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NASDAQ: NVDA NVIDIA CORP 10-Q

Revenue rose 85.2% to $81.62B, with Data Center revenue up 92.4% to $75.25B.

Filed May 20, 2026 · Period ending April 26, 2026 · Compared to 10-Q May 28, 2025 · ~1 min read

Key Financials

SEC XBRL
Metric PriorApr 27, 2025 CurrentApr 26, 2026 Δ
Revenue $44.1B $81.6B ▲ +85.2%
Net income $18.8B $58.3B ▲ +210.6%
Diluted EPS $0.76 $2.39 ▲ +214.5%
Operating income $21.6B $53.5B ▲ +147.4%
Cash & equivalents $15.2B $13.2B ▼ -13.1%
Long-term debt (noncurrent) $8.46B $7.47B ▼ -11.7%
Total assets $125.3B $259.5B ▲ +107.2%

As reported in XBRL by the filer · 10-Q vs 10-Q. Income figures cover the fiscal quarter (not year-to-date); cash & assets are period-end balances. n/m = not meaningful (sign change; a % would mislead). about this table · verify on EDGAR →

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Key Changes

  • high

    Gross margin expanded to 74.9% from 60.5%, which includes the prior year's $4.5 billion H20 excess inventory and purchase obligations charge.

  • high

    Net income increased 210.6% to $58.32B, which includes the prior year's $4.5 billion H20 excess inventory and purchase obligations charge; diluted EPS rose to $2.39 from $0.76.

  • high

    The Board approved an additional $80.0 billion share repurchase authorization and increased the quarterly dividend from $0.01 per share to $0.25 per share.

  • medium

    Operating cash flow grew 83.6% to $50.34B, while cash used in investing activities increased to $26.43B.

  • medium

    The securities class action was certified as a class action on March 25, 2026, and NVIDIA is seeking an interlocutory appeal.

Summary

NVIDIA reported first-quarter revenue of $81.62B, up 85.2% year over year. Data Center revenue reached $75.25B, up 92.4%, with Hyperscale revenue of $37.87B and AI Clouds, Industrial, & Enterprise revenue of $37.38B. Edge Computing revenue grew 28.7% to $6.37B. Gross margin expanded to 74.9% from 60.5%, which includes the prior year's $4.5 billion H20 excess inventory and purchase obligations charge.

Operating expenses increased 51.5% to $7.62B. Net income rose 210.6% to $58.32B, which includes the prior year's $4.5 billion H20 excess inventory and purchase obligations charge, and diluted EPS was $2.39 compared to $0.76 a year ago. The company generated $50.34B in operating cash flow, up 83.6%, and ended the quarter with $13.24B in cash and cash equivalents.

On May 18, 2026, the Board approved an additional $80.0 billion share repurchase authorization and increased the quarterly dividend from $0.01 per share to $0.25 per share. The securities class action was certified as a class action on March 25, 2026, and NVIDIA is seeking an interlocutory appeal.

Section-by-Section Diff

MD&A

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Substantive Edit Reporting framework transition high

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Our two operating segments are "Compute & Networking" and "Graphics," as described in Note 13 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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Following the rapid evolution in our businesses, we are transitioning to a new reporting framework that better reflects our current and future growth drivers. We will have two market platforms – Data Center and Edge Computing.

The company is transitioning from reporting by operating segments to a new market platform framework, with Data Center further split into Hyperscale and ACIE.

Added H200 licensing program for China high

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Beginning in February 2026, the U.S. government, or USG, granted licenses that allow us to ship small amounts of H200 products to specific China-based customers. To date, we have not generated any revenue under the H200 licensing program, and do not yet know whether any imports will be allowed into China.

The company disclosed a new licensing program that permits limited H200 shipments to China, subject to a 25% tariff upon importation into the U.S. for inspection.

Removed AI Diffusion IFR uncertainty medium

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In January 2025, the USG published the “AI Diffusion” IFR in the Federal Register. After a 120-day delayed compliance period, the IFR would have imposed a worldwide licensing requirement on all products classified under Export Control Classification Numbers, or ECCNs, 3A090.a, 4A090.a, or corresponding .z ECCNs, including all related software and technology.

The discussion of the AI Diffusion IFR and its potential replacement rule has been removed from the current MD&A, indicating that the regulatory uncertainty described in the prior period is no longer highlighted as a current concern.

