OKTA vs FA vs AVGO Stock Comparison

Okta, First Advantage and Broadcom Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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OKTA Okta, Inc.
$221.86 +8.3% 1M +153.1% 1Y
Market cap
$36.37B
P/E
122.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.07B
Div. yield
–
Identity and Access Management Technology
2 wins
FA First Advantage Corp
$20.97 +18.8% 1M +59.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.71B
P/E
147.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.66B
Div. yield
0.00%
Identity and Access Management Technology
1 win
AVGO Broadcom Inc.
$345.00 -2.8% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.54T
P/E
40.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$89.10B
Div. yield
–
Semiconductor Design Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionOKTAFAAVGOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.37B $3.71B $1.54T AVGO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 122.9x 147.6x 40.3x AVGO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 60.1x 17.0x 31.3x FA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.2% +32.9% +48.7% AVGO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% 1.5% 42.9% AVGO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.0% 3.6% 26.0% AVGO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.1x 0.7x AVGO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +153.1% +59.5% -10.6% OKTA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.1%/yr +2.3%/yr +45.4%/yr AVGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.2% 60.1% 46.3% AVGO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 67/100 64/100 OKTA

Percentile Scorecard

OKTAFAAVGO

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

AxisOKTAFAAVGO
Valuation 56 #55 of 124 88 #16 of 124 43 #54 of 94
Growth 76 #28 of 113 84 #19 of 113 90 #10 of 92
Profitability 80 #23 of 109 72 #31 of 109 93 #7 of 88
Financial Health 70 #39 of 127 26 #94 of 127 35 #63 of 96
Shareholder Returns 63 #24 of 63 65 #23 of 63 59 #30 of 72
Overall 69 67 64
  • OKTA ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • FA ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • AVGO ranked among 103 companies in Semiconductors

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodOKTAFAAVGOSPY
1 month +8.3%+18.8%-2.8% +0.7%
3 months +58.0%+4.6%-11.0% +3.7%
6 months +201.2%+64.3%-17.4% +7.1%
Year to date +156.6%+44.3%-0.3% +12.8%
1 year +153.1%+59.5%-10.6% +11.9%
3 years +237.4%+61.1%+310.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +50.0%+17.2%+60.1% +22.8%
5 years -10.2%+12.1%+548.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -2.1%+2.3%+45.4% +10.9%
10 years ——+1,937.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+35.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOKTAFAAVGOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.2%60.1%46.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.1%53.5%48.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.360.502.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.350.99-0.23 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.2%-61.1%-41.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.4%-13.1%-28.4% -1.2%
52-week high $232.13$24.12$481.57 $779.14
52-week low $62.93$8.95$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.

MultipleOKTAFAAVGO
P/E now vs peer median 130.6xmedian 39.0x 143.2xmedian 39.0x 43.0xmedian 46.4x
P/S now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 4.6x 2.2xmedian 4.6x 18.5xmedian 7.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 70.4xmedian 32.7x 12.5xmedian 32.7x 32.4xmedian 27.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.9xmedian 27.4x 14.5xmedian 27.4x 41.8xmedian 40.1x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 3.2x 2.8xmedian 3.2x 16.5xmedian 4.7x
PEG now vs peer median 3.74median 1.23 -5.84median 1.23 1.26median 2.10

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 monthsOKTAFAAVGO
Revenue $3.07B $1.66B $89.10B
Gross profit $2.40B $752.05M $61.28B
Operating income $232.00M $177.66M $42.81B
Net income $296.00M $25.14M $38.27B
Free cash flow $979.00M $248.96M $39.40B
R&D $651.00M $100.89M $11.84B
EPS (diluted) $1.66 $0.15 $7.83
Cash & equivalents $763.00M $237.90M $23.98B
Total debt – $2.03B $59.42B
Shares (diluted) 178.81M 173.23M 4.89B
Enterprise value $26.46B $2.79B $1.47T

