Analysis of Profitability Ratios
Quarterly Data
Profitability ratios measure the company ability to generate profitable sales from its resources (assets).
Profitability Ratios (Summary)
NVIDIA Corp., profitability ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-04-26), 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).
The profitability profile exhibits a distinct three-phase trajectory characterized by an initial period of contraction, followed by a phase of aggressive expansion, and concluding with a period of sustained high-margin stabilization. A significant inflection point occurred between April 2023 and July 2023, marking a transition from cyclical lows to record-high profitability across all measured metrics.
- Gross Profit Margin
- A moderate decline is observed from May 2021, reaching a trough of 56.31% in April 2023. This was followed by a sharp recovery and expansion, peaking at 75.98% in July 2024. The margin subsequently stabilized in the 69% to 74% range, indicating a substantial increase in the cost-efficiency of production or an increase in the average selling price of products.
- Operating and Net Profit Margins
- Both metrics followed a similar downward trend reaching their lowest points in January 2023, with the operating margin hitting 15.66% and the net margin falling to 16.19%. Subsequently, an exponential increase is evident, with the operating margin climbing to 64.02% and the net margin reaching 62.97% by April 2026. This suggests that revenue growth significantly outpaced the growth of operating expenses, demonstrating high operational leverage.
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- ROE experienced significant volatility, dropping from 36.65% in January 2022 to a low of 19.55% in April 2023. A rapid acceleration occurred thereafter, with ROE peaking at 95.71% in October 2024. While a slight moderation followed, the ratio remained elevated, concluding at 81.65% in April 2026, reflecting an exceptional ability to generate profit from shareholders' equity.
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- Asset utilization showed a similar pattern, declining to a minimum of 10.61% in January 2023 before surging to a peak of 65.69% in October 2024. The ROA remained consistently above 58% through the final quarters of the period, indicating a profound increase in the efficiency with which assets are employed to generate earnings.
Overall, the convergence of rising gross margins and skyrocketing operating efficiencies has led to a fundamental shift in the company's profitability baseline. The transition from 2023 to 2026 indicates a move from a standard hardware margin profile to a high-margin software-like profitability structure.
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Return on Sales
Return on Investment
Gross Profit Margin
NVIDIA Corp., gross profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| Apr 26, 2026 | 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 61,157) | 51,093) | 41,849) | 33,853) | 26,668) | 28,722) | 26,156) | 22,574) | 20,406) | 16,791) | 13,400) | 9,462) | 4,648) | 3,833) | 3,177) | 2,915) | 5,431) | 5,000) | 4,631) | 4,215) | 3,629) | |||||||
| Revenue | 81,615) | 68,127) | 57,006) | 46,743) | 44,062) | 39,331) | 35,082) | 30,040) | 26,044) | 22,103) | 18,120) | 13,507) | 7,192) | 6,051) | 5,931) | 6,704) | 8,288) | 7,643) | 7,103) | 6,507) | 5,661) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit margin1 | 74.15% | 71.07% | 70.05% | 69.85% | 70.11% | 74.99% | 75.86% | 75.98% | 75.29% | 72.72% | 69.85% | 64.62% | 56.31% | 56.93% | 57.84% | 60.45% | 65.26% | 64.93% | 64.40% | 63.76% | 62.43% | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross Profit Margin, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | — | — | — | 50.28% | 49.52% | 48.26% | 47.62% | 50.09% | 49.35% | 48.38% | 47.61% | 46.76% | 46.12% | 45.01% | 43.70% | 43.98% | 44.93% | 46.55% | 48.01% | 48.53% | |||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | — | — | 64.49% | 62.84% | 61.47% | 60.15% | 58.76% | 57.16% | 57.08% | 57.85% | 59.84% | 62.47% | 64.01% | 