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NVDA

NASDAQ
Strong· 87

NVIDIA Corporation

Technology
Semiconductors
Earnings Aug 26 · after the close

$223.18

1.9%

Updated Aug 7, 11:30 AM ET

Report Card

NVDA at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.

Value
0
Growth
0
Profitability
0
Health
0
Dividends
0

Overall: Strong · 87/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.

Price — Past Year

▲ Up 44.8% over the last 12 months

Price 50-day average 200-day averageDCF fair value ±15%Source: Yahoo Finance · refreshed daily
Key Metrics

Market Cap

$4.71T

P/E

34.12x

Forward P/E (est.)

24.37x

ROE

111.7%

Revenue Growth

70.7%

EPS Growth

110.3%

Profit Margin

63.0%

FCF Yield

4.0%

Debt / Equity

0.05x

ROIC

51.0%

Interest Coverage

507.34x

Current Ratio

3.44x

Dividend Yield

0.5%

Implied Growth (rev. DCF)

6.8%

Rating Score

87/100

Business Overview
Research

NVIDIA sits at the center of the AI buildout, supplying the accelerators, networking, and CUDA software that train and serve large models. Explosive data-center demand has driven revenue and margins to extraordinary levels, with the CUDA ecosystem forming a deep competitive moat.

Economic Moat

Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).

Wide moat signalsMoat evidence score: 85/100

The filed history looks like a business competitors struggle to attack: high and steady margins, revenue that grows through cycles, and strong returns on capital.

Gross margin level100/100

72.9% average over the last 3 years

Gross margin stability23/100

±6.2 pts around 64.9% across 9 years

Revenue durability100/100

grew in 9 of the last 9 year-over-year periods

Free-cash-flow consistency100/100

positive in 9 of 9 years

Return on invested capital100/100

51.0% latest fiscal year

A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.

Trade Setup & Technical Analysis

Institutional-style technical read — sample, educational only

Neutral
Confidence score87/100

Uptrend — price ($223.18) is above the 50-day ($209.80) and 200-day ($191.03) averages.

Setup type

Range / mean-reversion

Holding time

1–6 weeks

Risk level

Medium

Risk / reward

1 : 0.1

Trade levels

Entry zone

$213.67 – $223.18

Stop loss

$186.63

Target 1

$221.60

Target 2

$245.37

Target 3

$254.88

Position sizing: Scale in; risk ≤ 1% of capital, half-size to start.

Technical analysis

RSI(14) is soft (40); the MACD histogram is negative (downward momentum). Uptrend — price ($223.18) is above the 50-day ($209.80) and 200-day ($191.03) averages. ATR(14) is $6.34 (~2.8% of price), which sets the stop distance. Recent support sits near $189.80 and resistance near $221.60; the 52-week range is $152.97–$236.54.

Fundamental analysis

Revenue is growing at 70.7%, net margin near 63.0%, ROE roughly 111.7%; shares trade at 34x earnings. Quality score: 87/100.

Options flow

Live options-flow data needs a paid feed, so it isn't shown. For realized volatility, ATR of $6.34 (~2.8%/day) is the range to size stops and any option strikes around.

Volume analysis

The latest session traded 0.9× the 20-day average volume — roughly in line with normal activity.

Catalysts

The next quarterly earnings report is the main near-term catalyst. Technically, watch for a break and hold above $221.60 or a loss of $189.80.

Bullish scenario

The CUDA software ecosystem locks in developers and is hard to replicate.

Bearish scenario

Revenue is highly concentrated in a handful of hyperscaler customers building their own silicon.

Invalidation

A daily close below $186.63 invalidates this setup read.

Probability-based scenario using sample data — not a recommendation or a guarantee of profit. Prioritize capital preservation, use stops, and size positions for risk. Past performance does not predict future results.

Technical Analysis (Educational)
Research

Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what NVDA's chart says today, with each tool explained.

Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. NVDA trades near $223.18, above its 50-day average ($209.80) and 200-day average ($191.03). Price above both averages, with the shorter one above the longer, is the textbook definition of an uptrend — momentum favours buyers.

Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 40 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.

MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently negative — short-term momentum is fading.

Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. NVDA's is $6.34 (~2.8% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.

Support & resistance. Over the last month NVDA found buyers near $189.80 (support) and sellers near $221.60 (resistance); its 52-week range is $152.97–$236.54. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.

Volume. The latest session traded 0.9× the 20-day average — about normal. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.

Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.

Revenue Growth
Research

4Y CAGR

68.3%

4/4 checks passedRevenue growingRevenue growth beats sector midpointEPS growingEPS growing faster than revenue

Revenue grew from $5.01B in 2016 to $215.94B in 2026, a 51.9% CAGR. The most recent year grew about 70.7% year over year, a healthy pace pointing to durable demand.

Profitability
Research
4/4 checks passedProfitableNet margin above sector midpointROE above 12%ROIC above 10%

Gross Margin

71.1%

Operating Margin

60.4%

Net Margin

55.6%

ROE

111.7%

Gross margin runs near 74.2% with operating margin around 64.0% and net margin near 63.0%. Return on equity of roughly 111.7% indicates strong capital efficiency, and the margin profile has trended high and stable over the period shown.

Debt Analysis
Research
4/4 checks passedDebt under 1× equityDebt under 2× equityInterest covered 3×+Short-term bills covered

Total Debt

$8.47B

Net Debt

-$4.77B

Net cash position

Net Debt / EBITDA

-0.04x

Debt / Equity

0.05x

Interest-bearing debt is about 0.3% of market capitalization and the debt-to-equity ratio is roughly 0.05x. Leverage is low, leaving the balance sheet well within comfortable limits.

