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NVIDIA Hits Record $81.6B Revenue, Up 85% YoY

NvidiaNVIDIA Hits Record $81.6B Revenue, Up 85% YoY

Above: NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on May 18. Image credit: Ian Maule/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Spin


NvidiaAfter justanother postedrecord-breaking $81.6set billionof inquarterly revenueresults, NVIDIA upis 85%single-handedly year over year — proving that the AI infrastructure boom is very much real and accelerating fast. DataThis Centerwork networkingnot revenueonly aloneboosts surgedNVIDIA's 199%profit frommargins a year ago, and theshareholder companyvalue returnedbut $20also billionlays tothe shareholdersgroundwork infor aAI singleto quarter.revolutionize Withthe $91global billion projected next quartereconomy, Nvidiadeliver sitsunprecedented atproductivity theincreases undeniableand centergenerate ofvalue thefor biggest infrastructure expansion in historyall.

NvidiaNVIDIA's blockbuster numbers mask a dangerousdeeper math problem: tech hyperscalersgiants are spending 20% more annually on AI infrastructure, while revenues groware growing by only 15%, makingleading returnsto deeplynegative negativereturns. TheGiven that the entire USU.S. economy nowis dependsusing onAI tech spending foras 93%a of GDP growthcrutch, meaning any pullback triggerswould recession.trigger This looks less like a revolutionrecession, andpotentially moreresulting likein the largest destruction of shareholder value ever assembled.


Metaculus Prediction

There is an 8% chance that NVIDIA's stock price will close below $100 on any day in 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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