Substantive Edit Customer concentration disclosure medium

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Sales to one direct customer, Customer A, represented 16% of total revenue and sales to a second direct customer, Customer B, represented 14% of total revenue for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, both of which were attributable to the Compute & Networking segment.

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For the first quarter of fiscal year 2027, three direct customers represented 21%, 17%, and 16% of total revenue, all of which was primarily attributable to the Compute & Networking segment.

The number of significant direct customers increased from two to three, with the largest customer now representing 21% of revenue compared to 16% in the prior year.

Substantive Edit Share repurchase authorization increase high

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As of April 27, 2025, we were authorized, subject to certain specifications, to repurchase up to $24.3 billion of our common stock.

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On May 18, 2026, our Board of Directors approved an additional $80.0 billion in share repurchase authorization, without expiration.

The Board approved a substantial increase in the share repurchase authorization from $24.3 billion to $80.0 billion.

Substantive Edit Dividend increase high

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We paid cash dividends to our shareholders of $244 million and $98 million during the first quarter of fiscal years 2026 and 2025, respectively.

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On May 18, 2026, we increased our quarterly cash dividend from $0.01 per share to $0.25 per share to all shareholders of record on June 4, 2026.

The quarterly dividend was increased from $0.01 to $0.25 per share.

Substantive Edit Commercial paper program size medium

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We have a $575 million commercial paper program to support general corporate purposes.

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We have a commercial paper program to support general corporate purposes, pursuant to which we may issue unsecured paper notes, from time to time or all at once, up to $25.0 billion.

The commercial paper program was significantly expanded from $575 million to $25.0 billion, providing greater financial flexibility for general corporate purposes.

Substantive Edit Unrecognized tax benefits medium

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Unrecognized tax benefits were $2.5 billion, which includes related interest and penalties, were recorded in non-current income tax payable as of April 27, 2025.

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Unrecognized tax benefits were $4.5 billion, which includes related interest and penalties of $439 million, and were recorded in non-current income tax payable as of April 26, 2026.

Unrecognized tax benefits increased from $2.5 billion to $4.5 billion.

Risk Factors

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Substantive Edit Supply and demand risk factor high

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our customers' ability to invest in AI infrastructure.

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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 and other necessary resources could impact our future revenue and financial performance.

The supply and demand risk factor was expanded to emphasize the criticality of data centers, energy, and capital for AI infrastructure buildout, and to note that expanding energy capacity is a complex multi-year process.

Substantive Edit Product transition risk factor medium

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Product transitions are complex and we often ship both new and prior architecture products simultaneously as our channel partners prepare to ship and support new products.

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Introducing or offering multiple architectures concurrently is complex and we often ship multiple architecture products simultaneously as our channel partners prepare to ship and support new products.

The product transition risk factor was updated to reflect the concurrent introduction of multiple architectures, including the Rubin platform expected to ship in the second half of fiscal year 2027.

Substantive Edit China antitrust investigation high

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For example, regulators in China are investigating whether complying with applicable U.S. export controls discriminates unfairly against customers in the China market.

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On September 15, 2025, China’s antitrust regulators published their preliminary finding that our compliance with applicable U.S. export controls, which required us to offer degraded products to the Chinese market, discriminated unfairly against customers in the China market and therefore violated the terms of China’s approval of our Mellanox acquisition.

The China antitrust investigation disclosure was updated from an ongoing inquiry to a preliminary finding of violation, increasing the potential for penalties or restrictions on NVIDIA's operations in China.

Added H200 licensing program high

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Beginning in February 2026, the USG granted licenses that would allow us to ship small amounts of H200 products to specific China-based customers.

New disclosure about H200 export licenses granted in February 2026, including a 25% tariff upon importation into the United States and no revenue generated to date.

Substantive Edit GAIN AI Act and RASA legislation high

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In May 2025, the USG announced that it would rescind the AI Diffusion IFR and implement a replacement rule. The scope, timing, and requirements of the forthcoming rule remain uncertain.

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For example, in October 2025, the Senate passed the GAIN AI Act in the National Defense Authorization Act. The GAIN AI Act would restrict the Trump Administration’s ability to adapt the Biden Administration’s export control rules and could also allow private U.S. persons to review and overturn licensing and foreign policy decisions made by the Trump Administration.

The export control risk factor was updated to include the GAIN AI Act and RASA legislation, which could impose new restrictions on cloud services and export control decisions.

