Broadcom (AVGO) Q4 earnings 2025
A Broadcom sign is seen as the company prepares to launch new optical chip technology to fend off Nvidia on September 5, 2025 in San Jose, California, USA.
Brittany Hosea-little | Reuters
broadcom reported fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday after the bell beat earnings and revenue expectations and included a strong forecast for the current quarter, driven by artificial intelligence sales.
Broadcom shares rose 3% in extended trading.
Here is the company’s performance compared to the forecasts of analysts participating in the LSEG survey:
- Earnings per share: Adjusted $1.95, estimated $1.86
- Revenues: $18.02 billion etc. Estimated $17.49 billion
Broadcom said revenue in the fiscal first quarter would be about $19.1 billion, which would represent 28% annual growth, according to LSEG, and would be above the $18.3 billion forecast.
Broadcom expects sales of AI chips, both custom AI chips and semiconductors for AI networks, to double on an annual basis to $8.2 billion, CEO Hock Tan said in a statement.
Broadcom reported net income for the quarter of $8.51 billion, or $1.74 per diluted share. That’s up 97% from $4.32 billion, or 90 cents per diluted share, in the same period a year ago.
Broadcom shares are up 75% so far in 2025 after doubling last year thanks to its proprietary chips. Google’s Tensor processing units are increasingly viewed as competitors by investors. Nvidia’s AI chips.
In June, Broadcom said it had three customers and four potential customers for custom AI chips.
Broadcom’s overall revenue rose 28% during the quarter, and the company attributed that to a 74% increase in AI semiconductor sales.
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