By Lyle Daly, The Motley Fool
Publication Date: 2026-06-03 08:25:00
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) are the top artificial intelligence (AI) chipmakers by market cap, and both delivered record results in their most recent quarters.
Of the two, Broadcom has been the better investment in 2026 and over the last year, but Nvidia is the winner if you look further back. Its five-year and 10-year returns are much higher than Broadcom’s.
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Let’s see how these two semiconductor stocks compare and which is the better buy.
Comparing the numbers
Nvidia recently reported earnings for the first quarter of its 2027 fiscal year, which ended April 26. As usual, it was a blockbuster quarter, with revenue surging 85% year over year to $81.6 billion. Data center revenue jumped 92% to…
