Analysis of Solvency Ratios
Quarterly Data
Solvency ratios also known as long-term debt ratios measure a company ability to meet long-term obligations.
Solvency Ratios (Summary)
Broadcom Inc., solvency ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-05-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-03).
The analysis of the financial leverage and debt metrics over the periods under review reveals notable trends in the company's capital structure and its ability to meet interest obligations.
- Debt to Equity Ratio
- This ratio exhibited moderate fluctuations from early 2019 through early 2023, generally oscillating between approximately 1.62 and 1.89. However, starting in early 2024, there was a marked downward trend, with the ratio decreasing steadily to 0.88 by August 2025. This decline indicates a reduction in reliance on debt financing relative to equity over the most recent periods.
- Debt to Capital Ratio
- Similarly, the debt to capital ratio showed relative stability from 2019 through early 2023, remaining around 0.61 to 0.65. From early 2024 onward, the ratio declined systematically to a low of 0.47 by August 2025. This mirrors the trend seen in the debt to equity ratio, suggesting an overall deleveraging effort during this later timeframe.
- Debt to Assets Ratio
- The debt to assets ratio was generally stable at approximately 0.52 to 0.56 up to early 2023. Following this period, a gradual decrease began, descending to 0.39 by August 2025. This pattern supports the observation that debt loads relative to total asset bases have been reduced in recent years.
- Financial Leverage Ratio
- Financial leverage, which is indicative of total assets financed by equity, followed a similar trajectory. It remained around 3.0 to 3.4 during the first four years but declined gradually starting in early 2024 to 2.26 by August 2025. The reduction suggests more conservative financing and an improvement in equity cushion against liabilities.
- Interest Coverage Ratio
- The interest coverage ratio was initially moderate at approximately 2.5 during 2019 and improved steadily and significantly over the subsequent years, peaking near 10.3 around early 2023. This trajectory indicates an enhanced ability to cover interest expenses from operating earnings, reflecting improved operational profitability or reduced interest burdens during this timeframe. While there was some volatility after the peak, coverage remained relatively healthy above 3.5 through the latest periods observed.
Overall, the data indicates that the company maintained relatively stable leverage and debt ratios for several years, followed by a clear and consistent reduction in these leverage measures starting in early 2024. Concurrently, the interest coverage ratio strengthened substantially before stabilizing at lower, but still adequate levels in the most recent quarters. These patterns suggest a strategic shift towards reducing debt reliance and improving financial stability, while maintaining good capacity to service interest obligations.
Debt Ratios
Coverage Ratios
Debt to Equity
Broadcom Inc., debt to equity calculation (quarterly data)
| Aug 3, 2025 | May 4, 2025 | Feb 2, 2025 | Nov 3, 2024 | Aug 4, 2024 | May 5, 2024 | Feb 4, 2024 | Oct 29, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 29, 2023 | Oct 30, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | Jan 30, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Aug 1, 2021 | May 2, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Nov 1, 2020 | Aug 2, 2020 | May 3, 2020 | Feb 2, 2020 | Nov 3, 2019 | Aug 4, 2019 | May 5, 2019 | Feb 3, 2019 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term debt | 1,399) | 5,531) | 5,653) | 1,271) | 3,161) | 2,426) | 2,433) | 1,608) | 1,119) | 1,117) | 1,115) | 440) | 304) | 302) | 300) | 290) | 279) | 278) | 864) | 827) | 822) | 819) | 2,311) | 2,787) | 3,537) | 3,537) | 3,537) | ||||||||
| Long-term debt | 62,830) | 61,751) | 60,926) | 66,295) | 66,798) | 71,590) | 73,468) | 37,621) | 38,222) | 38,194) | 38,167) | 39,075) | 39,191) | 39,164) | 39,205) | 39,440) | 40,178) | 40,160) | 41,068) | 40,235) | 43,201) | 45,044) | 42,407) | 30,011) | 34,028) | 34,011) | 34,104) | ||||||||
