Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. AVGO scored 71.0, MCHP scored 36.4 — AVGO leads.
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AVGO
Broadcom Inc.
Semiconductors · Quality-Growth
71
$361.54 · $1.7T
fundamentals as of
Score gap
34.6
AVGO leads
MCHP
Microchip Technology Incorporated
Semiconductors · Quality-Growth
36.4
$75.55 · $41.0B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestAVGO46.2x
Fastest growthAVGO+23.9%
Strongest balance sheetAVGO0.60
Highest qualityAVGO82 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
AVGO
stronger →← stronger
MCHP
82
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
57
94
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
62
46
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
14
AVGO is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
AVGO
MCHP
$39.4bA
FCF
$1.1bC+
+23.9%A-
Rev
+7.1%B
0.60C+
D/E
0.84C+
46.2xC+
P/E
111.1xD
0.36A
PEG
0.23A
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
AVGO
MCHP
167% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
270% above
~42%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~43%/yr
-71%
1-yr DCF upside
-74%
-63%
5-yr DCF upside
-73%
-48%
10-yr DCF upside
-72%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
AVGO
Why this score
Raising its dividend
MCHP
No notable signals flagged.
The companies
AVGOBroadcom Inc.
Semiconductors · $361.54 · beta 1.48
Why now
Semiconductors · market cap $1.7T. Down 27% from 52-week high of $495.00 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +24%, comfortably above the S&P median. PEG 0.36 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 47 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $531.31 (implying +47% upside).
Moat
Net margin 43% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma. ROE 44% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 103% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Beta 1.48 implies above-market volatility — position-size to the drawdowns this name will produce in a market correction, not to its bull-case return. Trailing P/E 46x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates. P/S 19.4x embeds aggressive forward growth — disappointing top-line guidance would compress the multiple hard.
MCHPMicrochip Technology Incorporated
Semiconductors · $75.55 · beta 1.76
Why now
Semiconductors · market cap $41.0b. Down 29% from 52-week high of $105.91 — deep drawdown territory. PEG 0.23 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 25 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $107.84 (implying +43% upside).
Moat
Free cash flow runs well ahead of reported net income, mostly because of depreciation and amortization ($675m) — non-cash charges that hold down reported earnings while cash generation stays strong. Semiconductor moat is process-design IP plus customer qualification timelines — once designed in, the company captures multiple product cycles before a competitor can displace.
Risk
Trailing P/E 111.1x prices in sustained high growth — any quarter that disappoints triggers sharp re-rating. Beta 1.76 implies above-market volatility — position-size to the drawdowns this name will produce in a market correction, not to its bull-case return. ROE 7% is below the long-run sustainable threshold of ~10% — capital efficiency would need to improve for the equity base to compound at the market rate.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where AVGO and MCHP diverge
On the headline score the gap is 34.6 points in favor of AVGO. The widest single difference is Value, where AVGO leads by 32.5 points.
ValueAVGO 46.0 · MCHP 13.5AVGO +32.5
GrowthAVGO 94.3 · MCHP 62.2AVGO +32.1
QualityAVGO 82.5 · MCHP 57.5AVGO +25.0
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is AVGO or MCHP the better stock?
AVGO scores higher: AVGO 71.0, MCHP 36.4 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do AVGO and MCHP differ most?
The widest gap is value, where AVGO leads by 33 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. AVGO leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are AVGO and MCHP scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.