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GOOGL Wavers; AVGO's Solo Pitch Won't Satisfy

Broadcom (AVGO) released its fiscal Q3 2026 results after-hours, Beijing time Sep 3, 2026 (quarter ended Jul 2026). 1) AI, the core of its semiconductor biz, delivered revenue of $16.7bn, up $5.9bn QoQ and above the $16.0bn consensus, driven by large-batch deliveries of TPU v7 to Google and Anthropic. Google and other hyperscalers have recently raised their 2026 capex outlooks...

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AVGO: Lagging Nvidia, now under siege from smaller rivals?

$Broadcom(AVGO.US) shares have trended lower recently, pressured by chatter around 'Meta selling compute capacity' and by key downstream customers exploring alternate supply options. The former looks like a market-beta overhang, while the latter stokes company-specific alpha concerns.

Initially, investor interest in AVGO centered on its potential to counterbalance Nvidia's ecosystem. Now Broadcom is facing similar questions itself...

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AVGO (Trans): Pure-play chips; customers like Google are diversifying supply chains.

Below is Dolphin Research's Trans of $Broadcom(AVGO.US) FY26 Q2 earnings call. For our earnings take, please see 'AVGO: Giants vs. Giants — Is the ASIC camp splitting?'

Core highlights from the quarter include: 1) shareholder returns and 2) Q3 outlook. The company paid $3.1bn in cash dividends in Q2, equivalent to a quarterly cash dividend of $0.65 per common share, and guides Q3 consolidated revenue of $29.4bn (+84% YoY)...

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AVGO: Titans vs. Titans — Is the ASIC camp breaking up?

AVGO posted FY2026 Q2 results (quarter ended Apr 2026) after-hours on Jun 4 Beijing time.

1) The biggest issue: the crucial $Broadcom(AVGO.US) AI outlook for next quarter is $16bn, a $5.2bn QoQ add, below the Street at $17bn.

Management guided AI revenue to $56bn for this fiscal year and over $100bn for next fiscal year, both fairly uninspiring.

In fact...

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AVGO Trans: AI revenue to top 100bn by 2027; XPU collaboration is sustainable---

Dolphin Research's summary notes from Broadcom's FY2026 Q1 earnings call. For our take on the print, cf. '博通 AVGO:AI 火力全开,英伟达对头更飒?'. $Broadcom(AVGO.US) Key takeaways:

1) AI biz.: (i) AI revenue rose 106% YoY in Q1; Q2 guide accelerates to +140% YoY to $10.7bn.

(ii) AI networking revenue grew 60% YoY in Q1, accounting for one-third of AI revenue; Q2 is expected to ramp sharply...

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AVGO (Trans): Anthropic adds another 10bn; 73bn order is the floor

The following is Dolphin Research's compiled earnings call Trans for Broadcom (AVGO) FY2025 Q4. For our earnings take, please see 'Broadcom: Calling out NVDA, but did the pioneer blink first?'

AVGO fell after-hours as management struck a cautious tone during the discussion. Topics included the AI order outlook and progress with new customers and orders.

1) AI orders: The total AI backlog for AI-related components and heterogeneous processors (XPUs) topped $73bn, slated for delivery over the next 18 months (six quarters). They then explained...

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AVGO vs. NVDA: Did the challenger blink first?

In the early hours of Dec 12 Beijing time, AVGO released its FY2025 Q4 results after the U.S. close. The quarter ended Oct 2025.

1) Overall performance: Revenue was $18.0bn, up 28.2% YoY. This beat the Street's $17.5bn.

Revenue rose $2.0bn QoQ, driven by AI-related demand. AI remained the key driver.

GPM was 68%. Excluding acquisition amortization and restructuring costs, adj. GPM was 76.6%, down 17bps QoQ...

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Broadcom (Minutes): AI revenue growth will exceed 60% in the next fiscal year.

The following is the earnings call minutes for Broadcom AVGO's Q3 FY2025, organized by Dolphin Research. For earnings interpretation, please refer to the article 'NVIDIA and AMD lackluster? Broadcom takes over as the AI flag bearer'.

1. $Broadcom(AVGO.US) Key Financial Information Review

a. Gross Margin: Mainly benefited from a high proportion of software revenue and internal optimization of the semiconductor product mix.

b. Operating Margin: 65.5%. Although the gross margin decreased quarter-on-quarter due to changes in the product mix, the operating margin still increased quarter-on-quarter due to operating leverage effects...

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