| Total debt | 64,229) | 67,282) | 66,579) | 67,566) | 69,959) | 74,016) | 75,901) | 39,229) | 39,341) | 39,311) | 39,282) | 39,515) | 39,495) | 39,466) | 39,505) | 39,730) | 40,457) | 40,438) | 41,932) | 41,062) | 44,023) | 45,863) | 44,718) | 32,798) | 37,565) | 37,548) | 37,641) | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | 73,277) | 69,586) | 69,789) | 67,678) | 65,651) | 69,961) | 70,284) | 23,988) | 22,079) | 22,007) | 23,310) | 22,709) | 20,876) | 20,963) | 22,968) | 24,962) | 24,340) | 23,939) | 23,973) | 23,874) | 23,557) | 23,942) | 24,368) | 24,941) | 21,503) | 22,172) | 23,224) | ||||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to equity1 | 0.88 | 0.97 | 0.95 | 1.00 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 1.64 | 1.78 | 1.79 | 1.69 | 1.74 | 1.89 | 1.88 | 1.72 | 1.59 | 1.66 | 1.69 | 1.75 | 1.72 | 1.87 | 1.92 | 1.84 | 1.32 | 1.75 | 1.69 | 1.62 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Equity, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.21 | 0.16 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.51 | 0.54 | ||||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.52 | 0.57 | 0.76 | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.52 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| KLA Corp. | 1.47 | 1.64 | 1.86 | 1.97 | 2.14 | 1.94 | 1.97 | 2.02 | 2.20 | 2.35 | 3.00 | 4.75 | 0.91 | 0.85 | 0.89 | 1.02 | 1.11 | 1.18 | 1.25 | 1.30 | 1.49 | 1.27 | 1.29 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 0.47 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.67 | 0.80 | 0.83 | 0.77 | 0.86 | 0.83 | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.01 | 0.90 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.26 | 0.21 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.12 | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.46 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.46 | 0.56 | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.20 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.71 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 0.90 | 0.86 | 0.97 | 1.18 | 1.39 | 1.58 | 1.92 | 2.12 | 2.13 | 2.59 | 4.82 | 5.24 | 3.53 | 3.25 | 3.01 | 4.24 | 4.53 | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | 0.86 | 0.78 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.84 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.66 | 0.60 | 0.55 | 0.51 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.64 | 0.56 | 0.61 | 0.74 | 0.82 | 0.89 | 0.85 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-05-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-03).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 64,229 ÷ 73,277 = 0.88
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The data reveals notable fluctuations in the company's capital structure over the observed periods. Total debt exhibited a relatively stable trend initially, fluctuating around the range of approximately 32,798 to 44,863 million US dollars between early 2019 and late 2023. A significant and marked increase in total debt is observed starting in early 2024, with values nearly doubling relative to previous levels, reaching above 75,000 million US dollars before gradually decreasing towards approximately 64,000 million US dollars by mid-2025.
Stockholders’ equity demonstrated a less volatile pattern in the early periods, remaining mostly within a range of about 20,000 to 25,000 million US dollars until late 2023. From early 2024 onward, equity values experienced a substantial surge, aligning with the rise in total debt. Equity peaked around 70,000 million US dollars and maintained relatively high levels through mid-2025. This parallel increase in both liabilities and equity suggests a significant capital restructuring or infusion during this later period.
The debt to equity ratio reflects the interplay between these two components. Initially, the ratio fluctuated moderately between approximately 1.3 and 1.9, indicating a consistently leveraged capital structure with debt exceeding equity by roughly 1.3 to 1.9 times. Notable is a decline in the leverage ratio starting around early 2024, with the ratio falling from roughly 1.64 to below 1.0 by mid-2025. This suggests a shift toward a more balanced or equity-favored capital structure in the latest observed periods.
Overall, the financial data indicates a period of relative stability followed by a pronounced increase in both debt and equity starting in early 2024, accompanied by a decline in leverage. This could imply significant strategic financial actions such as capital raising, debt refinancing, or asset acquisitions that increased the company's financial capacity while improving the equity buffer relative to debt. The leverage reduction towards the end of the period may reflect efforts to optimize the balance sheet and decrease financial risk.
- Total Debt
- Stable around 33,000–45,000 million US dollars until late 2023, then rising sharply to over 75,000 million before moderating to approximately 64,000 million by mid-2025.
- Stockholders’ Equity
- Consistent between 20,000 and 25,000 million US dollars until late 2023, then sharply increasing above 70,000 million US dollars through mid-2025.
