Broadcom
Q3 FY2026 (reported September 2, 2026) was a step change: revenue $29.59B (+86% YoY) with AI semiconductor revenue of $16.7B, up 221% YoY and 54% sequentially. Q4 is guided to $34.8B total including $21.7B of AI semis (+236% YoY), putting FY2026 AI revenue near $58B - comfortably past the $56B target management pointedly declined to raise in June, which had cost the stock 14%. AI is now 56% of total revenue and guides toward roughly 62%, while free cash flow of $13.7B (46% of revenue) on only $0.5B of capex shows Broadcom capturing AI infrastructure economics without funding the buildout. Five-year custom-ASIC contracts with Google (TPU Ironwood through 2031) and Anthropic (scaling toward 3.5GW) remain the moat; management's call-stated outlook of roughly $115B FY2027 and $230B FY2028 AI revenue is forward guidance rather than contracted backlog, and customer concentration across six XPU clients remains the central risk.
Scenarios
Wins whether hyperscalers succeed or fail at NVIDIA displacement — designs ASICs for Google, Meta, and others. 5-year contractual lock-in with Google and Anthropic eliminates near-term revenue risk.
Customer concentration acute — Google ~78% of ASIC revenue. Geopolitical risk (ASIC export controls, ByteDance exposure) affects 1-2 of 6 clients. Any shift in Google's strategy creates material revenue hole.
Key Factors to Watch
- ●Q2 FY2026: revenue $22.2B (+48% YoY), AI semiconductor $10.8B (+143% YoY) — both beat guidance
- ●Full-year FY2026 AI revenue reaffirmed at $56B (not raised); H1 ~$19.2B banked; Q3 guided $16B
- ●Google TPU Ironwood locked through 2031; Anthropic scaling to 3.5GW — contractual moat; stock -14% on sell-side extrapolation miss
Score History
| Date | Score | Direction | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | 8.3 | Very Positive | Score 7.8→8.3 (are 8→9, md 8→9). Q1 FY2026 AI revenue $8.4B (+106% YoY), $46B FY2026 guidance crosses 50% of total revenue. Google Ironwood + Anthropic 3.5GW 5-year contracts make moat contractual. Direction positive → very_positive. |
| 2026-03-08 | 7.8 | Positive | Score 7.7→7.8 (formula reweight: sb 0.25→0.15, are 0.20→0.25, md 0.20→0.25, dr 0.20→0.25, aam 0.15→0.10) |
| 2026-03-08 | 7.7 | Positive | Score 7.9->7.7 (aam 7->6). External research cross-ref: both sources agree moderate internal AI adoption (primarily enabler, not consumer) |
| 2026-03-08 | 7.9 | Positive | Blind spot review: sector corrected from software-development to manufacturing (sector_base 9→8) |
| 2026-03-08 | 8.1 | Very Positive | Initial assessment from batch 1 research |
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Last researched: 2026-09-19
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