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NVIDIA Corporation

NVDA
Q1 2026

Revenue

$82B

+20%

Net Income

$58B

+36%
NVDA
Technology
Semiconductors

NVIDIA Corporation

CIK: 0001045810

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Next Earnings Report

Estimated based on historical filing patterns

Sat, Nov 14, 2026
Estimated
10-Q
FQ3 2027

This date is an estimate based on the company's typical quarterly filing schedule. The actual filing date may vary.

Earnings Analysis

Analyzed 11 of 12 reports

Performance Summary - Q1 2026
bullish (92)
not_provided

Revenue
$81.6B
QoQ:+19.8%
YoY:+85.2%
Net Income
$58.3B
QoQ:+35.8%
YoY:+210.6%
Peer Comparison
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Reality-Based Sentiment Analysis
bullish
92/100

Based on actual market data, not just management spin. Weighted score: 10% management tone + 40% earnings beat/miss + 30% price action + 20% guidance accuracy.

Management Tone (10%)
90
From earnings report
Earnings Beat/Miss (40%)
50
7-Day Price Action (30%)
50
Guidance Accuracy (20%)
50
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Financial Performance Trend

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Guidance:
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Overall Analysis & Outlook

Over the past 5 quarters, NVIDIA Corporation has been consistently bullish with stable guidance. Revenue has grown 504.2% during this period. The latest quarter shows bullish sentiment with neutral tone from management.

Latest Quarter Highlights:

NVIDIA delivered exceptional Q1 FY2027 results with revenue of $81.6B (+85% YoY) and net income of $58.3B (+211% YoY), driven by strong Blackwell ramp and diversification beyond hyperscalers into AI Clouds, industrial, and enterprise customers. The company maintains fortress balance sheet with $50.3B in liquid assets and generated $50.3B in operating cash flow, though elevated supply chain commitments ($119B) and significant infrastructure investments ($27B in non-marketable equity securities) reflect aggressive positioning for future AI infrastructure demand. Management exhibits confidence in continued dominance but faces headwinds from China restrictions, energy/data center capacity constraints, and potential tariff impacts.

Detailed Quarterly Reports

In-depth analysis of each quarter's earnings filing

Q1 2026

10-Q • Filed 5/20/2026

bullish

Summary

NVIDIA delivered exceptional Q1 FY2027 results with revenue of $81.6B (+85% YoY) and net income of $58.3B (+211% YoY), driven by strong Blackwell ramp and diversification beyond hyperscalers into AI Clouds, industrial, and enterprise customers. The company maintains fortress balance sheet with $50.3B in liquid assets and generated $50.3B in operating cash flow, though elevated supply chain commitments ($119B) and significant infrastructure investments ($27B in non-marketable equity securities) reflect aggressive positioning for future AI infrastructure demand. Management exhibits confidence in continued dominance but faces headwinds from China restrictions, energy/data center capacity constraints, and potential tariff impacts.

Revenue

$81.61B

Net Income

$58.32B

Guidance

not_provided

Tone

neutral

Capex

$1.76B(+43.2% YoY)

Partnerships

Groq, Inc. non-exclusive license agreement
Cloud service provider partnerships for data center buildout
Infrastructure fund investments with facility lease guarantees

Key Quotes

"The availability of data centers, energy, and capital to support the buildout of NVIDIA AI infrastructure by our customers and partners is crucial, and any shortage of these or other necessary resources could impact our future revenue and financial performance."

"Hyperscaler revenue increased sequentially and remained at approximately 50% of Data Center revenue, while the remaining 50% came from a continued diversification of customers, including AI Clouds, industrial, enterprise, and sovereign customers."

"We made $18.6 billion in private companies and infrastructure funds. Some of these investments include AI model makers that may indirectly purchase or use our products in the cloud."

