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Should You Buy NVIDIA After Solid Q3 2026 Results and Guidance?
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Key Takeaways
NVIDIA's Q3 revenues jumped 62.5% to $57.01B with strong gains in data-center and gaming sales.
Data-center revenues surged 66% to $51.22B on heavy Blackwell shipments and rising GPU demand.
NVIDIA guides Q4 revenue to $65B and highlights growth in automotive, gaming, and AI infrastructure.
NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA - Free Report) — the undisputed global leader of generative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered graphical processing units (GPUs) — reported strong third-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings results. Adjusted earnings per share came in at $1.30, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.24 and the year-ago figure of $0.81.
Revenues came in at $57.01 billion, outpacing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.14% and the year-ago revenues of $35.08 billion. Year over year, third-quarter revenue increased 62.5%, marking the tenth consecutive quarter in which the revenue growth rate exceeded 50% from the prior year.
Data Center Revenues Thrive
Revenues from Data Center (89.8% of revenues) jumped 66% year over year and 25% from the previous quarter to $51.22 billion. This robust rise was mainly driven by higher shipments of the Blackwell GPU computing platforms.
Within the data center revenues, around $43 billion came from compute (GPU) revenues and $8.22 billion from networking revenues. GPU revenues were primarily driven by initial sales of GB300 chips.
CEO Jensen Huang said "Blackwell sales are off the charts, and cloud GPUs are sold out." CFO Colette Kress added "Blackwell Ultra is now our leading architecture across all customer categories while our prior Blackwell architecture saw continued strong demand."
Innovation, Evolution and Execution
NVDA has decided to announce its roadmap for Rubin Next, to be introduced in 2027, and Feynman AI chips to be launched in 2028. NVIDIA is supported by an extremely bullish demand scenario. The company expects between $3 trillion and $4 trillion in AI infrastructure spending by the end of the decade. Four major clients of NVDA, namely, Microsoft Corp. (MSFT - Free Report) , Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL - Free Report) , Meta Platforms Inc. (META - Free Report) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN - Free Report) have decided to invest a massive $380 billion in 2025 as capital expenditure for AI-infrastructure development. All these companies have forecast their AI capex spending to rise in 2026.
Impressive Q4 Guidance
For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, NVIDIA anticipates revenues of $65 billion (+/-2%), above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $60.3 billion. The non-GAAP gross margin is projected to be 75% (+/-50 bps). Non-GAAP operating expenses are estimated at $5 billion.
Visionary Diversification
NVIDIA is increasingly focusing on powering advanced driver-assistance systems, autonomous vehicles, and robotics. Apart from the robust business of data centers and gaming, the automobile industry, especially the self-driving and new energy vehicles, is turning out to be the next catalyst.
In third-quarter fiscal 2026, automotive revenues jumped 31.9% year over year to $592 million. NVDA is expecting automotive segment revenue to cross $5 billion in fiscal 2026. Management is highly optimistic as this business could become a multitrillion-dollar opportunity in the future.
Nvidia’s Gaming business generated $4.27 billion in sales in the last reported quarter, up 30.1% year over year. OEM and Other revenues came in at $174 million, up 79.4% year over year.
Strong Fundamentals for NVDA Stock
NVIDIA has a return on equity (ROE) of 108% compared with the S&P 500’s ROE of 17% and the industry’s ROE of a mere 3%. NVDA has a forward P/E (price/earnings) of 41.4% compared with the industry’s P/E of 40% and the S&P 500’s P/E of 19.4%. The stock has a long-term (3-5 years) EPS growth rate of 42.3%, significantly above the S&P 500 Index’s 15.1% growth rate.
NVDA has an expected revenue and earnings growth rate of 36.1% and 43.9%, respectively, for next year (ending January 2027). The Zacks Consensus Estimate for next-year’s earnings has improved 3% over the last seven days.
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Solid Short-Term Upside for NVDA Shares
Year to date, NVIDIA has provided a 34.5% return. Yet, the short-term average price target of brokerage firms for the stock represents an increase of 32.3% from the last closing price of $180.98. The brokerage target price is currently in the range of $140-$350. This indicates a maximum upside of 93.4% and a downside of 22.7%.
NVIDIA represents a rare opportunity to invest in a company with proven execution and substantial unrealized potential in the AI revolution. Astonishing growth potential of the global AI infrastructure market and NVDA’s strong guidance and business visibility despite revenue loss in China are noteworthy. As a result, the average target price of brokerage firms is expected to witness solid near-term upside.