65.23% | 65.69% | 65.62% | 62.70% | 58.63% | 58.33% | 57.81% | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | — | — | 48.96% | 48.72% | 48.67% | 48.50% | 48.14% | 47.73% | 47.46% | 47.41% | 47.18% | 46.98% | 46.70% | 46.40% | 46.35% | 46.39% | 46.51% | 47.05% | 47.51% | 47.67% | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | — | — | — | — | 67.82% | 67.77% | 66.83% | 66.09% | 64.70% | 63.03% | 63.90% | 65.05% | 67.06% | 68.93% | 68.28% | 67.71% | 66.98% | 66.55% | 65.68% | 64.42% | 62.95% | |||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | — | — | — | 35.43% | 34.77% | 35.58% | 29.76% | 31.67% | 32.66% | 34.67% | 41.42% | 41.49% | 40.04% | 38.14% | 38.27% | 38.34% | 42.61% | 46.56% | 49.85% | 54.32% | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | — | — | 61.45% | 61.57% | 61.30% | 60.91% | 60.56% | 59.68% | 59.75% | 59.97% | 59.57% | 59.76% | 59.44% | 59.81% | 60.16% | 60.69% | 61.23% | 61.00% | 60.86% | 60.77% | 60.27% | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | — | — | 49.98% | 49.80% | 49.31% | 48.71% | 48.03% | 47.60% | 47.47% | 47.32% | 46.84% | 45.23% | 44.80% | 44.62% | 44.65% | 45.31% | 45.74% | 45.69% | 45.93% | 46.30% | 46.19% | |||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | — | — | — | 58.44% | 45.31% | 39.79% | 37.13% | 34.73% | 30.92% | 22.35% | 11.42% | -0.32% | -14.49% | -9.11% | 9.03% | 27.51% | 41.34% | 45.18% | 46.89% | 45.81% | 41.37% | |||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | — | — | — | 54.80% | 55.10% | 55.43% | 55.68% | 55.68% | 55.99% | 56.21% | 55.90% | 55.80% | 55.54% | 55.70% | 56.31% | 56.46% | 57.22% | 57.84% | 57.99% | 58.51% | 58.16% | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | — | — | — | 57.32% | 57.02% | 57.48% | 58.03% | 58.02% | 58.14% | 58.63% | 59.36% | 61.01% | 62.90% | 64.46% | 66.29% | 67.64% | 68.76% | 69.51% | 69.26% | 68.68% | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-04-26), 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).
1 Q1 2027 Calculation
Gross profit margin = 100
× (Gross profitQ1 2027
+ Gross profitQ4 2026
+ Gross profitQ3 2026
+ Gross profitQ2 2026)
÷ (RevenueQ1 2027
+ RevenueQ4 2026
+ RevenueQ3 2026
+ RevenueQ2 2026)
= 100 × (61,157 + 51,093 + 41,849 + 33,853)
÷ (81,615 + 68,127 + 57,006 + 46,743)
= 74.15%
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The financial trajectory between May 2021 and April 2026 is characterized by a profound transition in both operational scale and profitability. After an initial period of moderate fluctuation and a temporary contraction, a significant paradigm shift occurred, leading to a sustained elevation of gross margins alongside exponential revenue growth.
- Initial Stability and Margin Compression
- Between May 2021 and May 2022, the gross profit margin exhibited a gradual upward trend, peaking at 65.26%. This was followed by a period of notable contraction, with the margin declining steadily to a low of 56.31% by April 2023. During this phase, revenue remained relatively stable, suggesting that the decline in margins was driven by increased costs of goods sold or pricing pressures.
- Rapid Expansion and Inflection Point
- A sharp inflection point is observed in July 2023, where the gross profit margin surged to 64.62%. This expansion accelerated rapidly over the following year, reaching a peak of 75.98% in July 2024. This period marks a transition to hyper-growth, with quarterly revenue climbing from 7.19 billion USD in April 2023 to 30.04 billion USD by July 2024, indicating an exceptional increase in pricing power and operational efficiency.
- High-Level Equilibrium and Scaling
- From October 2024 through April 2026, profitability stabilized at a significantly higher baseline. While a brief dip to 70.11% occurred in January 2025, the margin recovered to 74.15% by April 2026. This stability is particularly noteworthy given the continued exponential growth in volume; revenue expanded from 35.08 billion USD in July 2024 to 81.62 billion USD by April 2026, demonstrating the ability to maintain premium margins while scaling operations at an unprecedented rate.
