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NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA)

Cash Flow Statement 
Quarterly Data

The cash flow statement provides information about a company cash receipts and cash payments during an accounting period, showing how these cash flows link the ending cash balance to the beginning balance shown on the company balance sheet.

The cash flow statement consists of three parts: cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, and cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities.

NVIDIA Corp., consolidated cash flow statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Jan 25, 2026 Oct 26, 2025 Jul 27, 2025 Apr 27, 2025 Jan 26, 2025 Oct 27, 2024 Jul 28, 2024 Apr 28, 2024 Jan 28, 2024 Oct 29, 2023 Jul 30, 2023 Apr 30, 2023 Jan 29, 2023 Oct 30, 2022 Jul 31, 2022 May 1, 2022 Jan 30, 2022 Oct 31, 2021 Aug 1, 2021 May 2, 2021 Jan 31, 2021 Oct 25, 2020 Jul 26, 2020 Apr 26, 2020
Net income 42,960 31,910 26,422 18,775 22,091 19,309 16,599 14,881 12,285 9,243 6,189 2,043 1,414 680 656 1,618 3,003 2,464 2,373 1,912 1,457 1,336 622 917
Stock-based compensation expense 1,633 1,654 1,625 1,474 1,321 1,252 1,153 1,011 994 979 841 735 738 745 648 578 551 559 465 429 416 383 374 224
Depreciation and amortization 812 751 669 611 543 478 433 410 387 372 365 384 426 406 378 334 309 298 286 281 288 299 404 107
Deferred income taxes 611 125 17 (2,177) (598) (603) (1,699) (1,577) (78) (530) (746) (1,135) (647) (532) (443) (542) (224) (21) (185) 24 (165) (53) (80) 16
(Gains) losses on non-marketable equity securities and publicly-held equity securities, net (5,492) (1,353) (2,248) 175 (728) (38) (195) (69) (262) 69 (59) 14 10 11 7 17 52 (19) (133) (9) 4 2 3
Acquisition termination cost 1,353
Other (11) (80) (98) (98) (137) (77) (143) (145) (108) (68) (68) (34) 20 (45) (5) 23 22 9 19 (3) (9) (1) (11) 1
Accounts receivable (5,074) (5,582) (5,676) 933 (5,369) (3,561) (1,767) (2,366) (1,690) (1,243) (2,987) (252) 1,080 410 120 (788) (692) (366) (562) (595) 117 (462) 44 (249)
Inventories (1,621) (4,823) (3,622) (1,258) (2,424) (977) (803) (577) (503) (456) 295 566 (706) (563) (725) (560) (374) (118) (123) (159) (334) (93) 54 (151)
Prepaid expenses and other assets (280) (89) 386 560 331 (714) 714 (726) (1,185) 255 (377) (215) (210) 247 (293) (1,261) (158) (1,575) 16 2 15 (443) 42 (8)
Accounts payable 1,064 (223) 1,314 941 867 1,689 823 (22) 281 461 778 11 (193) (917) 304 255 94 195 209 70 74 226 (8) 71
Accrued and other current liabilities 1,053 1,129 (4,053) 7,128 360 604 (888) 4,202 1,072 (1,722) 1,986 689 166 (92) 633 634 511 (62) 133 (1) 128 30 113 (32)
Other long-term liabilities 533 332 629 350 372 265 261 323 306 (28) 131 105 150 42 (10) 70 (61) 155 51 47 89 53 11 10
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions (4,325) (9,256) (11,022) 8,654 (5,863) (2,694) (1,660) 834 (1,719) (2,733) (174) 904 287 (873) 29 (1,650) (680) (1,771) (276) (636) 89 (689) 256 (359)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities (6,772) (8,159) (11,057) 8,639 (5,462) (1,682) (2,111) 464 (786) (1,911) 159 868 834 (288) 614 113 30 (945) 309 (38) 610 (57) 945 (8)
Net cash provided by operating activities 36,188 23,751 15,365 27,414 16,629 17,627 14,488 15,345 11,499 7,332 6,348 2,911 2,248 392 1,270 1,731 3,033 1,519 2,682 1,874 2,067 1,279 1,567 909
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities 2,246 2,728 3,130 3,122 1,710 1,387 4,094 4,004 1,731 2,890 2,599 2,512 2,633 5,809 5,036 5,947 7,417 2,544 2,096 3,140 3,627 4,133 1,032
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities 14,670 20 467 177 154 15 149 50 75 702 1,029 107 211 347 358 25 243 258 1
Proceeds from sales of non-marketable equity securities 12 2 70 66 50 55 1
Purchases of marketable securities (20,540) (5,718) (7,812) (6,546) (7,010) (4,518) (5,744) (9,303) (7,523) (5,345) (2,542) (2,801) (2,133) (2,188) (3,644) (3,932) (8,767) (6,752) (4,798) (4,470) (6,468) (4,554) (7,425) (861)
Purchases related to property and equipment and intangible assets (1,284) (1,636) (1,895) (1,227) (1,077) (813) (977) (369) (254) (278) (289) (248) (509) (530) (433) (361) (273) (222) (183) (298) (283) (473) (217) (155)
Purchases of non-marketable equity securities (12,800) (3,707) (346) (649) (478) (474) (344) (190) 35 (441) (456)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (165) (693) (294) (383) (542) (148) (278) (39) (83) (13) (36) (60) (203) (1,353) (7,137) (34)
Groq, Inc. (13,000)
Other 22 (149) 4 242 (221) 6 (18) (30) (35) (10) (17) 5 (2) (30) 3 (1) (6)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (30,861) (9,024) (7,127) (5,216) (7,198) (4,346) (3,184) (5,693) (6,109) (3,170) (446) (841) (3) 3,148 1,618 2,612 (1,586) (4,439) (2,533) (1,272) (3,129) (2,001) (13,490) (1,055)
Proceeds related to employee stock plans 1 273 370 1 204 285 156 1 246 6 144 1 204 4 149 2 126 4 96 6 88
Payments related to repurchases of common stock (3,815) (12,456) (9,720) (14,095) (7,811) (10,997) (7,158) (7,740) (2,659) (3,807) (3,067) (1,213) (3,485) (3,345) (1,996)
Payments related to employee stock plan taxes (2,139) (2,429) (1,848) (1,532) (1,862) (1,679) (1,637) (1,752) (841) (763) (672) (507) (344) (294) (305) (532) (622) (439) (366) (477) (226) (298) (196) (222)
Dividends paid (242) (244) (244) (244) (245) (245) (246) (98) (99) (97) (100) (99) (98) (100) (100) (100) (101) (100) (99) (99) (99) (99) (99) (98)
Principal payments on property and equipment and intangible assets (4) (24) (21) (52) (32) (28) (29) (40) (30) (13) (11) (20) (4) (18) (14) (22) (21) (22) (21) (19) (17)
Issuance of debt, net of issuance costs (8) 4,985 (3) (8) 4,979
Repayment of debt (1,250) (1,250) (1,000)
Other (9) (1) (3) 1 (5) (2) (1) (3)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (6,208) (14,880) (11,833) (15,553) (9,949) (12,745) (10,320) (9,345) (3,629) (4,525) (5,099) (380) (1,656) (3,753) (3,762) (2,446) (745) (1,420) 4,501 (471) (342) (301) (297) 4,744
Change in cash and cash equivalents (881) (153) (3,595) 6,645 (518) 536 984 307 1,761 (363) 803 1,690 589 (213) (874) 1,897 702 (4,340) 4,650 131 (1,404) (1,023) (12,220) 4,598

