By Beth McKenna
Publication Date: 2026-01-08 22:28:00
Despite December’s pullback, Broadcom stock still finished 2025 with a strong return of 50.4%.
Shares of Broadcom (AVGO +2.78%), which designs and develops semiconductors and infrastructure software, declined 14.1% in December, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
For context, last month the S&P 500 index was essentially flat (it had a 0.06% return, to be exact), while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index’s return was slightly negative, at about negative 0.5%.
For even more context, while Broadcom stock pulled back last month, it still finished 2025 with a strong return of 50.4%. Last year, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite returned 17.9% and 21.1%, respectively. Notably, Broadcom also outperformed shares of artificial intelligence (AI) chip and tech giant Nvidia, which returned 38.9% in 2025.
Now let’s dig into why Broadcom stock fell 14.1% in December.
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