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What If You Had Invested in Broadcom 10 Years Ago?
Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) with real monthly prices, dividends reinvested, through November 2026.
AVGO $291.53 ▼ -10.43% last close, Nov 05, 2026
If you had invested $1,000 in AVGO in November 2016, today it would be worth
$22,280
Same $1,000 in the S&P 500 (SPY): $3,895
If you had put $500 a month into AVGO since November 2016, your $60,500 would be worth today
$464,622
Same plan in the S&P 500 (SPY): $128,888
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AVGO live price chart
AVGO returns by period
| Period | Total return | Per year | $1,000 became | SPY per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | $0.6500 | +0.0% | ||
| Jun 22, 2026 | $0.6500 | +0.0% | ||
| Mar 23, 2026 | $0.6500 | +0.0% | ||
| Dec 22, 2025 | $0.6500 | +10.2% | ||
| Sep 22, 2025 | $0.5900 | +0.0% | ||
| Jun 20, 2025 | $0.5900 | +0.0% | ||
| Mar 20, 2025 | $0.5900 | +0.0% | ||
| Dec 23, 2024 | $0.5900 | +11.3% | ||
| Sep 19, 2024 | $0.5300 | +1.0% | ||
| Jun 24, 2024 | $0.5250 | +0.0% | ||
| Mar 20, 2024 | $0.5250 | +0.0% | ||
| Dec 19, 2023 | $0.5250 | — |
AVGO year by year
Best full year: 2024 (+110.5%). Worst: 2022 (-13.3%).
| Year | AVGO | SPY | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | -15.3% | +8.3% | |
| 2025 | +50.6% | +17.7% | |
| 2024 | +110.5% | +24.9% | |
| 2023 | +104.2% | +26.2% | Demand for custom AI chips and networking gear sent the stock sharply higher. |
| 2022 | -13.3% | -18.2% | Chip stocks fell as rates rose, though Broadcom fell less than most. |
| 2021 | +56.5% | +28.7% | |
| 2020 | +44.9% | +18.3% | |
| 2019 | +29.1% | +31.2% | |
| 2018 | +3.6% | -4.6% | |
| 2017 | +48.2% | +21.7% | |
| 2016 | +23.6% | +12.0% | |
| 2015 | +46.0% | +1.2% | |
| 2014 | +93.2% | +13.5% | |
| 2013 | +70.7% | +32.3% | |
| 2012 | +11.6% | +16.0% | |
| 2011 | +2.9% | +1.9% | |
| 2010 | +55.7% | +15.1% |
AVGO: all at once or every month?
Take $12,000: all of it on day one, or $1,000 a month for a year. Across every starting month since 2009 (196 of them), the lump sum was ahead after 12 months in 169 (86%). That is lopsided: for AVGO, waiting to invest has usually cost money. The best case for monthly investing was a start in December 2021, when it finished the year 21% ahead.
Worst drop
AVGO's worst fall in this history was -34.5%, a deep bear-market fall, from May 2026 to November 2026. It is still below that high today, 0.5 years later. $1,000 invested at that peak shrank to about $655 at the low.
Broadcom dividends
AVGO paid $2.60 per share over the last 12 months, quarterly. At $291.53 that is 0.89%, a small yield; nearly all of the return has come from the price. From 2020 to 2025 the yearly payout grew +12.6% a year, well ahead of inflation. The yearly total did not fall once in the last ten years. Amounts are adjusted for splits.
| Year | Dividends / share | Change | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.42 | +11.5% | 0.70% |
| 2024 | $2.17 | +13.9% | 0.94% |
| 2023 | $1.91 | +12.7% | 1.71% |
| 2022 | $1.69 | +13.4% | 3.02% |
| 2021 | $1.49 | +11.6% | 2.24% |
| 2020 | $1.33 | +19.2% | 3.05% |
| 2019 | $1.12 | -1.8% | 3.54% |
| 2018 | $1.14 | +137.0% | 4.48% |
| 2017 | $0.48 | +90.9% | 1.87% |
| 2016 | $0.25 | +53.7% | 1.43% |
Yield = each year’s dividends divided by the price at the end of the year.
AVGO dividend history: last 12 payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | $0.6500 | +0.0% |
| Jun 22, 2026 | $0.6500 | +0.0% |
| Mar 23, 2026 | $0.6500 | +0.0% |
| Dec 22, 2025 | $0.6500 | +10.2% |
| Sep 22, 2025 | $0.5900 | +0.0% |
| Jun 20, 2025 | $0.5900 | +0.0% |
| Mar 20, 2025 | $0.5900 | +0.0% |
| Dec 23, 2024 | $0.5900 | +11.3% |
| Sep 19, 2024 | $0.5300 | +1.0% |
| Jun 24, 2024 | $0.5250 | +0.0% |
| Mar 20, 2024 | $0.5250 | +0.0% |
| Dec 19, 2023 | $0.5250 | — |
Stock splits
- July 2024: 10-for-1
About Broadcom
| Company | Broadcom Inc. |
| Listed | August 2009 (Nasdaq, as Avago) |
| Sector | Technology (semiconductors) |
| Dividend | Paid since 2010 |
Broadcom designs chips for networking, wireless and data centers, including custom AI chips for large cloud companies, and since buying VMware in 2023 it also owns a large software business.
The company grew largely through acquisitions: Avago bought the original Broadcom in 2016 and took its name. It has paired that with a fast-growing dividend, which is unusual for a chip company.
Broadcom split its stock 10-for-1 in July 2024.
Questions about AVGO
How much would $10,000 invested in AVGO 15 years ago be worth today?
About $1,375,790 with dividends reinvested, invested at the November 2011 close: 13657.9% in total, or 38.9% a year.
When does AVGO pay dividends?
In the last 12 months the payments went out in March, June, September and December, $2.60 per share in total.
Did AVGO beat the S&P 500?
Yes. Over the last 10 years it was ahead by 21.8 percentage points a year: +36.4% a year for AVGO against +14.6% for SPY, dividends reinvested. It also fell harder at its worst (-34.5% against -23.9% for SPY over the same history).