Cash Flow Analysis
Research
3/3 checks passedPositive free cash flowFCF yield above 2%Market expects achievable growth (<8%)

Operating CF

$102.72B

Free Cash Flow

$96.68B

FCF Margin

44.8%

Operating cash flow comfortably exceeds reported net income, and free cash flow yield is around 4.0%. Cash generation is robust and supports buybacks, dividends, and reinvestment.

Dividend Safety

Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.

SafeSafety score: 78/100

The payout is comfortably covered by cash the business actually generates, with a raise habit behind it.

Dividend yield

0.5%

Per share (latest FY)

$0.04

Total paid (latest FY)

$974.00M

History on record

9 years

Free-cash-flow coverage100/100

dividend uses 1% of free cash flow

Earnings payout ratio100/100

1% of net income paid out

Raise streak25/100

total dividends increased 2 years in a row

Cut history100/100

no cuts in the last 9 years on record

Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.

Valuation Analysis
Research
3/4 checks passedPositive earnings (P/E meaningful)P/E below sector's upper bandForward P/E below trailing (earnings growing)Trading below DCF fair value

P/E

34.12x

P/S

23.44x

P/B

31x

EV / EBITDA

45x

Shares trade at roughly 34x trailing earnings (34x forward), 23.4x sales, and 45x EV/EBITDA. That is a full but defensible multiple for a quality franchise. Our internal rating is Strong.

DCF Fair Value (Educational)

A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.

DCF fair value / share

$165.43

Current price

$223.18

-26% · Above fair-value estimate

Starting FCF (latest 10-K)

$96.68B

Growth, years 1–5

20.0%

Fade to terminal, years 6–10

2.5%

Discount rate

9.0%

PV of 10-yr free cash flow$1.49T
PV of terminal value$2.51T
Estimated equity value$4.00T
Shares outstanding24.2B

Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.

Metrics vs. Sector Range

Where NVDA sits versus its Information Technology sector peers in the S&P 500.

TTM P/E
34.1xFair
Forward P/E
24.4xFair
P/S ratio
23.4xExpensive
Revenue growth
70.7%Strong
EPS growth
110.3%Strong
Gross margin
71.1%Average
Net margin
63.0%Strong
ROE
111.7%Strong

Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 98 Information Technology companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.

Sector Peer Comparison

How NVDA stacks up against its Information Technology peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.

In the Information Technology sector (230 S&P 500 companies), NVDA ranks #3 of 230 by our overall rating. It trades at roughly in line versus the sector on earnings (34.1x P/E vs. 38.9x median) with a higher return on equity (111.7% vs. 17.5%) and faster revenue growth (70.7% vs. 17.7%).

P/E vs sector

34.1x

median 38.9x

ROE vs sector

111.7%

median 17.5%

Growth vs sector

70.7%

median 17.7%

Sector rank

#3

of 230 by rating

CompanyP/ERev Gr.Rating
NVDAThis stock34.1x70.7%Strong· 87
TSM29.7x30.7%Strong· 91
AVGO69x32.3%Strong· 79
MU41.1x85.5%Strong· 76
AMD156x35.0%Neutral· 56
INTC0x1.4%Weak· 23
ARM22.8%Strong· 72
TXN48.8x14.9%Favorable· 64
Information Technology median38.9x17.7%0/100

Valuation vs. quality map

sector medianTSMAVGOMUAMDINTCTXNNVDAP/E — cheaper ←→ pricierROE — more profitable ↑

The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.

Compare side by side

Peers are the closest Information Technology companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 230 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.

5-Year Projection Model

Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.

2030 price target (Base Case)

$0.00 $0.00

vs. $223.18 today · expected CAGR 24%38%

Metric20262027202820292030
Revenue$313.11B$454.01B$658.31B$954.56B$1.38T
Net income$156.56B$227.00B$329.16B$477.28B$692.05B
EPS$7.41$10.75$15.58$22.59$32.76
Share price (low)$148.21$214.91$311.61$451.84$655.17
Share price (high)$251.96$365.34$529.74$768.13$1,113.79
CAGR (low–high)-34% / 13%-2% / 28%12% / 33%19% / 36%24% / 38%

Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.

Bull Case
  • The CUDA software ecosystem locks in developers and is hard to replicate.
  • Data-center demand from hyperscalers and enterprises remains supply-constrained.
  • ~75% gross margins and rapid product cadence (Blackwell and beyond) sustain leadership.
Bear Case
  • Revenue is highly concentrated in a handful of hyperscaler customers building their own silicon.
  • AI capex is cyclical; any digestion phase would hit growth hard.
  • Extreme expectations are embedded after a historic run.
Key Risks
Research
  • Customer concentration and in-house ASIC competition.
  • Export controls on advanced chips to China.
  • A sharp normalization in AI infrastructure spending.
Final Investment Thesis
Research

NVIDIA is the purest AI-infrastructure play with a genuine software moat, best suited to growth investors who can tolerate volatility. The key monitorable is data-center demand durability versus customer in-sourcing.

Analyst Ratings

What 68 Wall Street analysts covering NVDA recommend (August 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.

Buy
consensus · score 4.3 / 5 across 68 analysts
Strong Buy 23Buy 41Hold 3Sell 1Strong Sell 0

Latest SEC Filings

NVDA's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.

In the Idea Lab

NVDA — frequently asked questions

Is NVDA a good stock to buy?

We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates NVIDIA Corporation Strong (87/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.

What is NVDA's rating on The Stocks School?

NVIDIA Corporation currently scores 87/100 (Strong) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.

How our ratings work
Where does NVDA's data come from?

Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from NVIDIA Corporation's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.

How is the 5-year projection for NVDA calculated?

It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.

Is this NVDA analysis financial advice?

No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell NVDA. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.

Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.

Not advice. Nothing on this page is investment advice or a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell any security. Do your own research and consult a licensed financial professional before investing.