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Operating Profit Margin
NVIDIA Corp., operating profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| Apr 26, 2026 | 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 53,536) | 44,299) | 36,010) | 28,440) | 21,638) | 24,033) | 21,869) | 18,642) | 16,909) | 13,615) | 10,417) | 6,800) | 2,140) | 1,256) | 601) | 499) | 1,868) | 2,970) | 2,671) | 2,444) | 1,956) | |||||||
| Revenue | 81,615) | 68,127) | 57,006) | 46,743) | 44,062) | 39,331) | 35,082) | 30,040) | 26,044) | 22,103) | 18,120) | 13,507) | 7,192) | 6,051) | 5,931) | 6,704) | 8,288) | 7,643) | 7,103) | 6,507) | 5,661) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating profit margin1 | 64.02% | 60.38% | 58.84% | 58.09% | 58.03% | 62.42% | 62.71% | 61.87% | 59.85% | 54.12% | 45.94% | 33.04% | 17.37% | 15.66% | 20.79% | 26.93% | 33.69% | 37.31% | 35.34% | 33.36% | 28.62% | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Profit Margin, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | — | — | — | 11.65% | 10.66% | 8.78% | 7.66% | 9.62% | 7.37% | 5.64% | 3.74% | 2.55% | 1.77% | -0.41% | -1.73% | 0.73% | 5.36% | 11.48% | 16.83% | 20.86% | |||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | — | — | 32.50% | 29.24% | 26.61% | 24.61% | 22.71% | 20.76% | 21.56% | 21.63% | 24.23% | 28.34% | 31.07% | 33.43% | 33.06% | 32.15% | 27.29% | 20.49% | 20.42% | 18.87% | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | — | — | 28.59% | 28.16% | 29.22% | 30.14% | 29.66% | 29.22% | 28.95% | 29.02% | 28.87% | 28.89% | 28.86% | 28.92% | 29.28% | 29.64% | 30.20% | 31.03% | 31.80% | 31.37% | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | — | — | — | — | 40.69% | 39.89% | 37.72% | 35.94% | 32.35% | 26.10% | 27.93% | 30.84% | 36.50% | 45.25% | 45.00% | 45.19% | 44.23% | 42.84% | 40.47% | 37.37% | 34.35% | |||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | — | — | — | -9.39% | -4.19% | -4.46% | -22.84% | -20.57% | -21.99% | -17.52% | -0.83% | 0.89% | 0.17% | -6.86% | -7.01% | -6.16% | 3.70% | 12.16% | 18.88% | 25.87% | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | — | — | 41.68% | 41.99% | 39.86% | 39.28% | 38.10% | 35.37% | 34.78% | 34.10% | 33.27% | 34.30% | 37.20% | 38.06% | 39.00% | 39.86% | 40.05% | 39.67% | 39.30% | 38.90% | 37.26% | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | — | — | 34.26% | 33.76% | 33.00% | 32.01% | 30.85% | 29.50% | 28.89% | 28.61% | 28.03% | 27.08% | 28.42% | 29.69% | 30.76% | 31.76% | 31.71% | 31.24% | 31.18% | 31.60% | 31.06% | |||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | — | — | — | 48.34% | 32.45% | 26.14% | 22.59% | 19.76% | 15.83% | 5.19% | -7.91% | -22.77% | -41.18% | -36.97% | -15.14% | 8.73% | 25.27% | 31.54% | 34.38% | 31.86% | 27.17% | |||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | — | — | — | 25.52% | 27.12% | 27.90% | 27.78% | 27.14% | 26.29% | 25.85% | 23.83% | 23.35% | 22.74% | 21.74% | 26.03% | 30.91% | 33.66% | 35.88% | 35.82% | 32.65% | 30.88% | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | — | — | — | 35.29% | 34.06% | 34.33% | 34.89% | 34.29% | 34.94% | 35.78% | 37.03% | 39.78% | 41.85% | 44.03% | 46.54% | 48.77% | 50.63% | 51.84% | 51.52% | 50.55% | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-04-26), 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).
1 Q1 2027 Calculation
Operating profit margin = 100
× (Operating incomeQ1 2027
+ Operating incomeQ4 2026
+ Operating incomeQ3 2026
+ Operating incomeQ2 2026)
÷ (RevenueQ1 2027
+ RevenueQ4 2026
+ RevenueQ3 2026
+ RevenueQ2 2026)
= 100 × (53,536 + 44,299 + 36,010 + 28,440)
÷ (81,615 + 68,127 + 57,006 + 46,743)
= 64.02%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The operating profit margin exhibits a cyclical trajectory characterized by an initial period of volatility, a subsequent phase of rapid expansion, and a final period of stabilization at historically high levels. The overall trend demonstrates a significant transition from a baseline margin of 28.62% in May 2021 to a peak of 64.02% by April 2026, indicating a substantial increase in operational efficiency and pricing power over the analyzed timeframe.
- Initial Margin Contraction (May 2021 – January 2023)
- An initial upward trend was observed between May 2021 and January 2022, with margins peaking at 37.31%. However, this was followed by a sharp and consistent decline throughout 2022, reaching a trough of 15.66% in January 2023. This contraction occurred despite relatively stable revenue, suggesting a period of increased operating expenses or compressed pricing during this interval.