Substantive Edit Open-source foundation models medium

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Open-source foundation models are rapidly growing in popularity with developers worldwide. Any regulatory control or other restriction that limits our ability to provide products and services that support third-party applications and models, including applications built on foundation models originating in China such as DeepSeek or Qwen, could have a material impact on our business, operating results, and financial condition.

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The demand for open-source foundation models and applications promotes use of our products worldwide. Any regulatory control or other restriction that limits our ability to provide products and services that support third-party applications and models, including applications built on foundation models originating in China such as DeepSeek, Qwen, or KIMMI, could have a material impact on our business, operating results, and financial condition.

The open-source foundation models risk was updated to add KIMMI as an example and to explicitly state that demand for open-source models promotes use of NVIDIA products.

Substantive Edit French Competition Authority inquiry medium

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For example, the French Competition Authority (FCA) is questioning whether gaming GPUs and data center GPUs are separate product categories, an inquiry that may impact the export controls applicable to gaming products sold in France and Europe.

New disclosure about the French Competition Authority questioning whether gaming and data center GPUs are separate product categories, which could affect export controls on gaming products.

Notes

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NVIDIA's notes disclose a class certification in the securities litigation, a new share repurchase authorization, a dividend increase, and a new facility lease guarantee.

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Substantive Edit Securities class action certification high

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On February 20, 2025, the Ninth Circuit’s judgment, entered August 25, 2023 and corrected August 28, 2023, took effect, and the case was remanded to the district court for further proceedings.

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On March 25, 2026, the district court granted plaintiffs’ motion for class certification and certified a class of investors consisting of all persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired NVIDIA common stock between August 10, 2017, and November 15, 2018, inclusive, excluding certain persons and entities, such as NVIDIA’s officers and directors, and members of their immediate families, among others. On April 8, 2026, NVIDIA filed a petition with the Ninth Circuit for permission to appeal the district court’s order pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(f).

The securities class action has advanced from remand to class certification, increasing the potential scope of the litigation. NVIDIA is seeking appellate review of the certification order.

Added Additional share repurchase authorization high

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On May 18, 2026, our Board of Directors approved an additional $80.0 billion in share repurchase authorization, without expiration.

The Board approved a new share repurchase authorization, significantly expanding the capital return program.

Substantive Edit Quarterly dividend increase high

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We paid cash dividends to our shareholders of $244 million and $98 million during the first quarter of fiscal years 2026 and 2025, respectively.

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On May 18, 2026, we increased our quarterly cash dividend from $0.01 per share to $0.25 per share to all shareholders of record on June 4, 2026. Our quarterly cash dividend will be paid on June 26, 2026.

Added Facility lease guarantee medium

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In fiscal year 2026, we entered into agreements to guarantee partners’ facility lease obligations in the event of their default in exchange for warrants. The maximum gross exposure under all agreements is $3.5 billion, which is reduced as the partners make payments to the lessors over terms ranging from 5 to 7 years. The partners have placed $712 million in escrow to mitigate our potential exposure.

NVIDIA disclosed a new facility lease guarantee arrangement with a maximum gross exposure, partially mitigated by escrow. This represents a new contingent obligation.

Substantive Edit Manufacturing and supply commitments high

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As of April 27, 2025, we had outstanding inventory purchase and long-term supply and capacity obligations totaling $29.8 billion, an increase from the prior year led by commitments, capacity and components for our Blackwell architecture.

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As of April 26, 2026, these commitments were $119 billion for which $95 billion will be paid in the remainder of fiscal year 2027 and the remaining balance will be paid in fiscal years 2028 through 2031.

Manufacturing, supply, and capacity commitments increased significantly, reflecting a major expansion of future purchase obligations.

Substantive Edit Multi-year cloud service agreement commitments medium

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Other non-inventory purchase obligations were $13.7 billion, including $10.6 billion of multi-year cloud service agreements.

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Multi-year cloud service agreement commitments as of April 26, 2026, were $30 billion for which $6 billion, $7 billion, $7 billion, $5 billion, $3 billion, and $2 billion will be paid in the remainder of fiscal year 2027, each fiscal year from 2028 through 2031, and fiscal year 2032 and thereafter, respectively.

Cloud service agreement commitments increased substantially, with payments extending through fiscal 2032 and beyond.

Substantive Edit Expected future lease obligations medium

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Between the second quarter of fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2030, we expect to commence leases with future obligations of $7.4 billion primarily of data center and office operating leases, with lease terms of 2 to 15.5 years.

