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Broadcom Inc. AVGO Return on invested capital

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ZscalerZS
-7.2%-2.0pp

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$22.2B+47.9%
Gross profit$15.4B+51.2%
Operating income$10.8B+85.1%
Net income$9.3B+87.5%
EPS (diluted)$1.91+85.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$19.6B+107%
Total debt$69.0B-2.9%
Total equity$87.7B+26.0%
Total assets$179.16B+8.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$10.5B+60.1%
CapEx$231.0M+60.4%
Free cash flow$10.3B+60.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.87T+90.9%
Enterprise value$1.92T+85.1%
P/E63.8×-12.0×
P/S24.8×+7.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin68.3%+2.2pp
Operating margin43.4%+7.4pp
Net margin38.8%+16.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity37.3%+18.8pp
Debt / equity0.8×-0.2×
Current ratio2.2×+1.2×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Broadcom Inc.’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Broadcom Inc.’s 10-Q, filed June 9, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Broadcom Inc.'s return on invested capital?
Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) reported return on invested capital of 23.5% in Q1 2026.
How has Broadcom Inc.'s return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Broadcom Inc.'s return on invested capital increased by 54.8% year-over-year, from 15.2% to 23.5%.
What is the long-term trend for Broadcom Inc.'s return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Broadcom Inc.'s return on invested capital has grown at a 8.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 46.9% to 64.6%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.