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Broadcom Inc. · 2026-06-09 · Importance 89 · Surprise 82 · In source text

Net revenue grew sharply year-over-year driven by semiconductor solutions (quarterly semiconductor solutions revenue was $15,009 million vs $8,408 million a year earlier and two-quarter semiconductor revenue was $27,524 million vs $16,620 million). Management attributes the semiconductor strength to strong demand for networking solutions, primarily custom AI accelerators and AI networking products, and notes that infrastructure software revenue also increased driven by VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). The company cautions that key semiconductor customers can place large orders or delay orders, which can cause significant quarter-to-quarter revenue volatility, particularly for AI and wireless products. This timing sensitivity is magnified by customer deployments and product launches, creating uneven demand patterns across quarters.

Key facts

• Net revenue from our semiconductor solutions segment increased in the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 3, 2026 due to strong demand for our networking solutions, primarily custom AI accelerators and AI networking products. source
• Net revenue from our infrastructure software segment increased in the fiscal quarter and two fiscal quarters ended May 3, 2026 primarily due to strong demand for our VMware Cloud Foundation ("VCF") product. source
• From time to time, some of our key semiconductor customers place large orders or delay orders causing our quarterly net revenue to fluctuate significantly, particularly for products used in AI and wireless applications. source

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