AVGO vs CSCO vs CRWD Stock Comparison

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AVGO Broadcom Inc.
$332.13 -6.5% 1M -8.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.55T
P/E
40.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.10B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
6 wins
CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc.
$102.97 -8.2% 1M +38.3% 1Y
Market cap
$407.26B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.33B
Div. yield
–
Networking Equipment Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Broadcom leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Broadcom 6, Cisco Systems 4, CrowdStrike Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVGOCSCOCRWDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.55T $407.26B $246.20B AVGO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 40.5x 30.7x 4,211x CSCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.2x 21.7x 184.0x CSCO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.7% +11.8% +24.3% AVGO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 42.9% 21.0% 1.1% AVGO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.0% 15.9% -2.1% AVGO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.8x -6.5x CRWD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.4% +38.3% -55.7% CSCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +43.4%/yr +12.5%/yr -2.6%/yr AVGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.7% 35.8% 150.5% CSCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 53/100 58/100 AVGO

Percentile Scorecard

AVGOCSCOCRWD

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAVGOCSCOCRWD
Valuation 44 #53 of 94 32 #77 of 112 22 #97 of 124
Growth 91 #9 of 92 38 #67 of 108 88 #15 of 114
Profitability 94 #6 of 90 86 #15 of 104 66 #38 of 111
Financial Health 35 #66 of 101 29 #83 of 116 61 #51 of 128
Shareholder Returns 60 #32 of 79 81 #17 of 85 56 #33 of 73
Overall 65 53 58
  • AVGO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • CSCO ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • CRWD ranked among 136 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAVGOCSCOCRWDSPY
1 month -6.5%-8.2%-9.4% -2.0%
3 months -20.6%-15.4%+15.8% -2.2%
6 months -22.3%+9.2%-48.7% +4.2%
Year to date -4.0%+33.7%-47.8% +10.6%
1 year -8.4%+38.3%-55.7% +10.4%
3 years +276.3%+94.2%+30.0% +73.6%
3 years, per year +55.6%+24.8%+9.1% +20.2%
5 years +505.4%+80.3%-12.5% +61.6%
5 years, per year +43.4%+12.5%-2.6% +10.1%
10 years +1,819.8%+239.6%— +261.3%
10 years, per year +34.4%+13.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAVGOCSCOCRWDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.7%35.8%150.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.3%37.6%207.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.211.171.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.181.07-0.37 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.5%-38.6%-77.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.0%-20.8%-68.7% -3.2%
52-week high $481.57$130.00$782.17 $779.14
52-week low $293.41$71.04$179.38 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAVGOCSCOCRWD
P/E now vs peer median 41.4xmedian 41.4x 30.7xmedian 30.7x 4,267xmedian 38.8x
P/S now vs peer median 17.8xmedian 6.6x 6.4xmedian 2.6x 46.4xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 31.3xmedian 26.6x 23.4xmedian 18.9x 373.3xmedian 28.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.2xmedian 39.1x 31.8xmedian 28.0x 155.7xmedian 23.6x
P/B now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 4.2x 8.1xmedian 2.8x 48.7xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.21median 1.84 11.39median 1.07 114.85median 1.27

