AVGO vs FA vs IDN Stock Comparison

Broadcom, First Advantage and Intellicheck Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVGO Broadcom Inc.
$342.33 -3.0% 1M -5.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.65T
P/E
43.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.10B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
7 wins
FA First Advantage Corp
$21.08 +7.6% 1M +48.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.57B
P/E
142.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.66B
Div. yield
0.00%
Identity and Access Management Technology
2 wins
IDN Intellicheck, Inc.
$2.50 +4.6% 1M -47.0% 1Y
Market cap
$49.30M
P/E
15.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$24.11M
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Broadcom leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Broadcom 7, Intellicheck 2, First Advantage 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVGOFAIDNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.65T $3.57B $49.30M AVGO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 43.1x 142.0x 15.7x IDN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.1x 17.1x 35.7x FA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.7% +32.9% +16.7% AVGO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 42.9% 1.5% 13.0% AVGO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.0% 3.6% — AVGO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 4.1x — AVGO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.4% +48.2% -47.0% FA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +45.3%/yr +1.2%/yr -22.2%/yr AVGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.4% 60.6% 86.1% AVGO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 67/100 92/100 IDN

Percentile Scorecard

AVGOFAIDN

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

AxisAVGOFAIDN
Valuation 44 #53 of 94 87 #17 of 124 95 #7 of 124
Growth 92 #8 of 92 85 #18 of 113 94 #8 of 113
Profitability 93 #7 of 90 73 #30 of 109 89 #13 of 109
Financial Health 34 #66 of 99 25 #96 of 127 89 #15 of 127
Shareholder Returns 58 #31 of 73 66 #23 of 65 –
Overall 64 67 92
  • AVGO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • FA ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • IDN ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVGOFAIDNSPY
1 month -3.0%+7.6%+4.6% -0.2%
3 months -10.1%+1.0%-31.3% +3.9%
6 months -14.4%+61.5%-69.3% +8.2%
Year to date -1.1%+45.1%-62.6% +12.9%
1 year -5.4%+48.2%-47.0% +12.3%
3 years +308.3%+64.3%+42.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +59.9%+18.0%+12.6% +23.3%
5 years +546.4%+6.3%-71.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +45.3%+1.2%-22.2% +10.9%
10 years +1,888.0%—+55.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +34.9%—+4.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAVGOFAIDNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.4%60.6%86.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.6%54.4%90.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.170.500.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.120.80-0.55 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.5%-61.1%-85.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.9%-12.6%-72.2% -1.2%
52-week high $481.57$24.12$8.99 $779.14
52-week low $293.41$8.95$2.14 $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.

MultipleAVGOFAIDN
P/E now vs peer median 42.6xmedian 45.6x 144.0xmedian 38.6x 16.1xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 7.7x 2.2xmedian 4.4x 2.1xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 32.2xmedian 29.0x 12.5xmedian 34.5x 10.8xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.5xmedian 40.6x 14.5xmedian 29.4x 18.0xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 4.6x 2.8xmedian 3.3x 2.3xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.25median 2.28 -5.87median 1.28 0.40median 1.28

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 monthsAVGOFAIDN
Revenue $89.10B $1.66B $24.11M
Gross profit $61.28B $752.05M $21.96M
Operating income $42.81B $177.66M $2.85M
Net income $38.27B $25.14M $3.14M
Free cash flow $39.40B $248.96M $2.81M
R&D $11.84B $100.89M $5.28M
EPS (diluted) $7.83 $0.15 $0.15
Cash & equivalents $23.98B $237.90M $11.84M
Total debt $59.42B $2.03B –
Shares (diluted) 4.89B 173.23M 20.93M
Enterprise value $1.58T $2.65B $10.52M