- Debt to Equity Ratio
- Relatively high and fluctuating between 1.32 and 1.92 before 2024, then decreasing steadily to below 1.0 by mid-2025, signaling reduced leverage.
Debt to Capital
Broadcom Inc., debt to capital calculation (quarterly data)
| Aug 3, 2025 | May 4, 2025 | Feb 2, 2025 | Nov 3, 2024 | Aug 4, 2024 | May 5, 2024 | Feb 4, 2024 | Oct 29, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 29, 2023 | Oct 30, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | Jan 30, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Aug 1, 2021 | May 2, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Nov 1, 2020 | Aug 2, 2020 | May 3, 2020 | Feb 2, 2020 | Nov 3, 2019 | Aug 4, 2019 | May 5, 2019 | Feb 3, 2019 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term debt | 1,399) | 5,531) | 5,653) | 1,271) | 3,161) | 2,426) | 2,433) | 1,608) | 1,119) | 1,117) | 1,115) | 440) | 304) | 302) | 300) | 290) | 279) | 278) | 864) | 827) | 822) | 819) | 2,311) | 2,787) | 3,537) | 3,537) | 3,537) | ||||||||
| Long-term debt | 62,830) | 61,751) | 60,926) | 66,295) | 66,798) | 71,590) | 73,468) | 37,621) | 38,222) | 38,194) | 38,167) | 39,075) | 39,191) | 39,164) | 39,205) | 39,440) | 40,178) | 40,160) | 41,068) | 40,235) | 43,201) | 45,044) | 42,407) | 30,011) | 34,028) | 34,011) | 34,104) | ||||||||
| Total debt | 64,229) | 67,282) | 66,579) | 67,566) | 69,959) | 74,016) | 75,901) | 39,229) | 39,341) | 39,311) | 39,282) | 39,515) | 39,495) | 39,466) | 39,505) | 39,730) | 40,457) | 40,438) | 41,932) | 41,062) | 44,023) | 45,863) | 44,718) | 32,798) | 37,565) | 37,548) | 37,641) | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | 73,277) | 69,586) | 69,789) | 67,678) | 65,651) | 69,961) | 70,284) | 23,988) | 22,079) | 22,007) | 23,310) | 22,709) | 20,876) | 20,963) | 22,968) | 24,962) | 24,340) | 23,939) | 23,973) | 23,874) | 23,557) | 23,942) | 24,368) | 24,941) | 21,503) | 22,172) | 23,224) | ||||||||
| Total capital | 137,506) | 136,868) | 136,368) | 135,244) | 135,610) | 143,977) | 146,185) | 63,217) | 61,420) | 61,318) | 62,592) | 62,224) | 60,371) | 60,429) | 62,473) | 64,692) | 64,797) | 64,377) | 65,905) | 64,936) | 67,580) | 69,805) | 69,086) | 57,739) | 59,068) | 59,720) | 60,865) | ||||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to capital1 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.57 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 0.62 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Capital, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.14 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.35 | ||||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.43 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.39 | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.34 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| KLA Corp. | 0.59 | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.75 | 0.83 | 0.48 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.56 | 0.56 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.47 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.11 | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.17 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.72 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 0.82 | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.46 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-05-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-03).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 64,229 ÷ 137,506 = 0.47
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Over the observed periods, total debt exhibited fluctuations with a general trend of moderate changes until the February 4, 2024 quarter, after which a notable increase is observed beginning February 4, 2024, peaking around February 4, 2024, followed by a gradual decline through August 3, 2025. Initially, total debt hovered around the mid-37000s million USD range from early 2019 through late 2019, then increased sharply in early 2020, reaching a higher plateau in the 39000-45000 million USD range during 2020 to early 2024 before the pronounced spike past 75000 million USD in early 2024, indicating a significant rise in borrowing during that period. Subsequently, total debt decreased steadily, signaling potential deleveraging or repayment activity.
Total capital followed a broadly similar pattern, starting just above 60000 million USD in early 2019, experiencing slight declines to the high 57000s by late 2019, then escalating to ranges between 62000 and 70000 million USD through 2023. Similar to total debt, the capital base expanded sharply after February 4, 2024, doubling to around 146000 million USD and maintaining elevated values through mid-2025, signifying substantial capital restructuring or infusion activities in the recent fiscal quarters.