Q4 2025

10-K • Filed 2/25/2026

bearish

Summary

NVIDIA delivered strong FY2026 results with $215.9B revenue (+65% YoY) and $120.1B net income (+65% YoY), driven by Blackwell AI platform demand across data center, gaming, and professional visualization. However, management tone is distinctly cautious due to multiple structural headwinds: a $4.5B H20 inventory charge from April 2025 export controls, effective foreclosure from the China market, complex and shifting global export restrictions that undermine competitive positioning, and significant uncertainty around future regulatory changes. Gross margins compressed 380 bps to 71.1% due to Blackwell full-scale datacenter transition and H20 charges, while capex is expected to increase materially in FY2027.

Revenue

$68.13B

Net Income

$42.96B

Guidance

not_provided

Tone

cautious

Capex

$6.10B

Partnerships

OpenAI investment and partnership agreement (finalizing)
Groq license agreement - non-exclusive intellectual property license requiring significant nonrefundable payments
Microsoft Xbox agreement with first and last rights of refusal
Multi-year cloud service agreements for R&D support
Groq

Key Quotes

"As of the end of fiscal year 2026, we were effectively foreclosed from competing in China's data center computing/compute market, and our effective foreclosure from the China market helped our competitors build larger developer and customer ecosystems to challenge us worldwide."

"Unless we are able to return with a product that meets the approval of both the USG and the Chinese government, our lost opportunity and the benefit to our competitors will have a material and adverse impact on our business, operating results, and financial condition."

"In April 2025, the USG informed us that a license is required for export to China (including Hong Kong and Macau) and D:5 countries, or to companies headquartered or with an ultimate parent therein, of our H20 integrated circuits and any other circuits achieving the H20's memory bandwidth, interconnect bandwidth, or combination thereof. As a result of these requirements, we incurred a $4.5 billion charge in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 associated with H20 for excess inventory and purchase obligations."

Q3 2025

10-Q • Filed 11/19/2025

bullish

Summary

NVIDIA delivered exceptional Q3 FY2026 results with $57.0B revenue (62% YoY growth) and $31.9B net income (65% YoY growth), driven by Blackwell architecture adoption across data center compute and networking platforms. Despite a $4.5B H20 inventory charge in Q1 and ongoing regulatory uncertainty around export controls, the company maintains strong pricing power, expanding headcount, and significant strategic investments in AI partnerships (Anthropic, OpenAI). Management demonstrates confidence in accelerated computing and AI adoption trends, though acknowledges supply chain constraints and regulatory headwinds that could impact future growth.

Revenue

$57.01B

Net Income

$31.91B

Guidance

not_provided

Tone

neutral

Capex

$4.76B(+120.4% YoY)

Partnerships

Multi-year cloud service agreements ($26 billion in commitments)
Letter of intent to invest in OpenAI (Q3 FY2026)
Agreement to invest up to $10 billion in Anthropic (November 2025)
$5 billion Intel investment (subject to regulatory approval)
Data center cloud capacity agreements with facility lease guarantee partner
Anthropic

Key Quotes

"Revenue growth in the third quarter was driven by data center compute and networking platforms for accelerated computing and AI solutions. Our Blackwell architectures are the majority of our Data Center revenue."

"The availability of data centers, energy, and capital to support the buildout of NVIDIA AI infrastructure by our customers is crucial, and any shortage of these resources could impact our future revenue and financial performance."

"In April 2025, the U.S. government, or USG, informed us that a license is required for exports of our H20 product into the China market. As a result of these new requirements, we incurred a $4.5 billion charge in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 associated with H20 for excess inventory and purchase obligations."

Q2 2025

10-Q • Filed 8/27/2025

bullish

Summary

NVIDIA delivered exceptional Q2 FY2026 results with $46.7B revenue (+56% YoY, +6% QoQ) and $26.4B net income (+59% YoY), driven by surging demand for Blackwell AI and data center accelerated computing platforms. Strong gross margins of 72.4% and operating cash flow of $42.8B demonstrate robust profitability and cash generation, though management faces regulatory headwinds around export controls and supply chain complexity. The company maintains pricing power with large cloud service providers representing ~50% of data center revenue, but faces customer concentration risk with top two direct customers representing 39% of Q2 revenue.

