Nvidia posts record profit and revenue amid AI chip boom

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · May 21, 2026 · 612 words · By John Power

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Nvidia posts record profit and revenue amid AI chip boom Chip giant announces $80bn stock buyback scheme and dividend hike in boon to shareholders.

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What happened

Nvidia posts record profit and revenue amid AI chip boom Chip giant announces $80bn stock buyback scheme and dividend hike in boon to shareholders.

Why it matters

Nvidia has announced record quarterly profit and revenue amid explosive demand for its advanced AI chips.

Common ground

The US tech behemoth said on Wednesday that profit soared to $58.3bn for the February-April period, up 37 percent from the previous quarter and more than 200 percent year-on-year.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Nvidia’s data-centre business was the main driver of growth, with quarterly revenue surging 92 percent year-on-year to $75.2bn”

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Three independent sources (Anadolu Ajansı, ZeroHedge, and 'Nvidia Shatters Records') all confirm the data center revenue was $75.2 billion, up 92% year-on-year.

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web search NEUTRAL — Highlight Nvidia's data center revenue rose 92% to $75.2 billion, surpassing analyst estimates due to the widespread adoption of its AI chips and infrastructure.
https://evrimagaci.org/gpt/nvidia-shatters-records-with-ai-c…

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web search NEUTRAL — Data Center revenue reached a record $75.2 billion, up 92% year-on-year and 21% from the previous quarter, Nvidia said.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/nvidias-revenue-jumps-85-to…

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web search NEUTRAL — Gross Margin 75%, beating Exp. 74.5%. Solid all around. The company's all-important disclosed Data Center revenue was a record $75.2 billion in Q1, up 21% from the previous quarter and up 92% from a y…
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/nvidia-unchanged-despite-b…

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Claim 2: “blistering growth since 2022 has lifted its market capitalisation to more than $5 trillion”

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Three separate cross-references from CNBC explicitly state that Nvidia's market capitalization is more than $5 trillion.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Nvidia, which recently closed at a record and pushed its market cap over $5 trillion
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/29/microsoft-nvidia-became-chea…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The stock is also the largest in the S & P 500, with a market cap of more than $5 trillion
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/19/nvidia-earnings-expectations…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Nvidia is also the largest stock in the S & P 500 by market cap at more than $5 trillion
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/14/ubs-hikes-nvidia-price-targe…

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Claim 3: “Shares in Nvidia fell nearly 1.3 percent in after-hours trading”

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The provided evidence includes stock price trackers and general trading articles, but no specific report confirming a 1.3% drop in after-hours trading following these results.

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web search NEUTRAL — View today's NVIDIA Corporation stock price and latest NVDA news and analysis. Create real-time notifications to follow any changes in the live stock price.
https://www.investing.com/equities/nvidia-corp

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web search NEUTRAL — View live NVIDIA Corporation chart to track its stock's price action. Find market predictions, NVDA financials and market news.
https://www.tradingview.com/symbols/NASDAQ-NVDA/

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web search NEUTRAL — Day Trading: The Basics and How to Get Started 1 of 24.
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/trading/05/011705.asp

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Claim 4: “the world’s most valuable company said it would buy back an additional $80bn in shares”

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Multiple sources, including Google News and 'Nvidia Shatters Records', confirm the authorization of an additional $80 billion in stock buybacks.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nvidia Raises Dividend and Announces $80 Billion Share Buyback. 3 hours ago. Save for later.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — Nvidia released the Nvidia Quadro GV100 on March 27, 2018.[79] Nvidia released the RTX 2080 GPUs on September 27, 2018. In 2018, Google announced that Nvidia's Tesla P4 graphic cards would be integrat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia

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web search NEUTRAL — Despite these challenges, Nvidia is doubling down on its future. The company authorized an additional $80 billion in stock buybacks and raised its quarterly dividend from 1 cent to 25 cents per share—…
https://evrimagaci.org/gpt/nvidia-shatters-records-with-ai-c…

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Claim 5: “Revenue jumped to $81.6bn, up 20 percent from the prior quarter and 85 percent compared with the same period in 2025”

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Two independent sources (Anadolu Ajansı and a specific news report on record revenue) confirm the revenue of $81.6 billion, the 85% year-on-year increase, and the 20% increase from the prior quarter.

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web search NEUTRAL — As of the first quarter of 2025, Nvidia held a 92% share of the discrete desktop and laptop GPU market.[7][8].For the Q2 of 2020, Nvidia reported sales of $3.87 billion, which was a 50% rise from the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia

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web search NEUTRAL — Nvidia has posted record quarterly revenue of $81.6 billion for Q1 2027, up 85 percent from the previous year and 20 percent from the prior quarter.
https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/nvidia-posts-reco…

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web search NEUTRAL — NVIDIA’s Ian Buck hand-delivered the first-ever NVIDIA Vera CPUs to our partners @AnthropicAI, @OpenAI, @SpaceX, and @OracleCloud. Vera is NVIDIA's first custom CPU, purpose-built for the age of agent…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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Claim 6: “raise its quarterly cash dividend from $0.01 a share to $0.25 per share”

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Three independent sources (investingLive, Anadolu Ajansı, and Google News) confirm the dividend increase from $0.01 to $0.25 per share.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nvidia boosts quarterly cash dividend to $0.25 per share, a 25x increase.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — The quarterly cash dividend was raised to $0.25 per share from $0.01, and an additional $80B share buyback was authorised, per company results.
https://investinglive.com/stocks/nvidia-q1-earnings-beat-est…

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web search NEUTRAL — Nvidia also raised its quarterly cash dividend to $0.25 per share from $0.01. The dividend will be paid on June 26 to shareholders of record as of June 4.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/nvidias-revenue-jumps-85-to…

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Claim 7: “The Santa Clara, California-based chip giant’s hardware unit racked up revenue of $6.4bn, up 29 percent from the previous year”

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The provided evidence mentions overall revenue and data center revenue, but does not contain the specific $6.4bn figure or 29% growth for a 'hardware unit'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nvidia beats on revenue and guidance, adds $80 billion to buyback plan: Live updates. 2 hours ago.In the past year, members have shipped RAG applications on GKE, built multi-agent pipelines, pic.x.com…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — Record full-year revenue of $215.9 billion, up 65%. SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov.After submitting your information, you will receive an email. You must click the link in the email to activate your subscri…
https://investor.nvidia.com/financial-info/financial-reports…

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Claim 8: “profit soared to $58.3bn for the February-April period, up 37 percent from the previous quarter and more than 200 percent year-on-year”

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While record profits are mentioned, the specific figure of $58.3bn for the February-April period is not present in the provided evidence snippets.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nvidia ... Nvidia Corporation[a] (/ ɛnˈvɪdiə / en-VID-ee-ə) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia

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web search NEUTRAL — Artificial Intelligence Computing Leadership from NVIDIA: inventor of the GPU, which creates interactive graphics on laptops, workstations, mobile devices, notebooks, PCs, and more.
http://www.nvidia.com/page/home.html

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web search NEUTRAL — NVIDIA GeForce RTX™ powers the world’s fastest GPUs and the ultimate platform for gamers and creators. Enjoy beautiful ray tracing, AI-powered DLSS, and much more in games and applications, on your de…
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/

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Claim 9: “Nvidia has announced record quarterly profit and revenue”

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Multiple sources, including Anadolu Ajansı and other news reports, confirm Nvidia posted record quarterly revenue and profit.

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