The debt to capital ratio fluctuated within a narrow band during most of the examined timeframe, generally ranging between 0.57 and 0.66 from 2019 through early 2024. This ratio remained relatively stable, reflecting consistent capital structure management with debt comprising roughly 60-65% of total capital. However, this metric experienced a significant decline starting February 4, 2024, dropping to approximately 0.47 by August 2025. The reduction in the debt to capital ratio despite the elevated total capital suggests that the rapid increase in capital during this period outpaced growth in total debt, indicating a strengthening balance sheet with lower relative leverage.
In summary, the data indicate that the company maintained a moderately high leverage ratio prior to 2024, with relatively stable debt and capital levels. The period commencing in early 2024 is characterized by a sharp increase in both total debt and total capital, accompanied by a marked decline in the debt to capital ratio. This points to significant capital restructuring, likely involving increased equity or other capital infusions that reduced financial leverage substantially. Following this phase, a gradual reduction in total debt is observed, consistent with deleveraging actions undertaken to optimize the capital structure.
Debt to Assets
Broadcom Inc., debt to assets calculation (quarterly data)
| Aug 3, 2025 | May 4, 2025 | Feb 2, 2025 | Nov 3, 2024 | Aug 4, 2024 | May 5, 2024 | Feb 4, 2024 | Oct 29, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 29, 2023 | Oct 30, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | Jan 30, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Aug 1, 2021 | May 2, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Nov 1, 2020 | Aug 2, 2020 | May 3, 2020 | Feb 2, 2020 | Nov 3, 2019 | Aug 4, 2019 | May 5, 2019 | Feb 3, 2019 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term debt | 1,399) | 5,531) | 5,653) | 1,271) | 3,161) | 2,426) | 2,433) | 1,608) | 1,119) | 1,117) | 1,115) | 440) | 304) | 302) | 300) | 290) | 279) | 278) | 864) | 827) | 822) | 819) | 2,311) | 2,787) | 3,537) | 3,537) | 3,537) | ||||||||
| Long-term debt | 62,830) | 61,751) | 60,926) | 66,295) | 66,798) | 71,590) | 73,468) | 37,621) | 38,222) | 38,194) | 38,167) | 39,075) | 39,191) | 39,164) | 39,205) | 39,440) | 40,178) | 40,160) | 41,068) | 40,235) | 43,201) | 45,044) | 42,407) | 30,011) | 34,028) | 34,011) | 34,104) | ||||||||
| Total debt | 64,229) | 67,282) | 66,579) | 67,566) | 69,959) | 74,016) | 75,901) | 39,229) | 39,341) | 39,311) | 39,282) | 39,515) | 39,495) | 39,466) | 39,505) | 39,730) | 40,457) | 40,438) | 41,932) | 41,062) | 44,023) | 45,863) | 44,718) | 32,798) | 37,565) | 37,548) | 37,641) | ||||||||
| Total assets | 165,621) | 164,630) | 165,358) | 165,645) | 167,966) | 175,211) | 177,870) | 72,861) | 71,595) | 71,667) | 72,976) | 73,249) | 71,326) | 71,719) | 73,224) | 75,570) | 75,880) | 75,524) | 76,972) | 75,933) | 79,298) | 81,548) | 81,006) | 67,493) | 69,767) | 70,916) | 72,110) | ||||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to assets1 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.52 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Assets, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.08 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.29 | ||||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.27 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| KLA Corp. | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.37 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.36 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.09 | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.38 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-05-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-03).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 64,229 ÷ 165,621 = 0.39
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The financial data displays the evolution of total debt, total assets, and the debt-to-assets ratio over multiple quarterly periods from early 2019 through mid-2025.
- Total Debt
- Total debt initially fluctuates around the range of approximately 37,500 million US dollars between early 2019 and early 2021, with a notable peak around February and May 2020 above 44,000 million. From early 2021 to early 2023, total debt remains relatively stable near 39,000 million US dollars. However, starting from the first quarter of 2024, a substantial increase in total debt is observed, roughly doubling from around 39,000 million to a peak above 75,000 million. Following this peak, total debt gradually decreases but remains significantly elevated compared to the pre-2024 levels, ending near 64,000 million by the third quarter of 2025.