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Should You Buy NVIDIA After Solid Q3 2026 Results and Guidance?
Key Takeaways
NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA - Free Report) — the undisputed global leader of generative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered graphical processing units (GPUs) — reported strong third-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings results. Adjusted earnings per share came in at $1.30, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.24 and the year-ago figure of $0.81.
Revenues came in at $57.01 billion, outpacing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4.14% and the year-ago revenues of $35.08 billion. Year over year, third-quarter revenue increased 62.5%, marking the tenth consecutive quarter in which the revenue growth rate exceeded 50% from the prior year.
Data Center Revenues Thrive
Revenues from Data Center (89.8% of revenues) jumped 66% year over year and 25% from the previous quarter to $51.22 billion. This robust rise was mainly driven by higher shipments of the Blackwell GPU computing platforms.
Within the data center revenues, around $43 billion came from compute (GPU) revenues and $8.22 billion from networking revenues. GPU revenues were primarily driven by initial sales of GB300 chips.
CEO Jensen Huang said "Blackwell sales are off the charts, and cloud GPUs are sold out." CFO Colette Kress added "Blackwell Ultra is now our leading architecture across all customer categories while our prior Blackwell architecture saw continued strong demand."
Innovation, Evolution and Execution
NVDA has decided to announce its roadmap for Rubin Next, to be introduced in 2027, and Feynman AI chips to be launched in 2028. NVIDIA is supported by an extremely bullish demand scenario. The company expects between $3 trillion and $4 trillion in AI infrastructure spending by the end of the decade.
Four major clients of NVDA, namely, Microsoft Corp. (MSFT - Free Report) , Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL - Free Report) , Meta Platforms Inc. (META - Free Report) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN - Free Report) have decided to invest a massive $380 billion in 2025 as capital expenditure for AI-infrastructure development. All these companies have forecast their AI capex spending to rise in 2026.
Impressive Q4 Guidance
For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, NVIDIA anticipates revenues of $65 billion (+/-2%), above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $60.3 billion. The non-GAAP gross margin is projected to be 75% (+/-50 bps). Non-GAAP operating expenses are estimated at $5 billion.
Visionary Diversification
NVIDIA is increasingly focusing on powering advanced driver-assistance systems, autonomous vehicles, and robotics. Apart from the robust business of data centers and gaming, the automobile industry, especially the self-driving and new energy vehicles, is turning out to be the next catalyst.
In third-quarter fiscal 2026, automotive revenues jumped 31.9% year over year to $592 million. NVDA is expecting automotive segment revenue to cross $5 billion in fiscal 2026. Management is highly optimistic as this business could become a multitrillion-dollar opportunity in the future.
Nvidia’s Gaming business generated $4.27 billion in sales in the last reported quarter, up 30.1% year over year. OEM and Other revenues came in at $174 million, up 79.4% year over year.
Strong Fundamentals for NVDA Stock
NVIDIA has a return on equity (ROE) of 108% compared with the S&P 500’s ROE of 17% and the industry’s ROE of a mere 3%. NVDA has a forward P/E (price/earnings) of 41.4% compared with the industry’s P/E of 40% and the S&P 500’s P/E of 19.4%. The stock has a long-term (3-5 years) EPS growth rate of 42.3%, significantly above the S&P 500 Index’s 15.1% growth rate.
NVDA has an expected revenue and earnings growth rate of 36.1% and 43.9%, respectively, for next year (ending January 2027). The Zacks Consensus Estimate for next-year’s earnings has improved 3% over the last seven days.
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Solid Short-Term Upside for NVDA Shares
Year to date, NVIDIA has provided a 34.5% return. Yet, the short-term average price target of brokerage firms for the stock represents an increase of 32.3% from the last closing price of $180.98. The brokerage target price is currently in the range of $140-$350. This indicates a maximum upside of 93.4% and a downside of 22.7%.
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Investment Thesis for NVDA Shares
NVIDIA currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
NVIDIA represents a rare opportunity to invest in a company with proven execution and substantial unrealized potential in the AI revolution. Astonishing growth potential of the global AI infrastructure market and NVDA’s strong guidance and business visibility despite revenue loss in China are noteworthy. As a result, the average target price of brokerage firms is expected to witness solid near-term upside.
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