AVGO · Bayesian revenue outlook

Broadcom Inc.: possible revenue paths

Model computed 2026-11-04 · Data cutoff 2026-08-02

Latest verified revenue: $29.591B for the quarter ended 2026-08-02. Reported source.

Forecasts are conditional on the listed data cutoff. Sources were refreshed for this model run on 2026-11-04; the cutoff above identifies the latest verified revenue observation included in the fit. Some forecast quarters may already have ended by the computation date. Read each target date before treating an estimate as a future-quarter outlook.

PyMC seasonal AR(1) quarterly log-revenue growth with Student-t shocks; posterior predictive paths include parameter uncertainty and new shocks at every horizon.

A revenue-history baseline, conditional on its assumptions. These are posterior predictive intervals for actual revenue, not confidence bands for a fitted curve. Management guidance is not a probability bound. The model does not identify customer-specific pricing, demand shocks or causal expense effects.
Broadcom Inc. posterior predictive spaghetti plot showing simulated future revenue paths and prediction intervals

Each line is one possible future revenue path. The 80% and 95% intervals are pointwise model probabilities, not simultaneous coverage for the whole path. The median is not an expected dollar mean. Open full-size chart.

USD · four quarters after the listed data cutoff, not necessarily after today
Quarter endingPredictive median80% predictive interval95% predictive interval
2026-11-01$34.768B$32.290B–$37.719B$30.979B–$39.989B
2027-01-31$37.579B$33.422B–$43.670B$31.294B–$49.212B
2027-05-02$37.820B$32.624B–$46.079B$30.033B–$55.517B
2027-08-01$39.253B$33.178B–$49.610B$29.988B–$63.168B

Future period-end dates are approximate: month-end issuers retain month-end dates; weekly issuers advance by 13 weeks. Future 53-week adjustments are not known.

Historical forecast checks

Each historical cutoff refits the model using only earlier observations. Across the available outcomes, the 80% intervals covered 10/16 and the 95% intervals covered 11/16. Small samples and overlapping outcomes do not establish nominal coverage; covering every outcome can indicate overly wide intervals.

HorizonCasesBayesian median MAPELast reported revenue MAPESame quarter last year MAPE80% covered95% covered
1 quarter42.45%7.04%19.21%4/44/4
2 quarters48.28%15.15%20.40%2/43/4
3 quarters413.19%18.24%21.61%2/42/4
4 quarters419.41%25.22%25.22%2/42/4

All point-forecast errors use the same historical cases. A simple baseline may have lower error than the Bayesian median; this rollout does not establish that the Bayesian model is superior for every company.

Up to four historical cutoffs spaced four quarters apart, with at least 16 training quarters; full four-quarter outcomes required. Fixed specification, no winner selection.

These are retrospective checks using latest-restated data, not forecasts archived before their outcomes. Results from DDOG or another company are not transferred to this company.

Sampling diagnostics and limitations

Maximum R-hat 1.003 · minimum bulk ESS 1914 · minimum tail ESS 885 · divergent transitions 0. The required sampling checks passed. These diagnose computation, not predictive calibration.

Fixed priors

mu is long-run quarterly log growth; phi is growth persistence; sigma is the shock scale; season gives quarterly effects; shock_df controls tail thickness.

ParameterPrior / fixed assumption
muNormal(0,0.10)
phiNormal(0,0.5) truncated to [-0.98,0.98]
sigmaHalfNormal(0.10)
season4 Normal(0,0.15), centered to sum zero
shock_df5

Future regime changes and uncertainty over alternative model structures remain outside these intervals. The model should be scored on subsequent releases, and its forecast vintage preserved.

  • Revenue-history baseline; does not identify customer-level discounts, acquisitions or future structural breaks.
  • Intervals are pointwise, conditional on this model and priors, not guaranteed coverage or simultaneous path bounds.
  • Latest-restated historical data; retrospective tests are not archived real-time forecasts. Small test samples cannot validate nominal coverage.
  • Student-t log shocks can make dollar means undefined; point forecasts are medians.
  • Sources were freshly acquired for this run. Each issuer has its own latest reported period; preliminary ranges are not treated as exact actual revenue.

Management guidance versus reported revenue

Earliest located quarterly guidance among sampled SEC earnings releases; earlier/revised guidance and call-only statements may be missing. Annual and segment-only outlooks excluded.

Management ranges are stated targets, not probability intervals. The revenue model is fitted independently; verified guidance is superimposed for comparison. Historical bias uses the earliest located guidance for each quarter: (guidance midpoint − actual revenue) / actual revenue. Positive values mean guidance above actual results; negative values mean guidance below actual results. This describes outcomes, not management intent.

Broadcom Inc. management guidance compared with actual revenue and historical guidance bias

7 matched quarters · mean guidance bias -1.39% · mean absolute error 1.39%. 7 point estimates excluded from range coverage.

This is a descriptive sample, not evidence of a permanent management bias or a calibrated probability range. Call-only guidance and earlier revisions may be missing; guidance and results can reflect different business assumptions.

Guidance vintages and actual results
Issued / filedTarget quarterManagement guidanceActual revenueBiasSource
2024-12-122025-02-02$14.600B
Point estimate
$14.916B-2.12%Company release
2025-03-062025-05-04$14.900B
Point estimate
$15.004B-0.69%Company release
2025-06-052025-08-03$15.800B
Point estimate
$15.952B-0.95%Company release
2025-09-042025-11-02$17.400B
Point estimate
$18.015B-3.41%Company release
2025-12-112026-02-01$19.100B
Point estimate
$19.311B-1.09%Company release
2026-03-042026-05-03$22.000B
Point estimate
$22.187B-0.84%Company release
2026-06-032026-08-02$29.400B
Point estimate
$29.591B-0.65%Company release
All located quarterly guidance announcements

Each announcement retains its original date and amounts. Later revisions remain separate; only the earliest located announcement for each target enters the bias average. An initial forecast may predate this research sample.