- Total Assets
- Total assets trend downward from about 72,000 million US dollars in early 2019 to approximately 67,000 million by late 2019. Thereafter, a recovery and increase occur through 2020, peaking near 81,500 million around mid-2020. Between late 2020 and early 2023, total assets generally decline gradually to around 71,600 million, exhibiting some fluctuations. A pronounced surge takes place beginning in early 2024, where assets jump dramatically to over 177,000 million. Although there is a decline afterward, total assets remain elevated compared to the early periods, stabilizing near 165,000 million by mid-2025.
- Debt to Assets Ratio
- The debt-to-assets ratio starts just above 0.50 in early 2019 and exhibits slight volatility, moving mostly between 0.49 and 0.56 through early 2023, reflecting modest relative leverage changes aligned with debt and asset movements. Beginning in early 2024, a notable decline in this ratio is evident, dropping steadily from about 0.54 to below 0.40 toward mid-2025. This decrease occurs despite the increase in absolute debt levels, which is outpaced by the significant growth in asset base during the same period, resulting in lower leverage.
In summary, the company experienced relatively stable financial leverage and total debt levels during 2019 to early 2023, followed by a pronounced expansion in both total debt and assets starting in 2024. Despite increased debt, the faster growth in assets reduced the overall debt-to-assets ratio, indicating improved asset coverage of liabilities. The significant increase in balance sheet size reflects substantial business expansion, acquisitions, or capital investments during the later periods analyzed.
Financial Leverage
Broadcom Inc., financial leverage calculation (quarterly data)
| Aug 3, 2025 | May 4, 2025 | Feb 2, 2025 | Nov 3, 2024 | Aug 4, 2024 | May 5, 2024 | Feb 4, 2024 | Oct 29, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 29, 2023 | Oct 30, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | Jan 30, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Aug 1, 2021 | May 2, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Nov 1, 2020 | Aug 2, 2020 | May 3, 2020 | Feb 2, 2020 | Nov 3, 2019 | Aug 4, 2019 | May 5, 2019 | Feb 3, 2019 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | 165,621) | 164,630) | 165,358) | 165,645) | 167,966) | 175,211) | 177,870) | 72,861) | 71,595) | 71,667) | 72,976) | 73,249) | 71,326) | 71,719) | 73,224) | 75,570) | 75,880) | 75,524) | 76,972) | 75,933) | 79,298) | 81,548) | 81,006) | 67,493) | 69,767) | 70,916) | 72,110) | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | 73,277) | 69,586) | 69,789) | 67,678) | 65,651) | 69,961) | 70,284) | 23,988) | 22,079) | 22,007) | 23,310) | 22,709) | 20,876) | 20,963) | 22,968) | 24,962) | 24,340) | 23,939) | 23,973) | 23,874) | 23,557) | 23,942) | 24,368) | 24,941) | 21,503) | 22,172) | 23,224) | ||||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial leverage1 | 2.26 | 2.37 | 2.37 | 2.45 | 2.56 | 2.50 | 2.53 | 3.04 | 3.24 | 3.26 | 3.13 | 3.23 | 3.42 | 3.42 | 3.19 | 3.03 | 3.12 | 3.15 | 3.21 | 3.18 | 3.37 | 3.41 | 3.32 | 2.71 | 3.24 | 3.20 | 3.10 | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Leverage, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.20 | 1.22 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.21 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.22 | 1.21 | 1.66 | 1.56 | 1.51 | 1.55 | 1.54 | 1.82 | 1.99 | 1.93 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 1.41 | 1.35 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.36 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.38 | 1.76 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.79 | 1.83 | 1.84 | 1.83 | 1.83 | 1.83 | 1.85 | 1.88 | ||||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 1.75 | 1.77 | 1.79 | 1.81 | 1.79 | 1.76 | 1.81 | 1.88 | 2.01 | 2.06 | 2.08 | 2.19 | 2.17 | 2.20 | 2.14 | 2.11 | 2.03 | 2.01 | 2.03 | 2.11 | 2.21 | 2.42 | 2.28 | 2.32 | 2.32 | 2.29 | 2.31 | ||||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | 1.97 | 1.93 | 1.98 | 1.94 | 1.79 | 1.82 | 1.81 | 1.85 | 1.84 | 1.89 | 1.80 | 1.75 | 1.68 | 1.71 | 1.77 | 1.86 | 1.81 | 1.89 | 1.89 | 1.95 | 1.86 | 1.93 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| KLA Corp. | 3.79 | 4.19 | 4.41 | 4.58 | 4.83 | 4.69 | 4.73 | 4.82 | 5.10 | 5.27 | 6.24 | 8.99 | 2.95 | 2.89 | 2.89 | 3.04 | 3.19 | 3.34 | 3.39 | 3.48 | 3.83 | 3.46 | 3.47 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | 2.10 | 2.25 | 2.31 | 2.20 | 2.28 | 2.28 | 2.30 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.31 | 2.53 | 2.74 | 2.75 | 2.58 | 2.67 | 2.64 | 2.85 | 2.79 | 2.78 | 2.81 | 2.85 | 2.72 | 2.50 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 1.54 | 1.50 | 1.53 | 1.54 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1.49 | 1.46 | 1.45 | 1.41 | 1.38 | 1.33 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.34 | 1.32 | 1.33 | 1.35 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.34 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.31 | 1.37 | 1.32 | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 1.46 | 1.47 | 1.57 | 1.53 | 1.63 | 1.80 | 1.81 | 1.86 | 1.90 | 1.82 | 1.72 | 1.66 | 1.71 | 1.83 | 1.64 | 1.70 | 1.75 | 1.81 | 1.78 | 1.42 | 1.41 | 1.43 | 1.44 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | 2.02 | 2.00 | 2.07 | 2.10 | 2.14 | 2.17 | 2.26 | 2.37 | 2.37 | 2.46 | 2.66 | 2.72 | 2.93 | 3.32 | 3.78 | 4.14 | 4.74 | 5.01 | 5.08 | 5.86 | 9.78 | 10.49 | 7.34 | 6.71 | 6.25 | 8.80 | 9.47 | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | 2.13 | 2.06 | 2.10 | 2.05 | 2.04 | 2.05 | 1.91 | 1.90 | 1.94 | 1.92 | 1.87 | 1.80 | 1.75 | 1.80 | 1.85 | 1.92 | 1.85 | 1.93 | 2.11 | 2.19 | 2.28 | 2.23 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-05-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-03).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Stockholders’ equity
= 165,621 ÷ 73,277 = 2.26
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The total assets exhibit a fluctuating trend over the observed periods. Initially, total assets declined gradually from approximately $72.11 billion in early 2019 to a low near $67.49 billion by late 2019. A marked increase followed into early 2020, peaking around $81.01 billion, after which total assets trended downward with some volatility, reaching approximately $72.86 billion by late 2023. Subsequently, a significant jump occurred reaching nearly $177.87 billion by early 2024, followed by a gradual decrease over the subsequent quarters, settling around $165.62 billion by mid-2025.
Stockholders’ equity also displayed variability over the quarters. Starting at about $23.22 billion in early 2019, equity declined steadily to approximately $21.50 billion by mid-2019, then experienced an increase peaking near $24.96 billion by late 2021. After this peak, equity saw a downward trend, dropping to just above $20.87 billion by mid-2022. From late 2022 through 2023, the equity figures recovered moderately, fluctuating between roughly $22 billion and $23.98 billion. In 2024, equity surged sharply to approximately $70.28 billion, subsequently decreasing and fluctuating around $69.58 billion to $73.28 billion through mid-2025.
Financial leverage, defined as the ratio of total assets to stockholders' equity, mirrored some of the trends seen in total assets and equity. Starting at a ratio of 3.1 in early 2019, leverage increased slightly through mid-2019 and early 2020, peaking at approximately 3.42. From late 2020 through 2023, the ratio generally decreased and stabilized around the low 3s, ranging from 3.04 to 3.26. A notable reduction in leverage occurred in early 2024, dropping to 2.53 and further to 2.26 by mid-2025, indicating lower relative indebtedness or higher equity relative to assets in this period.