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
MetricAVGOFAIDN
P/E 42.6x 144.0x 16.1x
P/FCF 41.5x 14.5x 18.0x
P/Operating cash flow 40.2x 13.8x 17.5x
P/S 18.3x 2.2x 2.1x
P/B 16.4x 2.8x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 22.3x 7.1x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 32.2x 12.5x 10.8x
EV/EBIT 39.0x 30.5x 13.6x
EV/Revenue 18.7x 3.3x 1.6x
EV/FCF 42.4x 21.7x 13.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.1x 20.7x 13.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.25 -5.87 0.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVGOFAIDN
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.7% 32.9% 16.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 36.0% 28.7% 11.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 53.0% 29.3% 17.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 36.3% 25.2% 10.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 89.4% 777.9% 361.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.0% 28.7% 41.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 102.1% 116.8% 442.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.1% -20.0% 41.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 101.0% 116.9% 423.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.1% -24.5% 40.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 59.8% 1,685% 93.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.6% 11.6% 44.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.1% 1,945% 94.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.4% 10.1% 43.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVGOFAIDN
Gross margin 68.8% 45.2% 91.1%
EBITDA margin 58.2% 26.0% 15.0%
Operating margin 48.0% 10.7% 11.8%
Pretax margin 45.4% 2.2% 13.3%
Net margin 42.9% 1.5% 13.0%
FCF margin 44.2% 15.0% 11.7%
Operating cash flow margin 45.6% 15.7% 12.0%
Return on equity 40.8% 1.9% 14.3%
Return on assets 20.8% 0.7% 11.9%
Return on invested capital 26.0% 3.6% –
Return on capital employed 26.3% 5.0% 12.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 10.4x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 9.5% 1.2% 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVGOFAIDN
Debt / assets 31.6% 54.3% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 4.1x –
Debt / FCF 1.5x 8.2x –
Liabilities / assets 47.0% 65.5% 12.0%
Equity / assets 53.0% 34.5% 88.0%
Interest coverage 13.7x – –
Current ratio 2.5x 2.5x 5.0x
Quick ratio 2.2x 2.4x 4.7x
Cash ratio 1.2x 1.0x 3.8x
Altman Z-score 12.67 1.52 4.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVGOFAIDN
Dividend yield 0.8% 0.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.5% 0.9% –
Shareholder yield 1.3% 0.9% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 0.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 0.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 29.2% –
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.

ConsensusAVGOFAIDN
Forward P/E 31.1xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 35.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.01FY2026 $1.23FY2026 $0.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.4%FY2026 +18.3%FY2026 +16.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +68.8% +30.9% -71.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $102.00BFY2026 $1.66BFY2026 $21.46MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +59.7%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 -5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +61.2% +2.4% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVGOFAIDN
Held by institutions 78.1% 100.0% 51.5%
Institutions holding 4,798 178 83
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +4.9% -2.0%
Institutions buying 2,637 113 57
Institutions selling 1,842 41 17
Buyers to sellers 1.43 2.76 3.35

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.

AVGOFAIDN
AVGO 1.00 -0.13 0.06
FA -0.13 1.00 0.04
IDN 0.06 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVGO, FA and IDN?

Broadcom (AVGO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Broadcom (AVGO) $1.65T, First Advantage (FA) $3.57B, Intellicheck (IDN) $49.30M.

Which stock is cheaper, AVGO, FA and IDN?

Intellicheck (IDN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Broadcom (AVGO) 43.1x, First Advantage (FA) 142.0x, Intellicheck (IDN) 15.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, First Advantage (FA) is cheapest (Broadcom (AVGO) 31.1x, First Advantage (FA) 17.1x, Intellicheck (IDN) 35.7x). 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%, First Advantage (FA) +32.9%, Intellicheck (IDN) +16.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Broadcom (AVGO) has the highest net margin (Broadcom (AVGO) 42.9%, First Advantage (FA) 1.5%, Intellicheck (IDN) 13.0%). On return on invested capital, Broadcom (AVGO) leads (Broadcom (AVGO) 26.0%, First Advantage (FA) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year First Advantage (FA) returned the most: Broadcom (AVGO) -5.4%, First Advantage (FA) +48.2%, Intellicheck (IDN) -47.0%. Over five years, Broadcom (AVGO) compounded fastest (Broadcom (AVGO) +45.3%/yr, First Advantage (FA) +1.2%/yr, Intellicheck (IDN) -22.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Broadcom (AVGO) has been the steadiest (Broadcom (AVGO) 46.4%, First Advantage (FA) 60.6%, Intellicheck (IDN) 86.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVGO, FA and IDN?

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 7. 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.