Issued / filedTarget quarterGuidanceVintageSource
2024-12-122025-02-02$14.600B
Point estimate
Earliest locatedCompany release
2025-03-062025-05-04$14.900B
Point estimate
Earliest locatedCompany release
2025-06-052025-08-03$15.800B
Point estimate
Earliest locatedCompany release
2025-09-042025-11-02$17.400B
Point estimate
Earliest locatedCompany release
2025-12-112026-02-01$19.100B
Point estimate
Earliest locatedCompany release
2026-03-042026-05-03$22.000B
Point estimate
Earliest locatedCompany release
2026-06-032026-08-02$29.400B
Point estimate
Earliest locatedCompany release
2026-09-022026-11-01$34.800B
Point estimate
Earliest locatedCompany release

Preserved Bayesian forecast vintage

Computed 2026-11-04 using revenue through 2026-08-02. These original numbers are retained unchanged to allow subsequent scoring; they were not refitted with the new results. Forecasts computed after a target quarter ended are retrospective estimates, not pre-release predictions.

Original predictive medians and intervals
Quarter endingOriginal medianOriginal 80% intervalOriginal 95% interval
2026-11-01$34.768B$32.290B–$37.719B$30.979B–$39.989B
2027-01-31$37.579B$33.422B–$43.670B$31.294B–$49.212B
2027-05-02$37.820B$32.624B–$46.079B$30.033B–$55.517B
2027-08-01$39.253B$33.178B–$49.610B$29.988B–$63.168B

Open preserved spaghetti chart

Earlier company analysis · preserved vintage 2026-10-14

The report below retains its original forecasts, validation and company-specific discussion. Those revenue estimates use a different model or information cutoff; they are separate from the Bayesian outlook above. Any EPS model below has not been recalculated using the new Bayesian revenue paths.

Broadcom Inc. AVGO

Revenue Intelligence Report • 38 quarters of SEC filing data • Updated 2026-10-14 • Data through 2026-08-02

Earlier summary (2026-10-14): Broadcom Inc.'s latest quarterly revenue is $29.6B for the period ending 2026-08-02. The model projects $117B across the next four quarters (+31.8% versus the preceding four quarters). The forecast uses SG&A data; model selection and estimation exclude the latest quarter, whose retrospective holdout error is 24.9%. These are statistical associations, not estimates of the causal effect of spending.

Investment Thesis

The ARDL forecast is based on reported revenue and SG&A data through 2026-08-02. Training MAPE measures fit to historical data; the separately reported holdout error measures a withheld quarter. Spending coefficients describe associations and do not establish causation.

Next 4 Quarters
$117.4B
+31.8% YoY
R&D Multiplier
$15.79 per $1
SG&A Multiplier
$18.20 per $1
Training Fit
2.8% MAPE
Retrospective holdout (Q3 FY2026): The model predicted $22.23B vs the actual $29.59B — an error of 24.9%.
Retrospective one-quarter holdout: model fitting and selection exclude this quarter. Historical inputs use the latest available restatements, so this is not a preserved real-time forecast.
Investor insight: Actual revenue ($30B) came in 25% above the spending-based forecast ($22B). This suggests that Broadcom Inc.'s recent revenue growth is driven significantly by external demand factors — such as market pricing, product cycle tailwinds, or structural demand shifts — beyond what its R&D and SG&A spending alone would predict.

Revenue Forecast

AVGO Revenue Forecast

Quarterly Detail

QuarterModel ForecastActual95% RangeYoY GrowthStatus
Q3 FY2026
Period end 2026-08-02
$22.23B $29.59B $21.72B–$22.74B +39.3% ✗ Outside range
Q4 FY2026
Period end 2026-11-02
$26.34B $25.63B–$27.06B +46.2%
Q1 FY2027
Period end 2027-02-02
$27.45B $26.57B–$28.33B +42.1%
Q2 FY2027
Period end 2027-05-02
$31.60B $30.59B–$32.62B +42.4%
Q3 FY2027
Period end 2027-08-02
$32.05B $30.91B–$33.18B +8.3%

Seasonal Factors

Multiplicative seasonal adjustment: These factors capture Broadcom Inc.'s systematic quarterly revenue patterns relative to the trend model. A factor of 1.05 means that quarter typically runs 5% above the underlying trend; 0.95 means 5% below. Factors are computed as the median of (actual / fitted) across all available quarters.
Fiscal QuarterSeasonal Factorvs TrendInterpretationObs.
FQ1 (Dec–Feb) 1.0005 +0.1% In line with trend 8
FQ2 (Mar–May) 0.9626 -3.7% -3.7% below trend 9
FQ3 (Jun–Aug) 1.0093 +0.9% In line with trend 8
FQ4 (Sep–Nov) 1.0023 +0.2% In line with trend 8

Spending and Revenue

AVGO Spending Timing
Reading this chart: Each line shows the cumulative revenue association per $1 of spending over subsequent quarters. These estimates describe historical associations and do not establish causation.

Time-Varying Spending Associations

Time-varying analysis: A penalized spline model (GAM) tracks the association between log spending and log revenue over 38 quarters. Its coefficients describe conditional historical associations, not causal returns on spending.
Current SG&A elasticity: 0.2305x • R&D elasticity: 0.0534x
The model-term chart shows relative absolute term magnitudes. Its percentages are not shares of revenue or causal contributions to growth.

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