AVGO vs FA vs MITK Stock Comparison

Broadcom, First Advantage and Mitek Systems Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AVGO Broadcom Inc.
$342.33 -3.0% 1M -5.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.63T
P/E
42.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.10B
Div. yield
0.76%
Semiconductor Design Technology
6 wins
FA First Advantage Corp
$21.08 +7.6% 1M +48.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.62B
P/E
144.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.66B
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
MITK Mitek Systems Inc
$18.38 +4.1% 1M +91.9% 1Y
Market cap
$829.13M
P/E
36.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$197.90M
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Broadcom leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Broadcom 6, Mitek Systems 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVGOFAMITKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.63T $3.62B $829.13M AVGO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 42.6x 144.0x 36.8x MITK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 31.1x 17.1x 17.0x MITK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.7% +32.9% +11.1% AVGO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 42.9% 1.5% 11.4% AVGO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.0% 3.6% 8.5% AVGO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 4.1x -1.0x MITK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.76% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.4% +48.2% +91.9% MITK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +45.3%/yr +1.2%/yr -0.7%/yr AVGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.4% 60.6% 55.0% AVGO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 67/100 74/100 MITK

Percentile Scorecard

AVGOFAMITK

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

AxisAVGOFAMITK
Valuation 44 #53 of 94 87 #17 of 124 86 #18 of 124
Growth 92 #8 of 92 85 #18 of 113 40 #68 of 113
Profitability 93 #7 of 90 73 #30 of 109 93 #9 of 109
Financial Health 34 #66 of 99 25 #96 of 127 72 #36 of 127
Shareholder Returns 58 #31 of 73 66 #23 of 65 78 #15 of 65
Overall 64 67 74
  • AVGO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors
  • FA ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • MITK ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVGOFAMITKSPY
1 month -3.0%+7.6%+4.1% -0.2%
3 months -10.1%+1.0%+9.5% +3.9%
6 months -14.4%+61.5%+30.7% +8.2%
Year to date -1.1%+45.1%+74.2% +12.9%
1 year -5.4%+48.2%+91.9% +12.3%
3 years +308.3%+64.3%+76.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +59.9%+18.0%+21.0% +23.3%
5 years +546.4%+6.3%-3.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +45.3%+1.2%-0.7% +10.9%
10 years +1,888.0%—+175.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +34.9%—+10.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAVGOFAMITKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.4%60.6%55.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.6%54.4%47.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.170.501.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.120.801.67 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.5%-61.1%-63.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.9%-12.6%-8.7% -1.2%
52-week high $481.57$24.12$20.14 $779.14
52-week low $293.41$8.95$8.65 $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.

MultipleAVGOFAMITK
P/E now vs peer median 42.6xmedian 45.6x 144.0xmedian 38.6x 36.8xmedian 38.6x
P/S now vs peer median 18.3xmedian 7.7x 2.2xmedian 4.4x 4.2xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 32.2xmedian 29.0x 12.5xmedian 34.5x 14.8xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 41.5xmedian 40.6x 14.5xmedian 29.4x 17.1xmedian 29.4x
P/B now vs peer median 16.4xmedian 4.6x 2.8xmedian 3.3x 3.3xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.25median 2.28 -5.87median 1.28 1.23median 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 monthsAVGOFAMITK
Revenue $89.10B $1.66B $197.90M
Gross profit $61.28B $752.05M $165.47M
Operating income $42.81B $177.66M $35.22M
Net income $38.27B $25.14M $22.54M
Free cash flow $39.40B $248.96M $48.61M
R&D $11.84B $100.89M $31.23M
EPS (diluted) $7.83 $0.15 $0.46
Cash & equivalents $23.98B $237.90M $90.05M
Total debt $59.42B $2.03B $49.38M
Shares (diluted) 4.89B 173.23M 48.71M
Enterprise value $1.56T $2.70B $268.75M

