$NVIDIA(NVDA)$ reports fiscal-second-quarter results after the August 26 close, and few investors doubt that demand for its accelerators remains enormous. The harder question is whether the surrounding AI infrastructure can earn enough to support the capital, financing and increasingly expensive components required to deploy Nvidia’s systems at the pace reflected in its valuation. The first quarter, ended April 26 and reported May 20, set an extraordinary benchmark. Revenue increased 85% year over year to $81.6 billion, while Data Center revenue rose 92% to $75.2 billion. Nvidia also authorised another $80 billion of repurchases and raised its quarterly dividend. Nvidia’s official financial-results archive provides the re
Consensus at $93.6B, Morgan Stanley at $91.1B — Which Bar Is Nvidia Clearing?
Nvidia reports Wednesday after the close (Thursday morning Beijing). Consensus is ~$2.13 EPS on ~$93.63bn revenue; Morgan Stanley models $91.1bn — same print, two verdicts. The harder threshold is behavioral: the stock has fallen the day after earnings four quarters running, so a beat alone no longer pays. It has also told big customers AI server prices rise 15%+ early next year on memory costs: its margin protected, theirs squeezed. Mean target $304.73, ~42% upside. Jackson Hole and Warsh's debut land the same week. Add before the print, wait for both to clear, or rotate to suppliers?
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