AVGO
Broadcom Inc.
AVGO's fundamentals are strong and it looks cheap: trading at 46x earnings, in line with its usual 49x, but only 19x next year's expected earnings.
CRCL
Circle Internet Group
There isn't enough reported data to score CRCL yet.
AVGO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AVGO's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
CRCL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
CRCL's revenue and profitability are currently stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like CRCL.
AVGO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $364 | — |
| Cheap | 27x | $211 | -42% |
| Current | 46x | $364 | — |
| Fair | 49x | $384 | +5.3% |
| Expensive | 86x | $671 | +84% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AVGO's PE is in its fair range at 46x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
CRCL PE Valuation
CRCL has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AVGO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Broad | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for AVGO, with profitability holding steady.
CRCL Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for CRCL to show an outlook.
AVGO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $19.23 | +145% |
| Q3 2026 | $7.84 | +100% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.01 | +125% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.13 | +145% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.77 | +288% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.92 | +241% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.67 | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.09 | -23% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.23 | -63% |
AVGO earned $7.84 per share over the past year, up 100% from the year before.
CRCL Earnings Per Share
CRCL and AVGO do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
AVGO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $29.6B | +86% |
| Q2 2026 | $22.2B | +48% |
| Q1 2026 | $19.3B | +29% |
| Q4 2025 | $18B | +28% |
| Q3 2025 | $16B | +22% |
| Q2 2025 | $15B | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $14.9B | +25% |
| Q4 2024 | $14.1B | +51% |
AVGO's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $29.6B last quarter, up 86% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 54% | +17 points |
| Q2 2026 | 49% | +9.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 44% | +2.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 42% | +8.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 37% | +7.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 39% | +15 points |
| Q1 2025 | 42% | +25 points |
| Q4 2024 | 33% | -13 points |
AVGO has the edge over CRCL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
CRCL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $864.9M | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $701.3M | +6.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $694.1M | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $770.2M | +77% |
| Q3 2025 | $739.8M | +66% |
| Q2 2025 | $658.1M | +53% |
| Q1 2025 | $578.6M | +58% |
CRCL has the edge over AVGO on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 24% | +13 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.9% | +54 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.5% | -9.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.2% | +7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | -3.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | -49% | -61 points |
| Q1 2025 | 16% | +1.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 0.2% | N/A |
CRCL's operating margin was 24% last quarter, up 13 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2024.
AVGO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $13.7B | +95% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.3B | +60% |
| Q1 2026 | $8B | +33% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.5B | +36% |
| Q3 2025 | $7B | +47% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.4B | +44% |
| Q1 2025 | $6B | +28% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.5B | +16% |
AVGO's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $39.4B over the past year, up 58% from the year before.
CRCL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$35.6M | -$20.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $11.7M | -74% |
| Q4 2025 | $248.1M | +162% |
| Q3 2025 | -$14.7M | -114% |
| Q1 2025 | $44.9M | -34% |
CRCL's free cash flow was $741M over the past year, about three times what it generated the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like CRCL.
AVGO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +11M shares |
| 1 year | +0.6% | +27M shares |
| 3 years | +14% | +617M shares |
| 5 years | +14% | +597M shares |
| Available history | +17% | +697M shares |
AVGO has the edge over CRCL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $600M |
| Q1 2026 | $7.9B |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $2.5B |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
AVGO spent $8.4B buying back its own shares over the past year, about three times what it spent the year before.
CRCL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.3% | -861K shares |
| 1 year | +149% | +160M shares |
CRCL has 268M diluted shares, up 149% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
AVGO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 4.1x | High |
AVGO's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.3 years a year ago.
CRCL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -3.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -5.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
CRCL has the edge over AVGO on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
AVGO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 20.3 | Neutral |
AVGO's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 20 (neutral).
CRCL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.0 | Oversold |
CRCL's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (oversold).
AVGO PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | AVGO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 46x | 28x | 67% above |
| PE % | 47 | 35 | 12 pts above |
AVGO is trading at 46x earnings, a 67% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
CRCL PE vs Financial Services Sector
CRCL has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AVGO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $338.0 | 7.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $362.1 | 0.6% above |
| 50 week MA | $363.0 | 0.4% above |
| 100 week MA | $313.8 | 16% above |
| 200 week MA | $214.3 | 70% above |
AVGO has stronger trend alignment. AVGO is above 5 of 5 weekly averages versus CRCL above 0 of 3.
CRCL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $78.4 | 19% below |
| 20 week MA | $77.1 | 17% below |
| 50 week MA | $84.2 | 24% below |
CRCL is in a downtrend: it's below all three of its weekly moving averages, and 24% below its 50-week average.
AVGO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $31.7 | $43.2 | +36% |
| 2021 | $43.2 | $66.5 | +54% |
| 2022 | $66.5 | $55.2 | -17% |
| 2023 | $55.2 | $111.6 | +102% |
| 2024 | $111.6 | $241.8 | +117% |
| 2025 | $241.8 | $352.1 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $352.1 | $364.4 | +3.5% |
AVGO has the edge over CRCL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
CRCL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $107.7 | $81.3 | -25% |
| 2026 YTD | $81.3 | $63.8 | -21% |
CRCL has finished every year since 2025 lower, and it's down 21% so far in 2026.