AVGO vs MU vs ALAB Stock Comparison

Broadcom, Micron Technology and Astera Labs Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVGO Broadcom Inc.
$321.68 -9.4% 1M -6.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.57T
P/E
41.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.10B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
2 wins
MU Micron Technology Inc
$877.55 -18.1% 1M +324.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.02T
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$133.19B
Div. yield
0.00%
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
9 wins
ALAB Astera Labs, Inc.
$257.16 -28.7% 1M +57.1% 1Y
Market cap
$44.74B
P/E
121.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.20B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Micron Technology leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Micron Technology 9, Broadcom 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVGOMUALABLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.57T $1.02T $44.74B AVGO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.0x 12.0x 121.1x MU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.2x 4.8x 68.9x MU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.7% +256.3% +98.5% MU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 42.9% 63.8% 30.7% MU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.0% 67.7% — MU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -0.4x — MU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.6% +324.5% +57.1% MU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +44.3%/yr +67.1%/yr — MU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.3% 80.8% 98.4% AVGO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 88/100 61/100 MU

Percentile Scorecard

AVGOMUALAB

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

AxisAVGOMUALAB
Valuation 43 #55 of 95 87 #13 of 95 9 #87 of 95
Growth 92 #8 of 93 100 #1 of 93 91 #9 of 93
Profitability 93 #7 of 91 100 #1 of 91 79 #20 of 91
Financial Health 33 #69 of 102 73 #28 of 102 92 #9 of 102
Shareholder Returns 57 #33 of 76 77 #18 of 76 35 #50 of 76
Overall 64 88 61
  • AVGO ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • MU ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • ALAB ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVGOMUALABSPY
1 month -9.4%-18.1%-28.7% -1.0%
3 months -15.8%-4.7%-11.8% +2.9%
6 months -23.9%+76.7%+20.8% +6.4%
Year to date -7.1%+207.5%+54.6% +11.4%
1 year -6.6%+324.5%+57.1% +13.1%
3 years +265.1%+1,189.2%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +54.0%+134.6%— +21.5%
5 years +524.1%+1,199.9%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +44.3%+67.1%— +10.9%
10 years +1,760.5%+5,080.3%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +34.0%+48.4%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAVGOMUALABSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.3%80.8%98.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.6%74.6%100.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.163.343.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.144.020.58 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.5%-57.8%-63.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.2%-27.7%-46.8% -2.5%
52-week high $481.57$1,213.56$483.02 $779.14
52-week low $293.41$201.37$100.27 $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.

MultipleAVGOMUALAB
P/E now vs peer median 40.1xmedian 41.5x 11.6xmedian 41.5x 120.0xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 6.9x 7.5xmedian 6.9x 37.1xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.3xmedian 27.3x 8.8xmedian 27.3x 151.9xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.0xmedian 35.6x 16.8xmedian 35.6x 161.2xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 4.2x 7.2xmedian 4.2x 25.9xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.18median 2.31 0.08median 2.31 —median 2.31

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 monthsAVGOMUALAB
Revenue $89.10B $133.19B $1.20B
Gross profit $61.28B $107.50B $903.00M
Operating income $42.81B $99.34B $273.45M
Net income $38.27B $84.97B $369.49M
Free cash flow $39.40B $58.96B $276.68M
R&D $11.84B $5.65B $434.25M
EPS (diluted) $7.83 $74.34 $2.02
Cash & equivalents $23.98B $38.36B $111.45M
Total debt $59.42B $5.18B –
Shares (diluted) 4.89B 1.14B 183.34M
Enterprise value $1.50T $922.69B $39.98B