Revenue

$46.74B

Net Income

$26.42B

Guidance

not_provided

Tone

neutral

Capex

$3.12B(+131.88% YoY)

Partnerships

NVLink compute fabric for GB200 and GB300 systems
XDR InfiniBand products
Ethernet for AI solutions at cloud service providers

Key Quotes

"Revenue was $46.7 billion, up 56% from a year ago and up 6% sequentially. Data Center revenue was $41.1 billion, up 56% from a year ago and up 5% sequentially. The strong year-on-year and sequential growth was driven by demand for our accelerated computing platform used for large language models, recommendation engines, and generative and agentic AI applications."

"We continue to ramp our Blackwell architecture, which grew 17% sequentially, including our newest architecture, Blackwell Ultra. We recognized Blackwell revenue across all customer categories, led by large cloud service providers, which represented approximately 50% of Data Center revenue."

"Networking revenue was $7.3 billion, up 98% from a year ago and up 46% sequentially, driven by the growth of NVLink compute fabric for GB200 and GB300 systems, the ramp of XDR InfiniBand products, and adoption of Ethernet for AI solutions at cloud service providers and consumer internet companies."

Q1 2025

10-Q • Filed 5/28/2025

bearish

Summary

NVIDIA reported Q1 FY2026 revenue of $44.1B (+69% YoY), driven by strong Blackwell data center demand, but gross margin collapsed to 60.5% from 78.4% due to a $4.5B charge related to H20 inventory obsolescence following unexpected China export controls imposed April 9, 2025. The company faces material headwinds from regulatory restrictions on its China business and uncertainty around forthcoming replacement export rules, which management warns could foreclose its ability to compete in China's data center market. Management tone is defensive given geopolitical risks and operational challenges ahead.

Revenue

$44.06B

Net Income

$18.77B

Guidance

not_provided

Tone

neutral

Capex

$1.23B(+232% YoY)

Key Quotes

"On April 9, 2025, the U.S. government informed us that it requires a license for export to China (including Hong Kong and Macau) and D:5 countries...As a result of these new requirements, we incurred a $4.5 billion charge in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 associated with H20 excess inventory and purchase obligations."

"In that event, we would effectively be foreclosed from competing in China's data center computing/compute market, with a material and adverse impact on our business, operating results, and financial condition."

"The replacement rule may impose new restrictions on our products or operations and/or add license requirements that could have a material impact on our business, operating results, and financial condition."

Q4 2024

10-K • Filed 2/26/2025

bullish

Summary

NVIDIA delivered exceptional FY2025 results with $130.5B revenue (up 114% YoY) and $72.9B net income (up 145% YoY), driven by extraordinary demand for Hopper-based data center AI accelerators. Gross margins expanded to 75.0% despite inventory provisions, and the company is well-positioned with strong cash generation ($64.1B operating cash flow) and began Blackwell production ramping. However, significant headwinds from U.S. export controls on AI chips and the newly announced AI Diffusion IFR creating regulatory uncertainty and competitive disadvantages versus less-restricted foreign competitors.

Revenue

$39.33B

Net Income

$22.09B

Guidance

not_provided

Tone

neutral

Capex

$3.40B(+209.1% YoY)

Partnerships

Cloud service providers (CSPs) for NVIDIA DGX Cloud services
Microsoft - Xbox agreement with first and last rights of refusal provisions
Multiple foundry and contract manufacturing partnerships for semiconductor production

Key Quotes

"Revenue for fiscal year 2025 was $130.5 billion, up 114% from a year ago. Data Center revenue for fiscal year 2025 was up 142% from a year ago... driven by demand for our Hopper architecture accelerated computing platform"

