By @SiliconANGLE
Publication Date: 2025-12-11 23:37:00
Chipmaking giant Broadcom Inc. today posted another stellar earnings and revenue beat in its fourth quarter, before following up with strong guidance driven by the market’s insatiable demand for artificial intelligence processors.
The company reported earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation of $1.95 per share, easily beating the analyst consensus estimate of $1.86. Revenue for the period jumped by an impressive 28%, to $18.02 billion, well ahead of the $17.49 billion forecast.
On a conference call, Broadcom Chief Executive Hock Tan (pictured) said the company’s growth was driven by a 74% increase in sales of AI chips, which added around $8.2 billion in additional sales. That increase provided a considerable boost to the company’s overall profitability, too, with net income rising 97% from a year ago, to $8.51 billion.
Investors apparently wanted to see more, however. Broadcom’s stock fell more than 4% in after-hours trading today, after Tan said its…
