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Nvidia Corp

NVDA SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES Market cap $5.21T Share price × shares outstanding.
$216.00 ▲ +2.39%
+$5.04 on the day · as of 27 Oct 2026
73
S.I.F.T.™ score
Adequate
Rules-based score out of 100 across Safety, Income, Fundamentals and Time. Strong 80+, Adequate 60–79, Caution under 60. A band describes the score, not an action.
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S.I.F.T.™ pillars One or more pillars are only adequate.

Safety65
Strong balance sheet and competitive moat provide good downside protection.
Income75
Stable and growing revenue with healthy margins.
Fundamentals95
Excellent growth combined with reasonable valuation.
Time45
Established company with good long-term positioning.
Last updated: 27 Oct 2026 · Model score (rules-based screen of the data shown; not advice or a forecast): 70%
Reality check (rules-based) S.I.F.T. band: Adequate

Strong (80+) · Adequate (60–79) · Caution (<60). A band describes the score, not an action.

Fundamentals pillar scores 95, supported by 10-year ROE average of 110.11 and net debt to CFO of -0.02. Time in market pillar scores lowest at 45.

Strengths: Fundamentals score of 95, Income stability score of 75
Risks: Time in market score of 45, Safety score of 65

For education and general information only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold. How the score is calculated

Price History

At its core

High returns on capital, more cash than debt, operating margins that swing widely with the cycle and priced above its Graham number. Revenue has grown about 45.7% a year over 10 years; a cash dividend has been paid 15 years in a row.

Rule-based description of the figures below (FY2016–FY2026). Not a recommendation.
As of FY2026, period end 2026-01-25.

Business quality returns, margins, cash

Returns on capital, margins and cash generation, with how steady each has been.

ROE Return on equity: net income ÷ shareholders' equity at year end. Shows how much profit the business earns on the owners' capital. Very high values can come from a small equity base after buybacks. Variable
76.3%
5-yr avg 58.8%
FY2016FY2026
ROIC Return on invested capital: operating income after tax ÷ (equity + debt − cash). Shows how well the business turns the capital tied up in it into profit. Variable
71.3%
5-yr avg 83.1%
FY2016FY2026
Gross margin Gross profit ÷ revenue. A high, steady gross margin can point to pricing power. Moderate
71.1%
5-yr avg 68.1%
Operating margin Operating income ÷ revenue: what is left from each dollar of sales after running the business, before interest and tax. Variable
60.4%
5-yr avg 46.0%
FY2016FY2026
Free cash flow Operating cash flow − capital expenditure. The cash the business produced after keeping up and growing its assets.
$96.7B
FY2016FY2026
FCF margin Free cash flow ÷ revenue. Steady
44.8%
5-yr avg 45.3%
Owner earnings Owner earnings, simplified (1986 definition): net income + depreciation & amortisation − capital expenditure. Working-capital changes are left out.
$116.9B
Capital intensity Capital expenditure ÷ revenue. Lower means the business needs less reinvestment in plant and equipment to run and grow. Steady
2.8%
5-yr avg 2.3%

Balance sheet strength Cash and Debt Ledger

Net debt / EBITDA (Borrowings − cash and short-term investments) ÷ (operating income + D&A). Roughly how many years of operating earnings would repay net debt. Negative means more cash than debt.
0.0×
Net cash
Debt / equity Reported borrowings ÷ shareholders' equity.
0.1×
Interest cover Operating income ÷ interest expense: how many times profit covers the interest bill. Graham looked for a wide cover.
503.4×
Current ratio Current assets ÷ current liabilities. Graham's rule of thumb for industrials was 2 or more.
3.9×
Cash & short-term investments Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments on the latest annual balance sheet (the Cash side of the S.I.F.T. Cash and Debt Ledger).
$10.6B
Borrowings Short- and long-term debt and commercial paper on the latest annual balance sheet (the Debt side of the Cash and Debt Ledger). Leases and other liabilities are excluded.
$8.5B

