Broadcom Stock Slides After Q4 Earnings: AI Chip Revenue Set to Double, but Margin Pressure Rattles Investors
Broadcom reported record quarterly revenue of $18.02 billion and raised its outlook, but shares fell over 8% Friday. Investors focused on management’s warning that rising AI hardware sales will pressure gross margins, with CFO Kirsten Spears projecting a sequential decline of about 100 basis points. Fiscal year revenue hit $63.89 billion, up 24%. Free cash flow for the quarter was $7.47 billion.