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Between the second quarter of fiscal year 2027 and fiscal year 2033, we expect to commence leases with future obligations of $32.4 billion, primarily for data center leases to support our research and development efforts, with lease terms of 3 to 20 years.

Expected future lease obligations increased substantially, driven by data center leases to support R&D, with longer lease terms.

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Substantive Edit Commercial paper program capacity low

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We have a $575 million commercial paper program to support general corporate purposes. As of April 27, 2025, we had no commercial paper outstanding.

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As of April 26, 2026, our commercial paper program had a capacity of $25.0 billion, with no amounts outstanding.

The commercial paper program capacity increased significantly, providing greater short-term borrowing flexibility.

Financial Statements

Primary statements as printed on the EDGAR filing (iXBRL face). Companyfacts is used only when a statement is not on the HTML face. Not generated by the model.

As filed

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

(In millions, except per share data)

Description Three months ended Apr 26, 2026 Three months ended Apr 27, 2025
Revenue 81,615 44,062
Cost of revenue 20,458 17,394
Gross profit 61,157 26,668
Operating expenses
Research and development 6,321 3,989
Sales, general and administrative 1,300 1,041
Total operating expenses 7,621 5,030
Operating income 53,536 21,638
Interest income 540 515
Interest expense (102) (63)
Other income (expense), net 15,929 (180)
Total other income, net 16,367 272
Income before income tax 69,903 21,910
Income tax expense 11,582 3,135
Net income 58,321 18,775
Net income per share:
Basic 2.40 0.77
Diluted 2.39 0.76
Weighted average shares used in per share computation:
Basic 24,286 24,441
Diluted 24,391 24,611

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

(In millions)

Description Apr 26, 2026 Jan 25, 2026
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents 13,237 10,605
Marketable debt securities 37,098 39,065
Marketable equity securities 30,237 12,886
Accounts receivable, net 40,710 38,466
Inventories 25,797 21,403
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 3,916 3,180
Total current assets 150,995 125,605
Property and equipment, net 12,403 10,383
Operating lease assets 4,258 2,867
Goodwill 20,894 20,832
Intangible assets, net 3,120 3,306
Deferred income tax assets 11,707 13,258
Non-marketable securities 43,364 22,251
Other assets 12,733 8,301
Total assets 259,474 206,803
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 13,097 9,812
Accrued and other current liabilities 29,787 21,352
Short-term debt 1,000 999
Total current liabilities 43,884 32,163
Long-term debt 7,470 7,469
Long-term operating lease liabilities 3,878 2,572
Other long-term liabilities 8,768 7,306
Total liabilities 64,000 49,510
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock — —
Common stock 24 24
Additional paid-in capital 10,275 10,118
Accumulated other comprehensive income 137 178
Retained earnings 185,038 146,973
Total shareholders’ equity 195,474 157,293
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 259,474 206,803

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

(In millions)

Description Three months ended Apr 26, 2026 Three months ended Apr 27, 2025
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income 58,321 18,775
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Stock-based compensation expense 1,928 1,474
Deferred income taxes 1,584 (2,177)
Depreciation and amortization 997 611
(Gains) losses from equity securities, net (15,936) 175
Other (94) (98)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable (2,243) 933
Inventories (4,420) (1,258)
Prepaid expenses and other assets (983) 560
Accounts payable 2,210 941
Accrued and other current liabilities 7,763 7,128
Other long-term liabilities 1,217 350
Net cash provided by operating activities 50,344 27,414
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from maturities of marketable debt securities 1,946 3,122
Proceeds from sales of non-marketable securities 26 —
Proceeds from sales of marketable debt securities 25 467
Purchases of non-marketable securities (18,582) (649)
Purchases of marketable debt and equity securities (8,000) (6,546)
Purchases related to property and equipment and intangible assets (1,757) (1,227)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (87) (383)
Net cash used in investing activities (26,429) (5,216)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds related to employee stock plans 515 370
Payments related to repurchases of common stock (19,312) (14,095)
Payments related to employee stock plan taxes (2,129) (1,532)
Dividends paid (243) (244)
Principal payments on property and equipment and intangible assets (33) (52)
Other (81) —
Net cash used in financing activities (21,283) (15,553)
Change in cash and cash equivalents 2,632 6,645
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 10,605 8,589
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 13,237 15,234

Amounts as printed on the EDGAR/iXBRL face — (In millions, except per share data); (In millions). Labels, columns, and figures are the filing face, not a GAAP stencil. Interactive statements & notes on EDGAR ↗

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