Broadcom (MIC:AVGO-RM) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -2.60% (As of Apr. 2025)

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What is Broadcom 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio?

Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.

5-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past five years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Broadcom's current 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -2.60%.

MIC:AVGO-RM's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked better than
53.36% of 744 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: -2.8 vs MIC:AVGO-RM: -2.60

Competitive Comparison of Broadcom's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Broadcom's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Broadcom's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Broadcom's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Broadcom 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with least-square regression based on the latest six years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Broadcom (MIC:AVGO-RM) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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Broadcom is the sixth-largest semiconductor company globally and has expanded into various software businesses, with over $30 billion in annual revenue. It sells 17 core semiconductor product lines across wireless, networking, broadband, storage, and industrial markets. It is primarily a fabless designer but holds some manufacturing in-house, like for its best-of-breed FBAR filters that sell into the Apple iPhone. In software, it sells virtualization, infrastructure, and security software to large enterprises, financial institutions, and governments.Broadcom is the product of consolidation. Its businesses are an amalgamation of former companies like legacy Broadcom and Avago Technologies in chips, as well as Brocade, CA Technologies, and Symantec in software.

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