GTLB vs U vs AVGO Stock Comparison

Gitlab, Unity Software and Broadcom Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GTLB Gitlab Inc.
$56.28 +14.8% 1M +17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$9.55B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.06B
Div. yield
–
Developer Tools Technology
2 wins
U Unity Software Inc.
$40.79 -7.5% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$17.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.03B
Div. yield
–
Developer Tools Technology
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
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionGTLBUAVGOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.55B $17.67B $1.57T AVGO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -181.3x -30.1x 41.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 62.5x — 29.2x AVGO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.0% +14.0% +48.7% AVGO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -5.0% -29.0% 42.9% AVGO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -17.2% 26.0% AVGO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 13.2x 0.7x AVGO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.0% +12.4% -6.6% GTLB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.1%/yr -22.3%/yr +44.3%/yr AVGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.6% 75.1% 46.3% AVGO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 47/100 64/100 GTLB

Percentile Scorecard

GTLBUAVGO

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

AxisGTLBUAVGO
Valuation 52 #60 of 124 60 #50 of 124 43 #55 of 95
Growth 83 #20 of 113 41 #67 of 113 92 #8 of 93
Profitability 62 #42 of 110 49 #57 of 110 93 #7 of 91
Financial Health 69 #41 of 129 50 #65 of 129 33 #69 of 102
Shareholder Returns 70 #21 of 68 36 #44 of 68 57 #33 of 76
Overall 67 47 64
  • GTLB ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • U ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • AVGO ranked among 104 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGTLBUAVGOSPY
1 month +14.8%-7.5%-9.4% -1.0%
3 months +79.9%+42.6%-15.8% +2.9%
6 months +161.6%+56.8%-23.9% +6.4%
Year to date +50.0%-7.7%-7.1% +11.4%
1 year +17.0%+12.4%-6.6% +13.1%
3 years +22.7%+48.6%+265.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +7.1%+14.1%+54.0% +21.5%
5 years -53.1%-71.6%+524.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year -14.1%-22.3%+44.3% +10.9%
10 years ——+1,760.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year ——+34.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGTLBUAVGOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.6%75.1%46.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.6%82.6%48.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.912.222.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.280.17-0.14 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.2%-93.1%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-17.5%-33.2% -2.5%
52-week high $56.28$49.47$481.57 $779.14
52-week low $19.42$17.13$293.41 $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.

MultipleGTLBUAVGO
P/E now vs peer median -180.2xmedian 37.4x -30.4xmedian 37.4x 40.1xmedian 41.5x
P/S now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 4.4x 8.8xmedian 4.4x 17.2xmedian 6.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -306.5xmedian 35.0x -119.2xmedian 35.0x 30.3xmedian 27.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 43.8xmedian 27.2x 33.3xmedian 27.2x 39.0xmedian 35.6x
P/B now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 3.4x 5.9xmedian 3.4x 15.4xmedian 4.2x
PEG now vs peer median -4.89median 1.27 -1.55median 1.27 1.18median 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 monthsGTLBUAVGO
Revenue $1.06B $2.03B $89.10B
Gross profit $904.84M $1.32B $61.28B
Operating income -$90.20M -$616.00M $42.81B
Net income -$54.73M -$588.01M $38.27B
Free cash flow $213.67M $538.39M $39.40B
R&D $304.14M $1.03B $11.84B
EPS (diluted) $-0.31 $-1.34 $7.83
Cash & equivalents $226.49M $2.35B $23.98B
Total debt – $1.67B $59.42B
Shares (diluted) 168.70M 437.90M 4.89B
Enterprise value $4.47B $9.22B $1.50T

