AVGO Stock — Broadcom Inc.

Broadcom Inc. (AVGO)

Updated October 16, 2026.

AVGO is a Stock. its distribution rate is 0.79%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.79%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 88/100 (Safe). Total return is 28499.4% over the past 17.2 years, 27562.6 points ahead of SPY at 936.8%.

Broadcom designs and manufactures semiconductor devices and infrastructure software solutions for data center, networking, broadband, and wireless communications markets, operating through two segments: Semiconductor Solutions (custom silicon, ethernet components, wireless connectivity, and storage systems) and Infrastructure Software (private cloud platforms, mainframe software, and cybersecurity tools). The company distributes dividends on a quarterly basis at a modest current rate. This stock appeals to investors seeking income exposure to semiconductor and software infrastructure businesses serving enterprise and data center markets.

AVGO performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 28499.4% over the past 17.2 years, 27562.6 points ahead of SPY at 936.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -6.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 31.5%.

AVGO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

88 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.70%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/06/2009

Distribution rate

0.79%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.79%

5-year average yield

1.25

Last close

$328.75 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$1,569,330,818,119

Average volume

29727900.0

Dividend

$0.65

Ex-dividend date

09/21/2026

Payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

1.476

Payout ratio

27.5%

P/E ratio

43.31

Forward P/E

19.4175

EPS

$7.59

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.79%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.79%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

AVGO risks and drawbacks

AVGO's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 31.5%.

Who may consider AVGO — and who may not

AVGO may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AVGO pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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