Broadcomvs.Microchip Technology
AVGO vs MCHP · both in Chips & accelerators, part of the AI & digital infrastructure value chain: Designs and builds the processors, accelerators and memory that train and run AI.
Broadcom is about 42× larger than Microchip Technology by market cap; Broadcom trades at the lower P/E (45.2 vs 86.5); year to date, Microchip Technology leads (+22.4% vs +8.8%).
Side by side
| AVGO | MCHP | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $1.7T | $41.4B |
| Price | $360.14 | $75.52 |
| Today | −4.3% | −3.2% |
| Return YTD | +8.8% | +22.4% |
| Return 1Y | +11.9% | +20.1% |
| Since June 26, 2026 | −1.3% | −14.1% |
| P/E | 45.2 | 86.5 |
| P/S | 19.4 | 8.1 |
| P/B | 17.4 | 6.4 |
Data as of 2026-10-08 · updates daily after U.S. close
Since June 26, 2026: the change in the closing price, from the daily closes Sectivia records itself since that date.
The two companies
BroadcomAVGO
Custom silicon designed to order: Broadcom builds AI ASICs to hyperscalers' own specifications, Google's TPUs among them. Tomahawk and Jericho chips move the network traffic, and VMware supplies the infrastructure software.
Full AVGO profile →Microchip TechnologyMCHP
The microcontroller is the anchor product; analog and FPGA parts fill out the range for embedded designs in industry and cars.
Full MCHP profile →More AVGO & MCHP comparisons
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