Overall, the data reflects two significant events: a substantial increase in both total assets and equity beginning in early 2024, with corresponding decreases in financial leverage indicating a relatively stronger equity position. Prior to 2024, the company showed moderate cyclical variations in asset base and equity, with leverage ratios mostly above 3, suggesting a consistent reliance on financial leverage during those years. The marked change in 2024 may denote a major acquisition, capital raise, or asset revaluation, fundamentally altering the financial structure by expanding asset size and equity base while reducing leverage.
Interest Coverage
Broadcom Inc., interest coverage calculation (quarterly data)
| Aug 3, 2025 | May 4, 2025 | Feb 2, 2025 | Nov 3, 2024 | Aug 4, 2024 | May 5, 2024 | Feb 4, 2024 | Oct 29, 2023 | Jul 30, 2023 | Apr 30, 2023 | Jan 29, 2023 | Oct 30, 2022 | Jul 31, 2022 | May 1, 2022 | Jan 30, 2022 | Oct 31, 2021 | Aug 1, 2021 | May 2, 2021 | Jan 31, 2021 | Nov 1, 2020 | Aug 2, 2020 | May 3, 2020 | Feb 2, 2020 | Nov 3, 2019 | Aug 4, 2019 | May 5, 2019 | Feb 3, 2019 | |||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 4,140) | 4,965) | 5,503) | 4,324) | (1,875) | 2,121) | 1,325) | 3,524) | 3,303) | 3,481) | 3,774) | 3,359) | 3,074) | 2,590) | 2,472) | 1,989) | 1,876) | 1,493) | 1,378) | 1,324) | 688) | 563) | 385) | 847) | 715) | 691) | 471) | ||||||||
| Less: Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes | —) | —) | —) | 119) | (443) | —) | 51) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | (1) | (5) | 5) | —) | —) | (2) | (10) | ||||||||
| Add: Income tax expense | 1,145) | 120) | (13) | (442) | 4,238) | (116) | 68) | 443) | 271) | 235) | 66) | 261) | 263) | 200) | 215) | 180) | (150) | (7) | 6) | (187) | (96) | (159) | (76) | (100) | (171) | (36) | (203) | ||||||||
| Add: Interest expense | 807) | 769) | 873) | 916) | 1,064) | 1,047) | 926) | 405) | 406) | 405) | 406) | 406) | 406) | 518) | 407) | 434) | 415) | 466) | 570) | 420) | 464) | 487) | 406) | 361) | 362) | 376) | 345) | ||||||||
| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) | 6,092) | 5,854) | 6,363) | 4,679) | 3,870) | 3,052) | 2,268) | 4,372) | 3,980) | 4,121) | 4,246) | 4,026) | 3,743) | 3,308) | 3,094) | 2,603) | 2,141) | 1,952) | 1,954) | 1,557) | 1,057) | 896) | 710) | 1,108) | 906) | 1,033) | 623) | ||||||||
| Solvency Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest coverage1 | 6.83 | 5.73 | 4.61 | 3.51 | 3.94 | 4.91 | 6.88 | 10.31 | 10.09 | 9.94 | 8.83 | 8.16 | 7.22 | 6.28 | 5.69 | 4.59 | 4.06 | 3.40 | 2.82 | 2.37 | 2.19 | 2.24 | 2.50 | 2.54 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Coverage, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | 25.11 | 32.99 | 22.98 | 15.91 | 10.78 | 7.65 | 5.79 | 1.05 | -2.15 | 2.73 | 14.61 | 33.91 | 69.08 | 104.42 | 109.09 | 87.31 | 63.00 | 41.84 | 28.23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | 8.50 | 7.29 | 6.31 | 6.52 | 6.89 | 8.74 | 11.83 | 14.63 | 17.96 | 19.23 | 19.42 | 16.46 | 10.14 | 9.06 | 7.26 | 8.19 | 11.64 | 10.46 | 9.14 | 7.79 | 7.05 | 6.72 | 6.99 | 7.49 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | 34.71 | 32.79 | 32.62 | 34.00 | 36.27 | 36.06 | 34.86 | 33.42 | 32.62 | 33.39 | 34.20 | 34.33 | 34.58 | 34.95 | 33.14 | 29.69 | 26.24 | 21.94 | 19.19 | 18.36 | 16.68 | 15.79 | 15.35 | 14.79 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| KLA Corp. | 14.66 | 12.56 | 11.71 | 11.25 | 11.00 | 11.51 | 13.03 | 13.76 | 15.81 | 18.22 | 20.31 | 22.76 | 21.81 | 20.60 | 17.91 | 16.00 | 14.05 | 10.71 | 9.97 | 9.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | 16.43 | 12.88 | 9.29 | 3.19 | -2.13 | -7.02 | -13.14 | -13.58 | -7.73 | 10.11 | 36.19 | 51.66 | 58.47 | 51.74 | 45.03 | 35.18 | 24.82 | 19.35 | 17.83 | 16.41 | 14.78 | 15.68 | 28.05 | 56.09 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| NVIDIA Corp. | 293.83 | 244.51 | 192.72 | 132.59 | 82.40 | 43.66 | 18.63 | 16.96 | 23.23 | 31.40 | 39.65 | 43.12 | 38.65 | 34.29 | 26.81 | 24.96 | 28.27 | 34.95 | 56.66 | 58.