Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) vs Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)

Broadcom Inc. is one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies and has also built a significant presence in infrastructure software. Its chip business is mainly focused on computing and networking, with custom AI accelerators now representing the majority of operations. Broadcom primarily operates as a fabless chip designer, though it retains some in-house manufacturing, including its leading film bulk acoustic resonator filters used in Apple iPhones. On the software side, the company provides virtualization, infrastructure, and security solutions to large enterprises, financial institutions, and government customers. Broadcom has grown through consolidation, combining businesses from legacy Broadcom and Avago Technologies in semiconductors, along with VMware, Brocade, CA Technologies, and Symantec in software.

Johnson & Johnson is the world’s largest and most diversified healthcare company. Its operations are organized into two segments: Innovative Medicine and MedTech, which together account for all revenue following the 2023 separation of its consumer health business, Kenvue. After restructurings completed in 2023 and 2024, the pharmaceutical segment is focused on three core therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, and neurology. From a geographic perspective, slightly more than half of the company’s total revenue comes from the United States.