AVGO vs SBUX: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of Broadcom Inc. and Starbucks Corporation โ€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-04-11.
Broadcom Inc. ยท Technology
$371.59
-49.9% upside to fair value
Grade C High Quality
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Starbucks Corporation ยท Consumer Cyclical
$96.60
+19.0% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade B+
QuantHub Verdict
SBUX has more upside to fair value (+19.0%). SBUX trades at a lower forward P/E (42.2x). These are model outputs โ€” not personalized investment advice. See all research โ†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric AVGO SBUX
Current Price $371.59 $96.60
Fair Value Estimate $186.35 $115.00
Upside to Fair Value -49.9% +19.0%
Market Cap $1,761.8B $110.1B
Forward P/E 70.7x 42.2x
EV / EBITDA 46.7x 22.5x
Price / Sales 25.9x 3.0x
Price / FCF 61.1x 45.1x
Revenue Growth YoY +7.2% +2.8%
Gross Margin 67.1% 24.2%
Operating Margin 40.9% 9.6%
Return on Equity 32.9% -22.9%
Dividend Yield 0% 2.55%
FCF Yield 1.64% 2.2%
Analyst Consensus Strong Buy Hold
Investment Thesis
AVGO โ€” Broadcom Inc.
Broadcom Inc. is a leading technology company specializing in semiconductors and infrastructure software, with a strong competitive moat driven by scale, diversification, and aggressive M&A under CEO Hock E. Tan. The company has demonstrated robust revenue growth, particularly in semiconductor solutions and infrastructure software segments, with a 25% year-over-year increase recently and a five-yโ€ฆ
SBUX โ€” Starbucks Corporation
Starbucks is the world's largest specialty coffee retailer with over 39,000 stores across 86 markets, generating $37.2B in annual revenue. Under CEO Brian Niccol, now 19 months into his tenure after joining from Chipotle in September 2024, the company is executing the Back to Starbucks operational turnaround focused on service speed, menu simplification, and store experience reinvention. At P/S 2โ€ฆ
Accumulation Zones
Metric AVGO SBUX
Zone Low $139.76 $88.00
Zone High $158.40 $98.00
In Buy Zone? No Yes
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