This Nvidia rival to pay 2026’s first dividend in March; Here’s how much 100 shares will earn

Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO), a key semiconductor company that competes with Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) across the artificial intelligence (AI) and data-center infrastructure landscape, is set to pay one of the first dividends of 2026 in March.

The company’s next quarterly dividend is estimated at $0.65 per share, with an expected payment date of March 27, 2026. The payout is unchanged from the dividend paid on December 31, 2025, signaling stability in Broadcom’s shareholder return policy.

At this rate, an investor holding 100 shares of Broadcom stock will earn $65 in dividend income from the March payment, excluding taxes.

Based on a recent share price of about $331.30, the dividend implies a yield of roughly 0.78%. Broadcom pays dividends quarterly and currently has a forward payout ratio of about 18.2%, indicating the dividend is conservatively funded by earnings and free cash flow.

Notably, the firm has increased its…