- Accelerated Recovery and Hyper-Growth (April 2023 – October 2024)
- A pivot in performance occurred in April 2023, initiating a period of aggressive margin expansion. The operating profit margin rose steeply from 17.37% in April 2023 to 62.71% by October 2024. This surge coincides with an exponential increase in revenue, which grew from 7,192 million USD to 35,082 million USD in the same period, indicating that operating income grew at a rate far exceeding revenue growth, reflecting massive scalability.
- Stabilization and Final Ascent (January 2025 – April 2026)
- Following the peak in late 2024, margins entered a period of relative stabilization, fluctuating between 58.03% and 62.42% throughout much of 2025. This suggests a new operational baseline. The period concludes with a final upward movement, reaching a record high of 64.02% in April 2026, supported by revenue reaching 81,615 million USD and operating income climbing to 53,536 million USD.
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Net Profit Margin
NVIDIA Corp., net profit margin calculation (quarterly data)
| Apr 26, 2026 | 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | 58,321) | 42,960) | 31,910) | 26,422) | 18,775) | 22,091) | 19,309) | 16,599) | 14,881) | 12,286) | 9,243) | 6,188) | 2,043) | 1,414) | 680) | 656) | 1,618) | 3,002) | 2,464) | 2,374) | 1,912) | |||||||
| Revenue | 81,615) | 68,127) | 57,006) | 46,743) | 44,062) | 39,331) | 35,082) | 30,040) | 26,044) | 22,103) | 18,120) | 13,507) | 7,192) | 6,051) | 5,931) | 6,704) | 8,288) | 7,643) | 7,103) | 6,507) | 5,661) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net profit margin1 | 62.97% | 55.60% | 53.01% | 52.41% | 51.69% | 55.85% | 55.69% | 55.04% | 53.40% | 48.85% | 42.09% | 31.59% | 18.52% | 16.19% | 20.85% | 26.03% | 32.02% | 36.23% | 33.81% | 32.33% | 27.66% | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Profit Margin, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | — | — | — | 13.37% | 12.51% | 10.32% | 9.57% | 8.03% | 6.36% | 7.52% | 5.82% | 4.89% | 3.77% | 0.94% | -0.11% | 1.71% | 5.59% | 9.96% | 14.51% | 17.98% | |||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | — | — | 26.01% | 23.02% | 20.58% | 18.85% | 18.65% | 16.75% | 17.35% | 17.07% | 20.45% | 24.34% | 26.94% | 29.23% | 28.16% | 27.27% | 22.88% | 17.00% | 16.84% | 15.18% | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | — | — | 29.31% | 27.78% | 24.67% | 23.88% | 24.06% | 22.95% | 26.41% | 27.74% | 27.56% | 27.03% | 25.86% | 24.27% | 24.36% | 24.57% | 25.31% | 26.42% | 27.20% | 27.10% | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | — | — | — | — | 36.57% | 36.20% | 31.59% | 22.64% | 18.47% | 11.43% | 10.88% | 24.10% | 29.93% | 39.31% | 39.25% | 39.06% | 37.19% | 34.62% | 31.96% | 29.76% | 27.47% | |||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | — | — | — | -5.90% | -0.51% | 0.37% | -38.64% | -36.19% | -35.32% | -29.42% | 1.77% | 7.36% | 3.11% | -3.11% | -1.71% | -5.06% | 12.71% | 19.13% | 26.03% | 31.68% | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | — | — | 35.66% | 35.76% | 33.83% | 33.41% | 31.99% | 29.58% | 28.92% | 28.15% | 27.19% | 27.98% | 30.51% | 32.27% | 33.01% | 33.77% | 33.28% | 36.06% | 36.41% | 36.57% | 36.52% | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | — | — | 30.94% | 30.22% | 29.66% | 29.06% | 27.19% | 26.49% | 26.02% | 25.68% | 25.35% | 24.15% | 25.08% | 25.88% | 26.08% | 26.91% | 26.96% | 26.73% | 27.13% | 27.78% | 27.07% | |||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | — | — | — | 41.49% | 28.15% | 22.84% | 18.41% | 14.92% | 13.34% | 3.10% | -7.20% | -20.57% | -42.47% | -37.54% | -16.02% | 6.99% | 22.78% | 28.24% | 30.61% | 28.95% | 24.86% | |||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | — | — | — | 22.31% | 11.96% | 12.51% | 26.76% | 26.11% | 25.94% | 26.03% | 23.33% | 23.03% | 21.39% | 20.19% | 22.33% | 25.67% | 27.40% | 29.27% | 30.52% | 28.42% | 27.71% | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | — | — | — | 29.11% | 28.28% | 29.21% | 30.23% | 30.36% | 30.68% | 31.60% | 33.01% | 35.16% | 37.16% | 39.21% | 40.84% | 42.33% | 43.68% | 44.21% | 43.78% | 43.34% | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-04-26), 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).