Graham value price vs fundamentals

P/E Price ÷ earnings per share (trailing four quarters where available, otherwise the last fiscal year). Not shown when earnings are negative.
27.4×
P/B Price ÷ book value per share (equity ÷ shares outstanding).
33.1×
Graham number Benjamin Graham's ceiling for a defensive investor: √(22.5 × EPS × book value per share), i.e. P/E 15 × P/B 1.5. Undefined when EPS or book value is negative.
$34.05
Graham margin of safety (Graham number − price) ÷ Graham number. Positive: price is below the Graham number. Negative: price is above it.
-534.3%
Earnings yield EPS ÷ price, the inverse of P/E. Graham compared it with the yield on high-grade bonds.
3.7%
vs 10-yr Treasury 4.96%
10-yr Treasury yield US 10-year Treasury yield on 2026-10-22, for comparison with the earnings yield.
5.0%
Dividend yield Cash dividends per share with ex-dates in the last 12 months ÷ price.
0.2%
Payout ratio Dividends paid ÷ net income for the last fiscal year.
0.8%
Dividend record Consecutive calendar years with a cash dividend in the dividend file (file starts 2012). Graham asked for an unbroken record.
15 yrs

Track record 11 fiscal years on file

Revenue CAGR Compound annual growth in revenue from the first to the last fiscal year shown.
45.7%
FY2016–FY2026
FY2016FY2026
EPS CAGR Compound annual growth in diluted EPS (net income ÷ diluted shares). Not defined when the start or end year is a loss.
68.2%
FY2016–FY2026
FY2016FY2026
FCF CAGR Compound annual growth in free cash flow. Not defined when the start or end year is negative.
89.2%
FY2024–FY2026
FY2016FY2026
Share count change Change in diluted weighted share count. Negative = fewer shares (buybacks); positive = dilution.
7.7%
FY2016–FY2026 · dilution
FY2016FY2026

Source: SEC filings as reported (XBRL) and market data. Figures are not restated for acquisitions or one-off items; share counts are adjusted for detected splits. “—” means the figure is not in the data file, never a zero. For education and general information only. Not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold. How the score is calculated

The business

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. GPU use cases have since emerged as important semiconductors used in artificial intelligence to run large language models. Nvidia not only offers AI GPUs, but also a software platform, Cuda, used for AI model development and training. Nvidia is also expanding its data center networking solutions, helping to tie GPUs together to handle complex workloads.

FAQ

Recent quarters three-month figures

QuarterPeriod endRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeEPS (diluted)
Q2 FY2027 2026-07-26 $96.2B$72.1B$63.7B$59.7B$2.45
Q1 FY2027 2026-04-26 $81.6B$61.2B$53.5B$58.3B$2.39
Q4 FY2026 2026-01-25 $68.1B$51.1B$44.3B$43.0B$1.75
Q3 FY2026 2025-10-26 $57.0B$41.8B$36.0B$31.9B$1.30
Q2 FY2026 2025-07-27 $46.7B$33.9B$28.4B$26.4B$1.08
Q1 FY2026 2025-04-27 $44.1B$26.7B$21.6B$18.8B$0.76
Q4 FY2025 2025-01-26 $39.3B$28.7B$24.0B$22.1B$0.89
Q3 FY2025 2024-10-27 $35.1B$26.2B$21.9B$19.3B$0.78

Quarter figures are derived from year-to-date filings (Q4 = full year − nine months). EPS = net income ÷ diluted shares for the period. — = not in data file.

Annual figures fiscal years, newest first

YearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeEPS (diluted)Free cash flowEquityBorrowings
FY2026 $215.9B$153.5B$130.4B$120.1B$4.90$96.7B$157.3B$8.5B
FY2025 $130.5B$97.9B$81.5B$72.9B$2.94$60.9B$79.3B$8.5B
FY2024 $60.9B$44.3B$33.0B$29.8B$1.19$27.0B$43.0B$9.7B
FY2023 $27.0B$15.4B$4.2B$4.4B$0.17—$22.1B$11.0B
FY2022 $26.9B$17.5B$10.0B$9.8B$0.38—$26.6B$10.9B
FY2021 $16.7B$10.4B$4.5B$4.3B$0.17—$16.9B$7.0B
FY2020 $10.9B$6.8B$2.8B$2.8B$0.11—$12.2B$2.0B
FY2019 $11.7B$7.2B$3.8B$4.1B$0.17—$9.3B$2.0B
FY2018 $9.7B$5.8B$3.2B$3.0B$0.12—$7.5B$2.0B
FY2017 $6.9B$4.1B$1.9B$1.7B$0.06—$5.8B$2.0B
FY2016 $5.0B$2.8B$747.0M$614.0M$0.03—$4.5B—

As reported in each year's 10-K. Free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditure. — = not in data file.