Nvidia is a leading developer of graphics processing units. Traditionally, GPUs were used to enhance the experience on computing platforms, most notably in gaming applications on PCs.
It is a $5.54T technology company. Revenue grew 83.4% over the last year, it keeps 64¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and it holds more cash than debt. It trades at 28.6× earnings — near the lowest of its own history.
- Website
- nvidia.com
- Location
- Santa Clara, CA
- Employees
- 42 000
- Sector
- Technology
- Founded
- 1993
Skills
Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.
Strong growth, profitability, health and moat; Valuation and Quality lag behind.
Valuation40
- P/E vs own history4th pct · 25/25
- FCF yield2.3% · 5/25
- P/S18.2x · 5/25
- EV/EBITDA27.5x · 5/25
Growth100
- Revenue CAGR68.3% · 25/25
- Net income CAGR87.3% · 25/25
- EPS CAGR ~5Y95.3% · 25/25
- Fwd implied growth68.3% · 25/25
Profitability100
- ROIC77.4% · 25/25
- ROE110.1% · 25/25
- Net margin63.7% · 25/25
- Operating margin65.2% · 25/25
Health75
- Altman Zn/a · 0/25
- Current ratio4.59 · 25/25
- Interest coverage75.7x · 25/25
- Net cash / debtNet cash · 25/25
Quality42
- Piotroski F6/9 · 15/25
- Beneish M-1.14 · 6/25
- FCF conversion66% · 15/25
- Margin stabilityσ 16.8% · 6/25
Moat100
- ROIC >12% years10/10 yrs · 25/25
- Median gross margin62.0% · 25/25
- FCF-positive years3/3 yrs · 25/25
- Worst-year net marginworst 12.3% · 25/25
Experience
The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.
- FY2026FinancialBest year on record$120B net income
- 2025MilestoneNvidia became the first company to surpass US$4 trillion and US$5 trillion in market capitalization,…
- 2025AcquisitionNvidia entered advanced negotiations to acquire AI21 Labs, an Israeli developer of large language…
- FY2025FinancialRevenue crossed $100B$130B for the year
- 2024MilestoneWorld's most valuable companyfirst chip company to top the market-cap table
- 2024ProductNvidia introduced a family of open-source multimodal large language models called NVLM 1.0
- FY2024FinancialRevenue crossed $50B$60.9B for the year
- 2020AcquisitionAcquired Mellanox~$7B bet on data-center networking
- FY2019FinancialRevenue crossed $10B$11.7B for the year
- May 6, 2016ProductNvidia unveiled the first GPUs of the GeForce 10 series, the GTX 1080 and 1070, based on the…
- FY2016FinancialProfitable every year on record11 consecutive profitable years in our data
- FY2016FinancialRevenue already above $1B$5.01B in first reported year
- 2007ProductCUDA platformopened GPUs to general-purpose computing — the seed of the AI era
- 2000AcquisitionNvidia reached an agreement to acquire the intellectual assets of its one-time rival 3dfx, a…
- 1999ProductGeForce 256marketed as the world's first GPU
- Jan 22, 1999IPOIPO on Nasdaqwent public at $12 per share
- 1993FoundedFounded in a Denny's boothJensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem bet on graphics chips
Achievements
Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.
Strengths & watch-outs
What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.
Strengths
- High gross margin (74.7%)
- Strongly profitable — 63.7% net margin
- Revenue growing 83.4% year over year
- Strong cash conversion — FCF is 41.9% of revenue
- Net cash position after subtracting debt from cash
Watch-outs
Nothing stands out as a concern in the available data.
Qualifications
The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.
- Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago+83.4% YoY
- Profitable — makes more than it spends$193B TTM
- Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year+204.1% YoY
- Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$127B TTM
- Debt under control — could handle its obligationsmore cash than debt
- Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$5.54T market cap
- Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice-2.4% shares over ~5y
- Proven track record — years of profitability behind it11/11 profitable years
- Financially stable — balance sheet not near distresshealth score 50/100
- Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersyield 0.12%
- Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 28.6
Peer comparisonNvidia Corp vs 6 largest technology peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾Close ▴
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth | Net margin | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDA this company | $5.5T | 28.6 | +83.4% | 63.7% | Mixed |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | $4.9T | 38.1 | +14.2% | 27.6% | Strong |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. | $4.3T | 17.6 | +20.1% | 54.8% | Mixed |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp | $4.0T | 29.7 | +17.8% | 40.3% | Strong |
| SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | $2.1T | — | +33.2% | -34.0% | Strained |
| META Meta Platforms, Inc. | $1.8T | 26.9 | +27.7% | 29.8% | Mixed |
| AVGO Broadcom Inc. | $1.7T | 45.1 | +48.7% | 42.9% | Mixed |
Head-to-head: NVDA vs AAPL · NVDA vs GOOGL · NVDA vs MSFT
References
What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.
Appendix · Financial records
The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2026. For readers who want to check the numbers.
Live data and quarterly detail: stockcv.com/NVDA
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Deeper analysis of NVDA on PreMarketPriceFigures are derived from company filings (quarterly values normalised from as-filed year-to-date data where applicable) and may be delayed, restated or incomplete. This page is information, not investment advice. Latest price $229.39 · market cap $5.54T.