"The net effect on our gross margin was an unfavorable impact of 2.3% in fiscal year 2025... from inventory provisions for low-yielding Blackwell material and excess supply commitments"

"Our competitive position has been harmed by the existing export controls, and our competitive position and future results may be further harmed, over the long term, if there are further changes in the USG's export controls"

Q3 2024

10-Q • Filed 11/20/2024

bullish

Summary

NVIDIA delivered exceptional Q3 FY2025 results with $35.1B revenue (94% YoY growth) and $19.3B net income (109% YoY growth), driven by dominant Data Center demand for Hopper architecture and AI solutions. The company maintains strong pricing power with 74.6% gross margin, though sequential margin compression reflects product mix shift to higher-cost Blackwell systems; management expects Blackwell demand to significantly exceed supply through FY2026. Despite significant U.S. export control headwinds limiting China market access, the company successfully diversified with new China-specific products and continues aggressive supply chain investment ($28.9B in purchase commitments), indicating confidence in sustained AI infrastructure demand.

Revenue

$35.08B

Net Income

$19.31B

Guidance

not_provided

Tone

neutral

Capex

$2.16B

Key Quotes

"Demand for the Hopper architecture is strong and our H200 offering grew significantly in the quarter. We completed a successful mask change for Blackwell, our next Data Center architecture, that improved production yields."

"the demand for Blackwell is expected to exceed supply for several quarters in fiscal year 2026"

"Cloud service providers represented approximately 50% of our Data Center revenue, and the remainder was represented by consumer internet and enterprise companies"

Q2 2024

10-Q • Filed 8/28/2024

bullish

Summary

NVIDIA delivered exceptional Q2 FY2025 results with $30.0B revenue (122% YoY growth) and $16.6B net income (168% YoY growth), driven by phenomenal Data Center demand (+154% YoY) from AI and accelerated computing platforms. Gross margin of 75.1% demonstrates strong pricing power despite sequential compression from Blackwell inventory provisions. Management maintains confident outlook with Hopper demand strong, Blackwell production ramping in Q4 with several billion dollars expected, and robust pipeline visibility across enterprise and cloud segments.

Revenue

$30.04B

Net Income

$16.60B

Guidance

not_provided

Tone

cautious

Capex

$1.35B(+150.6% YoY)

Partnerships

Spectrum-X Ethernet platform adoption by cloud service providers
Over 150 companies integrating NVIDIA Inference Microservices (NIM)
NVIDIA AI Foundry service partnerships
Multiple systems partnerships with NVIDIA Grace CPUs and infrastructure
Taiwanese electronics makers partnership for autonomous factories

Key Quotes

"Data Center revenue was up 154% from a year ago and up 16% sequentially...driven by demand for our Hopper GPU computing platform for training and inferencing of large language models, recommendation engines, and generative AI applications"

"In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2025, we expect to ship several billion dollars in Blackwell revenue...Blackwell production ramp is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter and continue into fiscal year 2026"

"Our competitive position has been harmed, and our competitive position and future results may be further harmed in the long term, if there are further changes in the USG's export controls"

Q1 2024

10-Q • Filed 5/29/2024

bullish

Summary

NVIDIA delivered exceptional Q1 FY2025 results with $26.0B revenue (+262% YoY, +18% QoQ) driven by massive Data Center demand for AI/generative AI applications, with gross margins expanding to 78.4% and net income reaching $14.9B (+628% YoY). The company is expanding headcount, increasing capex investments, and positioning for continued growth with Blackwell architecture ramping in H2, though supply constraints are expected to persist and export controls to China remain a significant headwind.

Revenue

$26.04B

Net Income

$14.88B

Guidance

not_provided

Tone

neutral

Capex

$369M(+48.8% YoY)

Partnerships

Nine new supercomputers worldwide using Grace Hopper Superchips
BYD, XPENG, GAC's AION Hyper, Nuro adopting NVIDIA DRIVE Thor
Lucid and IM Motors using NVIDIA DRIVE Orin platform

Key Quotes

"Data Center revenue for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 was $22.6 billion, up 427% from a year ago and up 23% from the previous quarter."