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAVGOCSCOCRWD
Revenue $89.10B $63.33B $5.40B
Gross profit $61.28B $40.86B $4.06B
Operating income $42.81B $15.37B -$119.49M
Net income $38.27B $13.27B $77.40M
Free cash flow $39.40B $12.77B $1.61B
R&D $11.84B $9.56B $1.56B
EPS (diluted) $7.83 $3.33 $0.06
Cash & equivalents $23.98B $7.22B $5.01B
Total debt $59.42B $29.53B $746.22M
Shares (diluted) 4.89B 3.99B 1.04B
Enterprise value $1.47T $343.19B $226.60B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAVGOCSCOCRWD
P/E 41.4x 30.7x 4,267x
P/FCF 40.2x 31.8x 155.7x
P/Operating cash flow 39.0x 28.7x 124.2x
P/S 17.8x 6.4x 46.4x
P/B 15.9x 8.1x 48.7x
P/Tangible book 21.6x 9.5x 51.5x
EV/EBITDA 31.3x 23.4x 373.3x
EV/EBIT 37.9x 27.3x -2,061x
EV/Revenue 18.2x 6.6x 45.6x
EV/FCF 41.1x 32.9x 153.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 39.9x 29.6x 122.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.21 11.39 114.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVGOCSCOCRWD
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.7% 11.8% 24.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 36.0% 3.6% 26.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 53.0% 11.1% 26.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 36.3% 4.6% 27.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 89.4% 30.7% 66.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.0% 0.7% 7.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 102.1% 30.3% 127.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.1% 1.7% 41.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 101.0% 30.7% 120.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.1% 2.7% 37.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 59.8% -0.1% 45.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.6% -10.7% 23.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.1% -3.9% 45.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.4% -12.5% 24.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVGOCSCOCRWD
Gross margin 68.8% 64.5% 75.2%
EBITDA margin 58.2% 28.3% 12.2%
Operating margin 48.0% 24.3% -2.2%
Pretax margin 45.4% 25.3% 1.4%
Net margin 42.9% 21.0% 1.1%
FCF margin 44.2% 20.2% 29.8%
Operating cash flow margin 45.6% 22.4% 37.4%
Return on equity 40.8% 26.8% 1.6%
Return on assets 20.8% 10.4% 0.7%
Return on invested capital 26.0% 15.9% -2.1%
Return on capital employed 26.3% 17.9% -1.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.1x 26.1x
Stock comp / revenue 9.5% 6.0% 23.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVGOCSCOCRWD
Debt / assets 31.6% 22.8% 6.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 0.8x -6.5x
Debt / FCF 1.5x 2.3x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 47.0% 61.2% 57.3%
Equity / assets 53.0% 38.8% 42.7%
Interest coverage 13.7x 10.5x -4.5x
Current ratio 2.5x 0.9x 1.6x
Quick ratio 2.2x 0.6x 1.4x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.4x 1.1x
Altman Z-score 12.34 3.94 22.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVGOCSCOCRWD
Dividend yield 0.8% 1.6% –
Net buyback yield 0.5% 1.4% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 3.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAVGOCSCOCRWD
Forward P/E 30.2xFY2026 21.7xFY2027 184.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.01FY2026 $4.74FY2027 $1.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.4%FY2026 +9.5%FY2027 +43.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +68.8% +20.7% +23.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $102.00BFY2026 $74.93BFY2027 $6.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +59.7%FY2026 +18.3%FY2027 +30.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +61.2% +0.6% +22.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVGOCSCOCRWD
Held by institutions 78.1% 80.1% 77.4%
Institutions holding 4,805 4,049 2,435
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +5.0% +12.2%
Institutions buying 2,639 1,849 1,375
Institutions selling 1,846 1,818 839
Buyers to sellers 1.43 1.02 1.64

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AVGOCSCOCRWD
AVGO 1.00 0.37 0.17
CSCO 0.37 1.00 0.18
CRWD 0.17 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVGO, CSCO and CRWD?

Broadcom (AVGO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Broadcom (AVGO) $1.55T, Cisco Systems (CSCO) $407.26B, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) $246.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVGO, CSCO and CRWD?

Cisco Systems (CSCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Broadcom (AVGO) 40.5x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 30.7x, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 4,211x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cisco Systems (CSCO) is cheapest (Broadcom (AVGO) 30.2x, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.7x, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 184.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Broadcom (AVGO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Broadcom (AVGO) +48.7%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +11.8%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) +24.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Broadcom (AVGO) has the highest net margin (Broadcom (AVGO) 42.9%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 21.0%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 1.1%). On return on invested capital, Broadcom (AVGO) leads (Broadcom (AVGO) 26.0%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 15.9%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -2.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cisco Systems (CSCO) returned the most: Broadcom (AVGO) -8.4%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +38.3%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -55.7%. Over five years, Broadcom (AVGO) compounded fastest (Broadcom (AVGO) +43.4%/yr, Cisco Systems (CSCO) +12.5%/yr, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) -2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cisco Systems (CSCO) has been the steadiest (Broadcom (AVGO) 46.7%, Cisco Systems (CSCO) 35.8%, CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD) 150.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVGO, CSCO and CRWD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Broadcom (AVGO) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.