1 Q1 2027 Calculation
Net profit margin = 100
× (Net incomeQ1 2027
+ Net incomeQ4 2026
+ Net incomeQ3 2026
+ Net incomeQ2 2026)
÷ (RevenueQ1 2027
+ RevenueQ4 2026
+ RevenueQ3 2026
+ RevenueQ2 2026)
= 100 × (58,321 + 42,960 + 31,910 + 26,422)
÷ (81,615 + 68,127 + 57,006 + 46,743)
= 62.97%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The financial performance exhibits a volatile but strongly upward trajectory in profitability, characterized by an initial period of stability, a sharp contraction, and a subsequent aggressive expansion in both revenue and net profit margins.
- Profitability Volatility and Contraction
- Between May 2021 and January 2022, net profit margins trended upward, peaking at 36.23%. However, a sharp reversal occurred starting in May 2022, with margins declining to a trough of 16.19% by January 2023. During this contraction phase, net income experienced a significant drop, falling from 3,002 million USD in January 2022 to a low of 656 million USD by July 2022.
- Exponential Recovery and Margin Expansion
- A decisive pivot in profitability is observed starting in April 2023, where margins began a rapid ascent from 18.52% to 48.85% by January 2024. This expansion coincided with exponential revenue growth, which increased from 7,192 million USD in April 2023 to 22,103 million USD by October 2023, suggesting high operating leverage and a substantial increase in pricing power or cost efficiency.
- Sustained High-Margin Performance
- From April 2024 through January 2026, net profit margins remained at an elevated plateau, generally fluctuating between 51.69% and 55.85%. The analysis concludes with a peak margin of 62.97% in April 2026, supported by revenue scaling to 81,615 million USD and net income reaching 58,321 million USD. This trajectory indicates a transition toward a highly scalable business model with increasing returns on revenue.
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Return on Equity (ROE)
NVIDIA Corp., ROE calculation (quarterly data)
| Apr 26, 2026 | 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | 58,321) | 42,960) | 31,910) | 26,422) | 18,775) | 22,091) | 19,309) | 16,599) | 14,881) | 12,286) | 9,243) | 6,188) | 2,043) | 1,414) | 680) | 656) | 1,618) | 3,002) | 2,464) | 2,374) | 1,912) | |||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 195,474) | 157,293) | 118,897) | 100,131) | 83,843) | 79,327) | 65,899) | 58,157) | 49,142) | 42,978) | 33,265) | 27,501) | 24,520) | 22,101) | 21,349) | 23,851) | 26,320) | 26,612) | 23,798) | 21,147) | 18,774) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROE1 | 81.65% | 76.33% | 83.43% | 86.48% | 91.57% | 91.87% | 95.71% | 91.15% | 86.68% | 69.24% | 56.78% | 37.54% | 19.55% | 19.76% | 27.90% | 32.45% | 35.93% | 36.65% | 34.49% | 33.48% | 28.37% | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROE, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | — | — | — | 7.77% | 6.88% | 5.44% | 4.75% | 3.85% | 2.85% | 3.20% | 2.39% | 1.99% | 1.53% | 0.38% | -0.05% | 0.72% | 2.41% | 4.17% | 5.67% | 6.13% | |||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | — | — | 9.82% | 8.01% | 6.70% | 5.74% | 5.23% | 4.46% | 4.65% | 4.70% | 6.07% | 7.92% | 9.32% | 10.45% | 10.06% | 9.39% | 7.54% | 5.15% | 4.43% | 3.43% | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | — | — | 35.58% | 36.10% | 34.28% | 35.03% | 35.64% | 34.06% | 37.77% | 39.54% | 40.14% | 41.07% | 41.94% | 42.69% | 45.93% | 48.06% | 53.51% | 55.06% | 58.35% | 55.09% | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | — | — | — | — | 31.27% | 28.45% | 25.84% | 18.56% | 14.43% | 8.71% | 7.76% | 14.68% | 16.55% | 58.70% | 63.03% | 62.20% | 54.90% | 50.62% | 48.50% | 42.58% | 34.09% | |||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | — | — | — | -2.85% | -0.23% | 0.19% | -20.95% | -19.24% | -18.89% | -16.04% | 0.85% | 3.84% | 