"We believe the initial demand for Blackwell is well ahead of the projected supply for this fiscal year. We expect supply constraints for our Blackwell offerings will continue into next year."

"Our Data Center revenue in China is down significantly from the level prior to the imposition of new export control restrictions in October 2023."

Q3 2023

10-Q • Filed 11/21/2023

bullish

Summary

NVIDIA delivered exceptional Q3 FY2024 results with revenue of $18.12 billion (up 206% YoY, 34% QoQ) and net income of $9.24 billion (51% net margin), driven by explosive demand for Data Center AI accelerators particularly H100 Hopper GPUs. The company maintains strong pricing power and a dominant market position in AI infrastructure, though faces near-term headwinds from U.S. export controls to China expected to reduce revenue by 20-25% of Data Center sales in Q4. Management projects continued strong demand visibility through FY2025 with significant supply chain expansion underway.

Revenue

$18.12B

Net Income

$9.24B

Guidance

not_provided

Tone

neutral

Capex

$815M(-38.5% YoY)

Partnerships

Dell Technologies
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Lenovo
Microsoft Azure
Amdocs
Dropbox
Foxconn
Genentech
Infosys
Reliance Industries
Scaleway
Tata Group

Key Quotes

"Demand for our data center systems and products has surged over the last three quarters and our demand visibility extends into next year."

"Data Center revenue was up 279% from a year ago and up 41% sequentially. Strong sales of the NVIDIA HGX platform were driven by global demand for the training and inferencing of large language models, recommendation engines, and generative AI applications."

"Our sales to China and other affected destinations, derived from products that are now subject to licensing requirements, have consistently contributed approximately 20-25% of Data Center revenue over the past few quarters. We expect that our sales to these destinations will decline significantly in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024, though we believe the decline will be more than offset by strong growth in other regions."

Q2 2023

10-Q • Filed 8/28/2023

bullish

Summary

NVIDIA delivered exceptional Q2 FY2024 results with revenue of $13.5B (+101% YoY) and net income of $6.2B (+843% YoY), driven by explosive data center demand for AI/large language models. Gross margins expanded dramatically to 70.1% from 43.5% YoY, reflecting favorable product mix and reduced inventory provisions. Strong forward demand visibility and expanded supplier commitments indicate management confidence, though supply chain complexity and geopolitical export restrictions present execution risks.

Revenue

$13.51B

Net Income

$6.19B

Guidance

not_provided

Tone

neutral

Capex

$537M(-32.4% YoY)

Partnerships

ServiceNow
Accenture
VMware
Snowflake
WPP
SoftBank
Hugging Face
MediaTek
XPENG

Key Quotes

"Demand for our data center systems and products has surged over the last two quarters and our demand visibility extends into next year."

"Data Center revenue was up 171% from a year ago and up 141% sequentially, led by CSPs and large consumer internet companies. Strong demand for the NVIDIA HGX platform based on our Hopper and Ampere GPU architectures was primarily driven by the development of large language models and generative AI."

"In order to meet this demand, we have increased our purchase obligations with existing suppliers, added new suppliers and entered into prepaid supply and capacity agreements. These increased purchase volumes and number of suppliers may create more supply chain complexity and execution risk."

Sector Comparison

How NVDA performs vs Technology sector and Semiconductors peers

Sector Ranking (Technology)

#5of 26

Category Ranking (Semiconductors)

#1of 5

Key Metrics vs Averages

Revenue (Quarterly)
195% above avg

NVDA

$81,615M

Semiconductors Avg

$27,646.2M

Technology Avg

$27,570.096M

Capex Growth (YoY)
31% below avg

NVDA

43.2%

Semiconductors Avg

62.9%

Technology Avg

46.2%

Overall Sentiment
bullish

Guidance: not_provided • Tone: neutral