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
MetricGTLBUAVGO
P/E -180.2x -30.4x 40.1x
P/FCF 43.8x 33.3x 39.0x
P/Operating cash flow 41.9x 32.4x 37.8x
P/S 8.9x 8.8x 17.2x
P/B 9.6x 5.9x 15.4x
P/Tangible book 9.7x 6.2x 20.9x
EV/EBITDA -306.5x -119.2x 30.3x
EV/EBIT -89.7x -26.2x 36.7x
EV/Revenue 7.7x 8.0x 17.6x
EV/FCF 37.9x 30.0x 39.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.3x 29.2x 38.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.89 -1.55 1.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGTLBUAVGO
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.0% 14.0% 48.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 28.1% 3.9% 36.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 19.1% -0.6% 53.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 2.1% 36.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.7% -23.8% 89.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 25.2% 13.7% 39.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -405.1% -35.5% 102.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.8% 15.8% 40.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -470.3% -29.1% 101.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.9% 19.7% 34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 433.4% 45.5% 59.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 310.4% 110.7% 31.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 496.3% 51.7% 58.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1,057% 83.0% 31.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGTLBUAVGO
Gross margin 85.8% 64.9% 68.8%
EBITDA margin -2.5% -6.7% 58.2%
Operating margin -8.5% -30.4% 48.0%
Pretax margin -4.7% -29.0% 45.4%
Net margin -5.0% -29.0% 42.9%
FCF margin 20.3% 26.5% 44.2%
Operating cash flow margin 21.2% 27.3% 45.6%
Return on equity -5.4% -19.5% 40.8%
Return on assets -3.2% -8.9% 20.8%
Return on invested capital – -17.2% 26.0%
Return on capital employed -8.8% -12.3% 26.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -4.1x -0.9x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 21.8% 16.9% 9.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGTLBUAVGO
Debt / assets – 8.4% 31.6%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 13.2x 0.7x
Debt / FCF – 1.0x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 41.5% 54.4% 47.0%
Equity / assets 58.5% 45.6% 53.0%
Interest coverage – -25.5x 13.7x
Current ratio 2.4x 2.0x 2.5x
Quick ratio 2.3x 1.9x 2.2x
Cash ratio 1.9x 1.5x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 8.19 2.32 12.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGTLBUAVGO
Dividend yield – – 0.8%
Net buyback yield 1.3% -0.6% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 1.3% -0.6% 1.4%
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.

ConsensusGTLBUAVGO
Forward P/E 62.5xFY2026 – 29.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.90FY2026 $-0.70FY2026 $11.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -6.2%FY2026 – +61.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.1% – +68.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.08BFY2026 $2.12BFY2026 $101.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 +59.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.3% +31.5% +61.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGTLBUAVGO
Held by institutions 95.7% 84.7% 78.1%
Institutions holding 396 558 4,796
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.9% +8.0% +3.7%
Institutions buying 231 306 2,635
Institutions selling 121 161 1,842
Buyers to sellers 1.91 1.90 1.43

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.

GTLBUAVGO
GTLB 1.00 0.33 0.09
U 0.33 1.00 0.24
AVGO 0.09 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GTLB, U and AVGO?

Broadcom (AVGO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gitlab (GTLB) $9.55B, Unity Software (U) $17.67B, Broadcom (AVGO) $1.57T.

Which company is growing faster?

Broadcom (AVGO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gitlab (GTLB) +23.0%, Unity Software (U) +14.0%, Broadcom (AVGO) +48.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Broadcom (AVGO) has the highest net margin (Gitlab (GTLB) -5.0%, Unity Software (U) -29.0%, Broadcom (AVGO) 42.9%). On return on invested capital, Broadcom (AVGO) leads (Unity Software (U) -17.2%, Broadcom (AVGO) 26.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gitlab (GTLB) returned the most: Gitlab (GTLB) +17.0%, Unity Software (U) +12.4%, Broadcom (AVGO) -6.6%. Over five years, Broadcom (AVGO) compounded fastest (Gitlab (GTLB) -14.1%/yr, Unity Software (U) -22.3%/yr, Broadcom (AVGO) +44.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Broadcom (AVGO) has been the steadiest (Gitlab (GTLB) 59.6%, Unity Software (U) 75.1%, Broadcom (AVGO) 46.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GTLB, U and AVGO?

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 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.