc.'s unallocated expenses — total operating income decreased by 9.8% year-over-year, from -$4.16B to -$4.57B.
- What is the long-term trend for Broadcom Inc.'s unallocated expenses — total operating income?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Broadcom Inc.'s unallocated expenses — total operating income has grown at a 32.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$7.39B to -$17.27B.
- What does unallocated expenses — total operating income mean?
- These are corporate-level overhead costs that cannot be assigned to any specific business segment.