Broadcom (AVGO) Research & Development (2017 - 2026)
Broadcom posted quarterly Research & Development of $3.0 billion for Q1 2026, up 31.6% year-on-year from $2.3 billion in Q1 2025, and down 0.54% on a QoQ basis from $3.0 billion in Q4 2025.
Broadcom (AVGO) has 10 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $3.0 billion in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 31.6% year-over-year to $3.0 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $11.7 billion (up 26.3% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $11.0 billion, up 17.91% from the prior year.
- Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $3.0 billion, down from $3.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $3.1 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $1.2 billion in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Research & Development is $2.2 billion (2024), against an average of $2.0 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Research & Development surged 93.14%; it then retreated 2.38% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $1.2 billion in 2022, then rose by 15.96% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then surged by 60.95% to $2.2 billion in 2024, then surged by 33.44% to $3.0 billion in 2025, then slipped by 0.54% to $3.0 billion in 2026.
- The last three Research & Development figures came in at $3.0 billion (Q1 2026), $3.0 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.1 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nvidia | 5,449.54 Bn | 5,406.06 Bn | 61.16 Bn | 6.32 Bn |
| 2 | Broadcom | 2,169.43 Bn | 2,155.26 Bn | 13.16 Bn | 2.97 Bn |
| 3 | Micron Technology | 1,165.12 Bn | 1,150.53 Bn | 17.76 Bn | 1.25 Bn |
| 4 | Advanced Micro Devices | 831.96 Bn | 819.61 Bn | 5.42 Bn | 2.40 Bn |
| 5 | Intel | 549.93 Bn | 530.74 Bn | 5.35 Bn | 3.38 Bn |
| 6 | Texas Instruments | 266.58 Bn | 261.48 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 510.00 Mn |
| 7 | Qualcomm | 243.81 Bn | 234.01 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 2.46 Bn |
| 8 | Analog Devices | 196.60 Bn | 193.16 Bn | 2.44 Bn | 509.32 Mn |
| 9 | Marvell Technology | 188.85 Bn | 188.78 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 652.30 Mn |
| 10 | NXP Semiconductors | 78.76 Bn | 75.40 Bn | 1.79 Bn | 588.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2026 | 2.97 Bn |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 2.98 Bn |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 3.05 Bn |
| May 4, 2025 | 2.69 Bn |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 2.25 Bn |
| Nov 3, 2024 | 2.23 Bn |
| Aug 4, 2024 | 2.35 Bn |
| May 5, 2024 | 2.42 Bn |
| Feb 4, 2024 | 2.31 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 1.39 Bn |
| Jul 30, 2023 | 1.36 Bn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 1.31 Bn |
| Jan 29, 2023 | 1.20 Bn |
| Oct 30, 2022 | 1.20 Bn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 1.26 Bn |
| May 1, 2022 | 1.26 Bn |
| Jan 30, 2022 | 1.21 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 1.20 Bn |
| Aug 1, 2021 | 1.21 Bn |
| May 2, 2021 | 1.24 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2021 | 1.21 Bn |
| Nov 1, 2020 | 1.18 Bn |
| Aug 2, 2020 | 1.23 Bn |
| May 3, 2020 | 1.27 Bn |
| Feb 2, 2020 | 1.29 Bn |
| Nov 3, 2019 | 1.18 Bn |
| Aug 4, 2019 | 1.24 Bn |
| May 5, 2019 | 1.15 Bn |
| Feb 3, 2019 | 1.13 Bn |
| Nov 4, 2018 | 948.00 Mn |
| Aug 5, 2018 | 959.00 Mn |
| May 6, 2018 | 936.00 Mn |
| Feb 4, 2018 | 925.00 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2017 | 838.00 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2017 | 827.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2017 | 829.00 Mn |