AVGO
Broadcom Inc.
AVGO has the edge over LITE overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
LITE
Lumentum Holdings Inc.
LITE's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
AVGO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AVGO's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
LITE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
LITE's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable.
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.
LITE PE Valuation
LITE 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.
LITE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
LITE has the edge over AVGO on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
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 has the edge over LITE on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
LITE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $29.10 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$89.47 | -5589% |
| Q2 2026 | -$92.96 | -25224% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.54 | +$12.02 |
| Q4 2025 | $3.40 | +$11.12 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.63 | +$9.94 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.37 | +$8.49 |
| Q1 2025 | -$6.48 | -$1.22 |
| Q4 2024 | -$7.72 | -$3.77 |
LITE has swung to a loss: it lost $89.47 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
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 LITE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LITE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.3B | +137% |
| Q2 2026 | $1B | +109% |
| Q1 2026 | $808.4M | +90% |
| Q4 2025 | $665.5M | +65% |
| Q3 2025 | $533.8M | +58% |
| Q2 2025 | $480.7M | +56% |
| Q1 2025 | $425.2M | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $402.2M | +9.7% |
LITE has the edge over AVGO on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 29% | +27 points |
| Q2 2026 | 28% | +30 points |
| Q1 2026 | 22% | +31 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.7% | +23 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.3% | +26 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1.8% | +42 points |
| Q1 2025 | -8.9% | +22 points |
| Q4 2024 | -13% | +16 points |
LITE's operating margin was 29% last quarter, up 27 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
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 has the edge over LITE on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
LITE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $37.9M | +$56.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $196.2M | +1843% |
| Q1 2026 | $79.1M | +$143.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $43.1M | +$59M |
| Q3 2025 | -$18.3M | +$16.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $10.1M | -7.3% |
| Q1 2025 | -$64.4M | -$37.8M |
| Q4 2024 | -$15.9M | +$16.6M |
LITE's free cash flow has turned positive after three years mostly in the red: $356M over the past year.
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 LITE 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.
LITE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +5.7% | +5.5M shares |
| 1 year | +46% | +32.1M shares |
| 3 years | +49% | +33.4M shares |
| 5 years | +31% | +24.2M shares |
| Available history | +30% | +23.7M shares |
LITE has 102M diluted shares, up 46% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | $139.8M |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | $35.8M |
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 has the edge over LITE on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
LITE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 7.9x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 21.6x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 22.7x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 27.9x | High |
| Q3 2023 | -34.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -7.2x | Net Cash |
LITE's net debt is about 1.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from more than 20 years a year ago.
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).
LITE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 22.8 | Neutral |
LITE's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 23 (neutral).
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.
LITE PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | LITE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
LITE 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 the edge over LITE on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
LITE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $839.3 | 26% below |
| 20 week MA | $838.6 | 26% below |
| 50 week MA | $732.7 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $422.7 | 48% above |
| 200 week MA | $237.9 | 163% above |
LITE has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 163% above its 200-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 finished higher in five of the last six years, three of them by more than 50%. It's up 3.5% so far in 2026.
LITE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $79.0 | $98.3 | +24% |
| 2021 | $98.3 | $104.5 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | $104.5 | $50.6 | -52% |
| 2023 | $50.6 | $52.4 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | $52.4 | $84.4 | +61% |
| 2025 | $84.4 | $390.8 | +363% |
| 2026 YTD | $390.8 | $624.7 | +60% |
LITE has the edge over AVGO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.