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | 19.26 | 18.26 | 17.14 | 15.83 | 14.25 | 13.43 | 12.44 | 11.72 | 15.28 | 22.27 | 26.92 | 31.61 | 31.54 | 24.20 | 21.71 | 19.38 | 18.60 | 16.10 | 13.40 | 10.50 | 6.17 | 13.70 | 13.71 | 12.93 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | 11.86 | 11.45 | 11.73 | 12.85 | 14.57 | 17.87 | 22.01 | 26.51 | 33.49 | 42.10 | 47.88 | 51.88 | 52.00 | 51.03 | 49.47 | 46.81 | 42.15 | 36.25 | 32.67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-08-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-05-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-04), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-11-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-08-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-11-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-08-04), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-05), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-03).
1 Q3 2025 Calculation
Interest coverage
= (EBITQ3 2025
+ EBITQ2 2025
+ EBITQ1 2025
+ EBITQ4 2024)
÷ (Interest expenseQ3 2025
+ Interest expenseQ2 2025
+ Interest expenseQ1 2025
+ Interest expenseQ4 2024)
= (6,092 + 5,854 + 6,363 + 4,679)
÷ (807 + 769 + 873 + 916)
= 6.83
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The data reveals several notable trends regarding earnings before interest and tax (EBIT), interest expense, and interest coverage ratio over the examined period.
- Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT)
- EBIT exhibits a general upward trend from 623 million USD in the earliest quarter to a peak of 6363 million USD in February 2025. There are fluctuations along the timeline; for example, after gradual increases through 2019 and 2020, EBIT rises sharply from late 2020 into early 2021, reaching over 2000 million USD. This upward momentum continues through 2022 and into early 2023 with values consistently above 3000 million USD. The largest values are observed from late 2024 onwards, indicating significant earnings growth during that period, despite a temporary dip in early 2024 (to 2268 million USD) before recovering again by the end of 2024 and early 2025.
- Interest Expense
- Interest expense shows variability, generally ranging between approximately 345 million USD and 570 million USD for much of the earlier period, then increasing to a peak of 1047 million USD in May 2024. Earlier quarters show fluctuating but relatively moderate interest costs with some spikes, such as in early 2021 and mid-2022. The largest increase in interest expense occurs around 2024, suggesting higher debt-related costs or refinancing activities during that time. This elevated cost slightly diminishes towards the latest quarter in August 2025 but remains above earlier period levels.
- Interest Coverage Ratio
- The interest coverage ratio shows a marked improvement over the dataset period, starting with missing data initially but demonstrating a clear rise from around 2.19 in late 2019 to double-digit figures exceeding 10.0 in early 2023. This trend indicates a growing ability to cover interest expenses comfortably from operating earnings. However, there is an observable drop in coverage ratio post-February 2024 (from over 10 down to between approximately 3.5 and 6.8 in the subsequent quarters), coinciding with the spike in interest expense and the temporary EBIT decline. Despite this decrease, coverage levels remain adequate, implying continued manageable interest payments relative to earnings.
In summary, EBIT has shown significant growth with some periods of volatility, interest expenses have fluctuated with a recent substantial increase, and the interest coverage ratio has improved substantially overall but decreased moderately in the most recent quarters. These patterns suggest strong operational performance and earnings growth, tempered by heightened interest costs and lower, yet stable, interest coverage in the latest periods.