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
MetricOKTAFAAVGO
P/E 130.6x 143.2x 43.0x
P/FCF 37.9x 14.5x 41.8x
P/Operating cash flow 37.6x 13.8x 40.5x
P/S 12.1x 2.2x 18.5x
P/B 5.3x 2.8x 16.5x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 7.1x 22.4x
EV/EBITDA 70.4x 12.5x 32.4x
EV/EBIT 149.9x 30.4x 39.3x
EV/Revenue 11.3x 3.2x 18.9x
EV/FCF 35.5x 21.7x 42.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.2x 20.6x 41.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.74 -5.84 1.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOKTAFAAVGO
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.2% 32.9% 48.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 28.7% 36.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% 29.3% 53.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 25.2% 36.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 222.2% 777.9% 89.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.7% 28.7% 39.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 76.2% 116.8% 102.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.7% -20.0% 40.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.3% 116.9% 101.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.9% -24.5% 34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.7% 1,685% 59.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.4% 11.6% 31.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 15.4% 1,945% 58.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 55.4% 10.1% 31.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOKTAFAAVGO
Gross margin 78.1% 45.2% 68.8%
EBITDA margin 16.1% 26.0% 58.2%
Operating margin 7.5% 10.7% 48.0%
Pretax margin 10.5% 2.2% 45.4%
Net margin 9.6% 1.5% 42.9%
FCF margin 31.9% 15.0% 44.2%
Operating cash flow margin 32.1% 15.7% 45.6%
Return on equity 4.3% 1.9% 40.8%
Return on assets 3.2% 0.7% 20.8%
Return on invested capital 3.0% 3.6% 26.0%
Return on capital employed 3.2% 5.0% 26.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.3x 10.4x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 16.4% 1.2% 9.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOKTAFAAVGO
Debt / assets – 54.3% 31.6%
Debt / equity – 1.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.1x 0.7x
Debt / FCF – 8.2x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 23.7% 65.5% 47.0%
Equity / assets 76.3% 34.5% 53.0%
Interest coverage 2.5x – 13.7x
Current ratio 1.5x 2.5x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.4x 2.4x 2.2x
Cash ratio 1.1x 1.0x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 10.47 1.51 12.76

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusOKTAFAAVGO
Forward P/E 60.1xFY2026 17.0xFY2026 31.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.69FY2026 $1.23FY2026 $11.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 +18.3%FY2026 +61.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.4% +30.9% +68.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.37BFY2026 $1.66BFY2026 $102.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.4%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 +59.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.1% +2.4% +61.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOKTAFAAVGO
Held by institutions 90.0% 100.0% 78.1%
Institutions holding 821 178 4,800
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +4.9% +3.7%
Institutions buying 452 113 2,638
Institutions selling 287 41 1,843
Buyers to sellers 1.57 2.76 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.

OKTAFAAVGO
OKTA 1.00 0.25 0.23
FA 0.25 1.00 -0.13
AVGO 0.23 -0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OKTA, FA and AVGO?

Broadcom (AVGO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Okta (OKTA) $36.37B, First Advantage (FA) $3.71B, Broadcom (AVGO) $1.54T.

Which stock is cheaper, OKTA, FA and AVGO?

Broadcom (AVGO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Okta (OKTA) 122.9x, First Advantage (FA) 147.6x, Broadcom (AVGO) 40.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, First Advantage (FA) is cheapest (Okta (OKTA) 60.1x, First Advantage (FA) 17.0x, Broadcom (AVGO) 31.3x). 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: Okta (OKTA) +11.2%, First Advantage (FA) +32.9%, Broadcom (AVGO) +48.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Broadcom (AVGO) has the highest net margin (Okta (OKTA) 9.6%, First Advantage (FA) 1.5%, Broadcom (AVGO) 42.9%). On return on invested capital, Broadcom (AVGO) leads (Okta (OKTA) 3.0%, First Advantage (FA) 3.6%, Broadcom (AVGO) 26.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Okta (OKTA) returned the most: Okta (OKTA) +153.1%, First Advantage (FA) +59.5%, Broadcom (AVGO) -10.6%. Over five years, Broadcom (AVGO) compounded fastest (Okta (OKTA) -2.1%/yr, First Advantage (FA) +2.3%/yr, Broadcom (AVGO) +45.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Broadcom (AVGO) has been the steadiest (Okta (OKTA) 65.2%, First Advantage (FA) 60.1%, Broadcom (AVGO) 46.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OKTA, FA 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.