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
MetricAVGOFAMITK
P/E 42.6x 144.0x 36.8x
P/FCF 41.5x 14.5x 17.1x
P/Operating cash flow 40.2x 13.8x 15.4x
P/S 18.3x 2.2x 4.2x
P/B 16.4x 2.8x 3.3x
P/Tangible book 22.3x 7.1x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 32.2x 12.5x 14.8x
EV/EBIT 39.0x 30.5x 22.1x
EV/Revenue 18.7x 3.3x 3.9x
EV/FCF 42.4x 21.7x 16.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 41.1x 20.7x 14.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.25 -5.87 1.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVGOFAMITK
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.7% 32.9% 11.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 36.0% 28.7% 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 53.0% 29.3% 8.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 36.3% 25.2% 2.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 89.4% 777.9% 77.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.0% 28.7% 15.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 102.1% 116.8% 45.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.1% -20.0% 31.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 101.0% 116.9% 39.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.1% -24.5% 29.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 59.8% 1,685% -5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.6% 11.6% 17.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.1% 1,945% -12.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.4% 10.1% 14.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVGOFAMITK
Gross margin 68.8% 45.2% 83.6%
EBITDA margin 58.2% 26.0% 26.6%
Operating margin 48.0% 10.7% 17.8%
Pretax margin 45.4% 2.2% 16.0%
Net margin 42.9% 1.5% 11.4%
FCF margin 44.2% 15.0% 24.6%
Operating cash flow margin 45.6% 15.7% 27.1%
Return on equity 40.8% 1.9% 9.2%
Return on assets 20.8% 0.7% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 26.0% 3.6% 8.5%
Return on capital employed 26.3% 5.0% 11.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 10.4x 2.4x
Stock comp / revenue 9.5% 1.2% 8.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVGOFAMITK
Debt / assets 31.6% 54.3% 13.4%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 4.1x -1.0x
Debt / FCF 1.5x 8.2x 1.0x
Liabilities / assets 47.0% 65.5% 31.9%
Equity / assets 53.0% 34.5% 68.1%
Interest coverage 13.7x – 4.9x
Current ratio 2.5x 2.5x 2.7x
Quick ratio 2.2x 2.4x 2.6x
Cash ratio 1.2x 1.0x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 12.67 1.52 5.35

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVGOFAMITK
Dividend yield 0.8% 0.0% –
Net buyback yield 0.5% 0.9% 2.2%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 0.9% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusAVGOFAMITK
Forward P/E 31.1xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.01FY2026 $1.23FY2026 $1.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.4%FY2026 +18.3%FY2026 +13.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +68.8% +30.9% +6.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $102.00BFY2026 $1.66BFY2026 $185.93MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +59.7%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 +3.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +61.2% +2.4% +21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVGOFAMITK
Held by institutions 78.1% 100.0% 84.7%
Institutions holding 4,798 178 188
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +4.9% +3.9%
Institutions buying 2,637 113 107
Institutions selling 1,842 41 53
Buyers to sellers 1.43 2.76 2.02

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.

AVGOFAMITK
AVGO 1.00 -0.13 0.11
FA -0.13 1.00 0.19
MITK 0.11 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVGO, FA and MITK?

Broadcom (AVGO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Broadcom (AVGO) $1.63T, First Advantage (FA) $3.62B, Mitek Systems (MITK) $829.13M.

Which stock is cheaper, AVGO, FA and MITK?

Mitek Systems (MITK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Broadcom (AVGO) 42.6x, First Advantage (FA) 144.0x, Mitek Systems (MITK) 36.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mitek Systems (MITK) is cheapest (Broadcom (AVGO) 31.1x, First Advantage (FA) 17.1x, Mitek Systems (MITK) 17.0x). 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%, First Advantage (FA) +32.9%, Mitek Systems (MITK) +11.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Broadcom (AVGO) has the highest net margin (Broadcom (AVGO) 42.9%, First Advantage (FA) 1.5%, Mitek Systems (MITK) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Broadcom (AVGO) leads (Broadcom (AVGO) 26.0%, First Advantage (FA) 3.6%, Mitek Systems (MITK) 8.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitek Systems (MITK) returned the most: Broadcom (AVGO) -5.4%, First Advantage (FA) +48.2%, Mitek Systems (MITK) +91.9%. Over five years, Broadcom (AVGO) compounded fastest (Broadcom (AVGO) +45.3%/yr, First Advantage (FA) +1.2%/yr, Mitek Systems (MITK) -0.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Broadcom (AVGO) 0.76%, First Advantage (FA) 0.00%. First Advantage (FA) and Mitek Systems (MITK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Broadcom (AVGO) has been the steadiest (Broadcom (AVGO) 46.4%, First Advantage (FA) 60.6%, Mitek Systems (MITK) 55.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.