AVGO vs STM vs TSM Stock Comparison

Broadcom, STMicroelectronics and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 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
STM STMicroelectronics N.V.
$44.01 -16.1% 1M +74.2% 1Y
Market cap
$40.37B
P/E
86.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.10B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing 8, Broadcom 2, STMicroelectronics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVGOSTMTSMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.57T $40.37B $2.20T TSM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.0x 86.6x 28.0x TSM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.2x 34.1x 25.0x TSM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +48.7% +10.5% +34.4% AVGO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 42.9% 3.6% 55.0% TSM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.0% 3.9% 33.4% TSM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x — -1.0x TSM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.6% +74.2% +43.8% STM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +44.3%/yr +0.1%/yr +29.7%/yr AVGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.3% 59.8% 39.1% TSM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 40/100 74/100 TSM

Percentile Scorecard

AVGOSTMTSM

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

AxisAVGOSTMTSM
Valuation 43 #55 of 95 80 #20 of 95 67 #32 of 95
Growth 92 #8 of 93 11 #83 of 93 87 #13 of 93
Profitability 93 #7 of 91 40 #55 of 91 92 #8 of 91
Financial Health 33 #69 of 102 40 #62 of 102 69 #32 of 102
Shareholder Returns 57 #33 of 76 29 #54 of 76 55 #35 of 76
Overall 64 40 74
  • AVGO ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • STM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors
  • TSM ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAVGOSTMTSMSPY
1 month -9.4%-16.1%-6.4% -1.0%
3 months -15.8%-14.6%+3.6% +2.9%
6 months -23.9%-12.8%+3.9% +6.4%
Year to date -7.1%+69.7%+37.6% +11.4%
1 year -6.6%+74.2%+43.8% +13.1%
3 years +265.1%+10.6%+356.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +54.0%+3.4%+65.9% +21.5%
5 years +524.1%+0.3%+266.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +44.3%+0.1%+29.7% +10.9%
10 years +1,760.5%+446.0%+1,245.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +34.0%+18.5%+29.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAVGOSTMTSMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.3%59.8%39.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.6%61.0%39.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.162.832.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.141.241.12 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.5%-67.2%-57.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.2%-44.9%-13.9% -2.5%
52-week high $481.57$79.91$485.91 $779.14
52-week low $293.41$21.20$275.06 $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.

MultipleAVGOSTMTSM
P/E now vs peer median 40.1xmedian 41.5x 84.4xmedian 41.5x 27.6xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 6.9x 3.0xmedian 6.9x 15.2xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.3xmedian 27.3x —median 27.3x 20.3xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.0xmedian 35.6x —median 35.6x 25.6xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 4.2x 2.1xmedian 4.2x 10.7xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.18median 2.31 -1.61median 2.31 0.77median 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 monthsAVGOSTMTSM
Revenue $89.10B $13.10B $142.94B
Gross profit $61.28B $4.49B $91.71B
Operating income $42.81B $804.00M $80.08B
Net income $38.27B -$33.00M $74.55B
Free cash flow $39.40B – $84.59B
R&D $11.84B $2.11B $8.68B
EPS (diluted) $7.83 $0.50 $15.16
Cash & equivalents $23.98B $3.10B $98.36B
Total debt $59.42B $9.60B $22.36B
Shares (diluted) 4.89B 923.05M 5.19B
Enterprise value $1.50T $26.24B $1.83T

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
MetricAVGOSTMTSM
P/E 40.1x 84.4x 27.6x
P/FCF 39.0x – 25.6x
P/Operating cash flow 37.8x – 25.6x
P/S 17.2x 3.0x 15.2x
P/B 15.4x 2.1x 10.7x
P/Tangible book 20.9x 2.3x 10.7x
EV/EBITDA 30.3x – 20.3x
EV/EBIT 36.7x 45.7x 25.9x
EV/Revenue 17.6x 2.8x 14.5x
EV/FCF 39.9x – 24.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.6x – 24.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.18 -1.61 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVGOSTMTSM
Revenue growth (1Y) 48.7% 10.5% 34.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 36.0% 0.2% 25.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 53.0% 5.7% 47.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 36.3% -18.8% 29.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 89.4% 28.0% 52.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.0% -45.3% 32.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 102.1% -106.8% 57.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.1% -26.2% 33.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 101.0% -27.2% 80.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.1% -52.3% 35.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 59.8% – 27.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.6% – 21.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 58.1% – 27.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.4% – 21.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVGOSTMTSM
Gross margin 68.8% 34.3% 64.2%
EBITDA margin 58.2% – 71.4%
Operating margin 48.0% 6.1% 56.0%
Pretax margin 45.4% 5.7% 60.0%
Net margin 42.9% 3.6% 55.0%
FCF margin 44.2% – 59.2%
Operating cash flow margin 45.6% – 59.2%
Return on equity 40.8% 2.6% 37.3%
Return on assets 20.8% 1.8% 7.1%
Return on invested capital 26.0% 3.9% 33.4%
Return on capital employed 26.3% 3.7% 8.4%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 9.5% 1.4% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVGOSTMTSM
Debt / assets 31.6% 6.7% 2.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x – -1.0x
Debt / FCF 1.5x – 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 47.0% 33.6% 31.4%
Equity / assets 53.0% 66.4% 68.6%
Interest coverage 13.7x – 191.8x
Current ratio 2.5x 2.5x 2.5x
Quick ratio 2.2x 1.5x 2.0x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.8x 1.8x
Altman Z-score 12.01 3.99 17.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVGOSTMTSM
Dividend yield 0.8% 0.8% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 0.5% -0.8% –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 0.0% 0.9%
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.

ConsensusAVGOSTMTSM
Forward P/E 29.2xFY2026 34.1xFY2026 25.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $11.01FY2026 $1.29FY2026 $16.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +61.4%FY2026 +143.4%FY2026 +59.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +68.1% +103.1% +39.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $101.99BFY2026 $13.78BFY2026 $177.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +59.6%FY2026 +16.8%FY2026 +47.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +61.0% +18.0% +40.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVGOSTMTSM
Held by institutions 78.1% 19.0% 14.8%
Institutions holding 4,796 603 3,568
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +57.4% -0.6%
Institutions buying 2,635 429 1,902
Institutions selling 1,842 108 1,292
Buyers to sellers 1.43 3.97 1.47

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.

AVGOSTMTSM
AVGO 1.00 0.49 0.60
STM 0.49 1.00 0.60
TSM 0.60 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVGO, STM and TSM?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Broadcom (AVGO) $1.57T, STMicroelectronics (STM) $40.37B, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) $2.20T.

Which stock is cheaper, AVGO, STM and TSM?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Broadcom (AVGO) 41.0x, STMicroelectronics (STM) 86.6x, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 28.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) is cheapest (Broadcom (AVGO) 29.2x, STMicroelectronics (STM) 34.1x, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 25.0x). 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%, STMicroelectronics (STM) +10.5%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +34.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has the highest net margin (Broadcom (AVGO) 42.9%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 3.6%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 55.0%). On return on invested capital, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) leads (Broadcom (AVGO) 26.0%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 3.9%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 33.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year STMicroelectronics (STM) returned the most: Broadcom (AVGO) -6.6%, STMicroelectronics (STM) +74.2%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +43.8%. Over five years, Broadcom (AVGO) compounded fastest (Broadcom (AVGO) +44.3%/yr, STMicroelectronics (STM) +0.1%/yr, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) +29.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) has been the steadiest (Broadcom (AVGO) 46.3%, STMicroelectronics (STM) 59.8%, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) 39.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVGO, STM and TSM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) leads on 8. 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.