NVDA NVIDIA CORP
NVIDIA describes itself as a data center-scale AI infrastructure company that pioneered accelerated computing. Its technology stack spans GPUs, the CUDA software platform, networking (via Mellanox), CPUs (Grace), and full data-center architectures like Blackwell that interconnect tens of thousands of GPUs into single large-scale computers. The company serves cloud service providers, AI model makers, enterprises, gamers, creators, and researchers across markets including gaming, professional visualization, data center AI, and automotive.
How the business makes money
NVIDIA organizes its business into two operating segments, Compute & Networking and Graphics, monetizing a platform strategy that bundles hardware (GPUs, CPUs, networking chips), systems, software, algorithms, AI models, and services. Revenue growth in the most recent quarter and first half of fiscal 2027 was driven by data center products for accelerated computing and AI, with Blackwell architecture systems accounting for the majority of shipments; the next-generation Vera Rubin architecture began production shipments in the third quarter of fiscal 2027. The company also serves gaming and professional visualization markets where GPUs are sold to PC users, streamers, and creative professionals through partner products. NVIDIA has entered large, multi-year supply and capacity commitments, which grew from $119 billion in the prior quarter to $279 billion as of July 26, 2026, reflecting concentrated reliance on securing manufacturing capacity to meet demand.
Revenue reported to the SEC
| Fiscal year | Revenue (USD) |
|---|---|
| FY2019 | 11.7B |
| FY2020 | 10.9B |
| FY2021 | 16.7B |
| FY2022 | 26.9B |
What the filings support
NVIDIA has invested over $76.7 billion in research and development since inception, with more than half of its engineers working on software, supporting a deep and broad technology stack across silicon, systems, networking, and software.
The company's GPUs and networking technology power over 78% of the supercomputers on the global TOP500 list, including 9 of the top 10 systems on the Green500 list, indicating a strong installed base in high-performance computing.
NVIDIA supports 6,000 applications through its CUDA platform and software stacks (including DRIVE, Clara, Omniverse, and NVIDIA AI Enterprise), which the company states strengthens its developer ecosystem and increases platform value for customers.
Revenue grew substantially, with quarterly revenue of $96,221 million for the three months ended July 26, 2026 versus $46,743 million a year earlier, and net income of $59,688 million versus $26,422 million, reflecting strong demand for data center AI products.
The company has secured guarantees and long-term infrastructure arrangements, such as the SB Energy PORTS Technology Campus deal supporting a 20-year lease structure with OpenAI covering approximately 4.25 gigawatts of IT load, indicating deep, multi-year customer commitments.
Risks the company discloses
NVIDIA states it is currently experiencing supply constraints while shipping both Blackwell and the newly introduced Vera Rubin systems, and that demand estimates for its products can be inaccurate, creating volatility in revenue or supply levels.
The company has entered into significant, escalating manufacturing and supply commitments, growing from $119 billion to $279 billion in a single quarter, and the scale and complexity of producing data center systems has caused and could continue to cause production delays, quality issues, increased inventory provisions, decreased product yields, and higher material and warranty costs.
NVIDIA notes that AI clouds and AI model makers may lack the ability to secure long-term infrastructure contracts and investment-grade financing capacity needed to build out AI infrastructure, which could delay customer deployments or reduce the scale of AI adoption, impacting NVIDIA's revenue growth.
The company has taken on guarantee obligations tied to customer data center buildouts, including a guarantee capped at $105 billion in the aggregate related to the SB Energy PORTS campus, exposing NVIDIA's financial results to the performance of customers and partners such as OpenAI and the landlord meeting ready-for-service conditions.
Access to land, power, shell space, and capital needed to support customer data center buildouts is described as a complex, multi-year process involving significant regulatory, technical, and construction challenges, and any shortage could impact NVIDIA's future revenue and financial performance.
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- Specific customer concentration figures (e.g., percentage of revenue from any single customer or cloud service provider) were not stated in the supplied text.
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- Details of the FY2019-FY2022 XBRL revenue figures relative to more recent annual results were not addressed in the supplied filing text, which covers only the quarter and six months ended July 26, 2026.
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