Dear Team,
As we gather with our families this holiday season – or, more accurately, as those of you within 50 miles of an office get your butts back in here to maximize collaboration and real estate utilization – I want to extend my warmest wishes for a prosperous and metrics-driven New Year.
The winter holidays remind us of timeless values: giving (of your maximum effort), receiving (higher margins for shareholders), peace (on earth, as long as your business unit stays well above the Line of Doom), joy (in hitting quota, even if it means public call-outs in all-hands), and goodwill toward all men (provided they contribute tangible value and don’t just “make air” like those software folks).
Remember the miracle of the season: just as one small acquisition can multiply into trillions in market cap through ruthless simplification, your continued sacrifice of work-life balance turns our portfolio into evergreen revenue streams.
Family time is wonderful, but nothing says “holiday cheer” like knowing your RSUs are vesting while underperforming divisions get divested faster than you can say “perpetual licenses are dead.”
To those celebrating Christmas: may your stockings be stuffed with stock options – contingent, of course, on office attendance thresholds.
To those observing Hanukkah: eight crazy nights of efficiency gains.
To everyone else: focus on what really matters – Q1 targets.
Thank you for your obedience dedication.
Let’s make 2026 another record year of cost-cutting and shareholder delight.
Happy Holidays,
Hock Tan
President & CEO, Broadcom