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2026-01-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-10-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-07-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-04-27), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-01-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-10-27), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-07-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-04-28), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-01-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-10-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-07-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-04-30), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-01-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-10-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-07-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-01), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-01-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-10-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-08-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-02), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-01-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-10-25), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-07-26), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-04-26).


The financial statement information reveals a complex pattern of cash flows over the observed period. Net income demonstrates significant volatility, beginning at $917 million and experiencing fluctuations before reaching a peak of $42,960 million in late 2025, followed by a decline to $36,188 million in the final period. Operating cash flow generally follows net income trends, exhibiting substantial growth over the majority of the period, peaking at $36,188 million, but declining in the most recent quarters.

Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities generally increased from $909 million to $36,188 million over the period, indicating improving core business performance. However, the final few quarters show a decrease, potentially signaling emerging challenges in converting net income into cash. Stock-based compensation consistently represents a significant cash outflow, increasing from $224 million to $1,633 million, impacting overall cash flow. Deferred income taxes exhibit considerable fluctuation, often representing a cash outflow, and becoming increasingly substantial in later periods. Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operations also show significant variability, suggesting changes in working capital management or non-cash items impacting reported earnings.
Investing Activities
Investing activities are characterized by substantial cash outflows, primarily driven by purchases of marketable securities and, later, acquisitions. Proceeds from the sale of marketable securities provide some offset, but are insufficient to counteract the significant investment activity. A particularly large outflow of $13,000 million is recorded in the final period related to Groq, Inc. Purchases related to property, equipment, and intangible assets remain relatively consistent, though increasing in later periods. Overall, the company consistently invests heavily, suggesting a growth-oriented strategy.
Financing Activities
Financing activities demonstrate a dynamic pattern. Early periods show significant cash inflows, largely attributable to debt issuance. Later periods are dominated by substantial cash outflows related to common stock repurchases and dividend payments. Payments related to employee stock plans also represent a consistent, growing cash outflow. The net effect is a shift from relying on financing to returning capital to shareholders. A large outflow is observed in the final period, potentially related to the Groq acquisition or other significant financial obligations.
Working Capital
Changes in operating assets and liabilities demonstrate significant volatility. Accounts receivable show a large initial outflow followed by inflows, then substantial outflows again in later periods, indicating potential fluctuations in collection efficiency. Inventory levels show consistent outflows, suggesting effective inventory management, though with increasing outflows in the most recent periods. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities exhibit fluctuating patterns, potentially reflecting changes in payment terms and operational timing. Prepaid expenses and other assets also show considerable variation.

Overall, the company demonstrates a pattern of strong net income growth, fueled by substantial investment and financing activities. However, recent periods suggest a potential slowdown in operating cash flow growth and a significant increase in cash outflows related to acquisitions and shareholder returns. The large acquisition of Groq, Inc. in the final period represents a substantial financial commitment and will likely have a significant impact on future cash flows.

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