Broadcom Inc. Intangibles (Net) decreased by 12.3% to $27.58B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 19.0%, from $34.05B to $27.58B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Intangibles (Net) shows an upward trend with a 13.4% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
High levels suggest a strong portfolio of intellectual property or significant investment in inorganic growth through technology acquisitions.
This represents the net value of non-physical assets acquired by the company, such as patents, trademarks, software lice...
Highly prevalent in software and semiconductor sectors where intellectual property is the primary driver of value.
intangible_assets_net| 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 | Q4 '25 | Q2 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $14.04B | $12.70B | $11.37B | $10.22B | $9.21B | $8.15B | $7.11B | $6.20B | $5.41B | $4.63B | $3.87B | $42.29B | $40.61B | $40.69B | $40.58B | $36.24B | $34.05B | $33.52B | $31.45B | $27.58B |
| QoQ Change | — | -9.6% | -10.4% | -10.2% | -9.8% | -11.6% | -12.7% | -12.9% | -12.8% | -14.4% | -16.4% | +993.5% | -4.0% | +0.2% | -0.3% | -10.7% | -6.0% | -1.6% | -6.2% | -12.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -34.4% | -35.9% | -37.5% | -39.4% | -41.3% | -43.2% | -45.6% | +582.5% | +651.3% | +779.9% | +949.5% | -14.3% | -16.1% | -17.6% | -22.5% | -19.0% |