What does Broadcom do?

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In the company's own words, from Item 1 (Business) of its latest annual report (Form 10-K) filed with the SEC on 2025-12-18.

We are a global technology leader that designs, develops and supplies a broad range of semiconductor and semiconductor-based solutions and infrastructure software solutions. Our more than 60-year history of innovation dates back to our diverse origins from AT&T/Bell Labs, Lucent and Hewlett-Packard Company, and has evolved through acquisitions, including LSI Corporation, Broadcom Corporation, Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., CA, Inc., Symantec Enterprise Security, and VMware, Inc. (“VMware”). Over the years, we have assembled a large team of semiconductor and software design engineers around the world. We maintain design, product and software development engineering expertise and resources at locations primarily in the U.S., Asia, and Europe. We combine global scale, engineering depth, broad product portfolio, superior execution and operational focus to deliver category-leading semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions.

Our strategy is focused on sustained technology leadership and developing category-leading solutions to deliver a comprehensive suite of innovative infrastructure technology products to the world’s leading business and government customers. We seek to achieve this through extensive internal research and development, as well as strategic acquisitions of businesses and technologies, to ensure our products retain their technology market leadership. This strategy results in a robust business model designed to drive diversified and sustainable operating and financial results.

Read the full 10-K on SEC.gov →

How did Broadcom's latest earnings compare?

An earnings release is a company's quarterly report of how much money it made. Analysts predict these numbers ahead of time, and the actual results are compared against those predictions.

In the most recent quarter (2026-06-30), Broadcom reported earnings of $2.44 per share. Analysts expected $2.4458 per share, so the company missed expectations.

SEC Filings

Key filings
Annual report (10-K)
The company's big yearly financial report.
2025-12-18
Quarterly report (10-Q)
A financial update covering the last 3 months.
2026-06-09
Material event (8-K)
A heads-up about something important that just happened.
2026-07-06
Most recent filings
Insider trade (4)
An executive or director bought or sold company shares.
2026-07-14
Insider trade (4)
An executive or director bought or sold company shares.
2026-07-14
Insider trade (4)
An executive or director bought or sold company shares.
2026-07-10
Insider trade (4)
An executive or director bought or sold company shares.
2026-07-10
Proposed share sale (144)
Notice that an insider plans to sell some shares.
2026-07-10
Proposed share sale (144)
Notice that an insider plans to sell some shares.
2026-07-08
Proposed share sale (144)
Notice that an insider plans to sell some shares.
2026-07-08
Material event (8-K)
A heads-up about something important that just happened.
2026-07-06
Insider trade (4)
An executive or director bought or sold company shares.
2026-07-01
Insider trade (4)
An executive or director bought or sold company shares.
2026-06-29
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