TMT Credit Research: AVGO Credit: More Compute, More Contingency?

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TMT Credit Research: AVGO Credit: More Compute, More Contingency?

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June 19, 2026 03:18 PM GMT

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLCMTMT Credit Research | North America Lindsay A Tyler

Credit Analyst

AVGO Credit: More Compute, Lindsay.Tyler@morganstanley.comMorgan Stanley India Company Private Limited+ +1 212 761-2734

Nishant Satyam

StrategistMore Contingency? Nishant.Satyam@morganstanley.com +91 22 6995-6796

The 20GW+ AI XPV platform announcement has shifted the

debate beyond the $35bn initial tranche to potential repeated

backstops. We are closing out our buy recommendations as we

see risk/reward as now balanced, with the new overhang

offsetting strong growth, technicals, and mitigants at current

levels.

Key Takeaways

$35bn chip financing is now confirmed with limited new detail; rating agencies

suggest limited adj. leverage impact despite framing RVS as contingent/debt-like.

An announced broader AI XPV platform targets >20GW; our illustrative math

suggests ~$350bn of potential max exposure if similar structures are replicated.

Strong AI semiconductor growth supports meaningful ratings headroom per our

forecasts; the tail risk is more a future capital call rather than ratings pressure.

Two other mitigants, though tough to quantify, are execution constraints (power,

labor, supply chain) and risk sharing (third-party capital, tech partners).

We are closing recs to buy 33s-36s with a reasonable ~15-20bp discount to

NVDA; strong technicals (recent tender, path to net cash) argue against a short.

Read more next: Closing Buy Recommendations Following AI XPV Platform

Disclosure

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