Broadcom introduces VMware HyperArmor. The market values Broadcom stock at USD 1.6 trillion

Published on 10/20/2026 at 11:31 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Q3 revenue reached USD 29.6 billion, up 86.00 percent year over year. Broadcom stock costs EUR 295.95 on October 20, 2026; VMware HyperArmor dates to October 13.

Broadcom expands cloud security

Broadcom introduced VMware HyperArmor on October 13, 2026, expanding security tools for VMware Cloud Foundation.
Fiscal third-quarter revenue reached USD 29.6 billion, up 86.00 percent year over year.
Broadcom stock was trading at EUR 295.95 at 11:19 a.m. CEST at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026.
Broadcom plans to report fiscal fourth-quarter results on December 9, 2026.

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Broadcom (ISIN US11135F1012) was trading at EUR 295.95 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026, at 11:19 a.m. CEST. In its October 13, 2026 release, Broadcom introduced VMware HyperArmor, a security expansion for VMware Cloud Foundation.

Security joins the VMware strategy

HyperArmor is the latest dated product item in Broadcom's VMware portfolio. The investor-relations page also lists the October 8, 2026 OCP Global Summit release, linking the software business with Broadcom's ongoing AI infrastructure push.

The financial base is considerably larger than the product announcement alone suggests. Yahoo Finance reported that fiscal third-quarter revenue reached USD 29.6 billion, up 86.00 percent year over year, while AI semiconductor revenue rose 221.00 percent to USD 16.7 billion. The comparison shows that AI chips contributed the sharper growth rate, even as software remained a material part of the business.

What does the next quarter require?

Broadcom guided fiscal fourth-quarter revenue to USD 34.8 billion, up 93.00 percent year over year, including USD 21.7 billion of AI semiconductor revenue, up 236.00 percent. That forecast sets a demanding hurdle for the next results cycle.

Three dates shape the next phase

The recent sequence runs from the September 2, 2026 fiscal-third-quarter results to the October 8, 2026 OCP release and then the October 13, 2026 VMware HyperArmor announcement. The first event supplied the latest quantified operating update, while the latter two broadened the product narrative.

Yahoo Finance states that Broadcom plans to report fiscal fourth-quarter and fiscal-year 2026 results after the market close on December 9, 2026. That date is the next scheduled company event cited in the earnings material.

Stock valuation meets execution risk

Broadcom's market capitalization was USD 1.6 trillion as of October 19, 2026, while its fiscal-third-quarter operating figures point to unusually rapid AI expansion. MarketBeat reported that Goldman Sachs raised its target from USD 525.00 to USD 540.00 on September 3, 2026. The valuation therefore depends on Broadcom converting high AI demand and new VMware products into the guided fourth-quarter revenue.

Broadcom was trading at EUR 295.95 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026, at 11:19 a.m. CEST. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Broadcom stock.