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
MetricAVGOMUALAB
P/E 40.1x 11.6x 120.0x
P/FCF 39.0x 16.8x 161.2x
P/Operating cash flow 37.8x 11.1x 132.9x
P/S 17.2x 7.5x 37.1x
P/B 15.4x 7.2x 25.9x
P/Tangible book 20.9x 7.2x 25.9x
EV/EBITDA 30.3x 8.8x 151.9x
EV/EBIT 36.7x 9.6x 158.6x
EV/Revenue 17.6x 7.2x 36.1x
EV/FCF 39.9x 16.2x 156.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.6x 10.6x 129.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.18 0.08 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVGOMUALAB
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.7% 256.3% 98.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 36.0% 104.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 53.0% 622.8% 97.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 36.3% 327.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 89.4% 916.8% 546.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.0% 168.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 102.1% 895.1% 268.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.1% 154.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 101.0% 879.4% 258.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.1% 151.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 59.8% 411.7% 34.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.6% 286.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.1% 3,435% 31.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.4% 126.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVGOMUALAB
Gross margin 68.8% 80.7% 75.1%
EBITDA margin 58.2% 81.7% 23.7%
Operating margin 48.0% 74.6% 22.8%
Pretax margin 45.4% 74.8% 26.8%
Net margin 42.9% 63.8% 30.7%
FCF margin 44.2% 44.3% 23.0%
Operating cash flow margin 45.6% 67.3% 27.9%
Return on equity 40.8% 71.0% 23.0%
Return on assets 20.8% 51.5% 20.6%
Return on invested capital 26.0% 67.7% –
Return on capital employed 26.3% 72.2% 16.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.1x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 9.5% 1.0% 16.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVGOMUALAB
Debt / assets 31.6% 2.6% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x -0.4x –
Debt / FCF 1.5x 0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 47.0% 29.4% 10.7%
Equity / assets 53.0% 70.6% 89.3%
Interest coverage 13.7x 937.2x –
Current ratio 2.5x 3.3x 10.1x
Quick ratio 2.2x 2.9x 8.8x
Cash ratio 1.2x 1.6x 7.6x
Altman Z-score 12.01 14.04 132.26

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVGOMUALAB
Dividend yield 0.8% 0.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.5% 0.1% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 0.1% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 0.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 1.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 16.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% –

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.

ConsensusAVGOMUALAB
Forward P/E 29.2xFY2026 4.8xFY2027 68.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.01FY2026 $184.06FY2027 $3.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.4%FY2026 +143.7%FY2027 +102.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +68.1% +17.3% +64.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $101.99BFY2026 $294.65BFY2027 $2.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +59.6%FY2026 +121.2%FY2027 +135.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +61.0% +15.2% +46.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVGOMUALAB
Held by institutions 78.1% 77.9% 73.6%
Institutions holding 4,796 3,898 986
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +4.2% +5.8%
Institutions buying 2,635 2,302 660
Institutions selling 1,842 1,431 253
Buyers to sellers 1.43 1.61 2.61

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.

AVGOMUALAB
AVGO 1.00 0.50 0.54
MU 0.50 1.00 0.50
ALAB 0.54 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVGO, MU and ALAB?

Broadcom (AVGO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Broadcom (AVGO) $1.57T, Micron Technology (MU) $1.02T, Astera Labs (ALAB) $44.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVGO, MU and ALAB?

Micron Technology (MU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Broadcom (AVGO) 41.0x, Micron Technology (MU) 12.0x, Astera Labs (ALAB) 121.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Micron Technology (MU) is cheapest (Broadcom (AVGO) 29.2x, Micron Technology (MU) 4.8x, Astera Labs (ALAB) 68.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Micron Technology (MU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Broadcom (AVGO) +48.7%, Micron Technology (MU) +256.3%, Astera Labs (ALAB) +98.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Micron Technology (MU) has the highest net margin (Broadcom (AVGO) 42.9%, Micron Technology (MU) 63.8%, Astera Labs (ALAB) 30.7%). On return on invested capital, Micron Technology (MU) leads (Broadcom (AVGO) 26.0%, Micron Technology (MU) 67.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Micron Technology (MU) returned the most: Broadcom (AVGO) -6.6%, Micron Technology (MU) +324.5%, Astera Labs (ALAB) +57.1%. Over five years, Micron Technology (MU) compounded fastest (Broadcom (AVGO) +44.3%/yr, Micron Technology (MU) +67.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Broadcom (AVGO) 0.00%, Micron Technology (MU) 0.00%, Astera Labs (ALAB) 0.00%. Broadcom (AVGO) and Astera Labs (ALAB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Broadcom (AVGO) has been the steadiest (Broadcom (AVGO) 46.3%, Micron Technology (MU) 80.8%, Astera Labs (ALAB) 98.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVGO, MU and ALAB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Micron Technology (MU) leads on 9. 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.