1.60% | -1.61% | -0.91% | -2.91% | 7.90% | 13.32% | 18.88% | 23.87% | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | — | — | 80.11% | 83.39% | 84.99% | 86.56% | 92.27% | 89.51% | 83.33% | 82.00% | 84.34% | 88.92% | 103.76% | 116.01% | 130.76% | 136.01% | 156.01% | 237.04% | 77.19% | 73.76% | 70.61% | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | — | — | 63.38% | 61.24% | 57.01% | 54.33% | 48.98% | 48.75% | 47.89% | 44.82% | 45.00% | 42.06% | 49.36% | 54.94% | 58.49% | 61.71% | 65.45% | 73.35% | 75.35% | 70.88% | 73.28% | |||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | — | — | — | 33.28% | 20.25% | 15.76% | 12.27% | 9.61% | 8.30% | 1.72% | -3.48% | -8.59% | -16.02% | -13.22% | -6.41% | 3.41% | 12.55% | 17.41% | 20.12% | 18.86% | 16.04% | |||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | — | — | — | 36.38% | 23.25% | 26.13% | 42.55% | 39.82% | 39.27% | 38.60% | 35.31% | 34.27% | 33.67% | 33.51% | 41.68% | 53.52% | 62.58% | 71.81% | 80.15% | 83.73% | 88.12% | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | — | — | — | 31.99% | 30.73% | 30.33% | 30.73% | 29.70% | 28.39% | 28.75% | 30.86% | 34.78% | 38.53% | 42.70% | 48.22% | 54.16% | 60.02% | 61.52% | 60.86% | 58.62% | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-04-26), 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).
1 Q1 2027 Calculation
ROE = 100
× (Net incomeQ1 2027
+ Net incomeQ4 2026
+ Net incomeQ3 2026
+ Net incomeQ2 2026)
÷ Shareholders’ equity
= 100 × (58,321 + 42,960 + 31,910 + 26,422)
÷ 195,474 = 81.65%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The financial trajectory demonstrates three distinct phases: a period of moderate stability, a significant contraction, and a subsequent era of exponential expansion followed by high-level stabilization.
- Initial Stability and Contraction Phase
- Between May 2021 and January 2022, Return on Equity (ROE) exhibited a steady upward trend, rising from 28.37% to 36.65%. This was followed by a marked decline, where ROE dropped to a minimum of 19.55% by April 2023. This contraction was primarily driven by a reduction in net income, which reached a low of 656 million US dollars in July 2022.
- Exponential Expansion Phase
- A sharp reversal in profitability occurred starting in July 2023, with ROE surging from 37.54% to a peak of 95.71% in October 2024. This acceleration was fueled by an aggressive increase in quarterly net income, which climbed from 6.188 billion US dollars in July 2023 to 19.309 billion US dollars in October 2024, significantly outpacing the growth of the equity base during this interval.
- Normalization and Stabilization Phase
- From January 2025 through April 2026, ROE remained at an exceptionally high level but began a gradual normalization, fluctuating between 76.33% and 91.87%. While net income continued to grow substantially—reaching 58.321 billion US dollars by April 2026—the rapid expansion of shareholders' equity to 195.474 billion US dollars acted as a denominator effect, moderating the ROE percentage.
The analysis indicates that while the growth in net income has been the primary catalyst for the surge in profitability ratios, the concurrent and massive accumulation of shareholders' equity has started to stabilize the ROE, preventing further exponential increases despite record-breaking net income figures.
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Return on Assets (ROA)
NVIDIA Corp., ROA calculation (quarterly data)
| Apr 26, 2026 | 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | 58,321) | 42,960) | 31,910) | 26,422) | 18,775) | 22,091) | 19,309) | 16,599) | 14,881) | 12,286) | 9,243) | 6,188) | 2,043) | 1,414) | 680) | 656) | 1,618) | 3,002) | 2,464) | 2,374) | 1,912) | |||||||
| Total assets | 259,474) | 206,803) | 161,148) | 140,740) | 125,254) | 111,601) | 96,013) | 85,227) | 77,072) | 65,728) | 54,148) | 49,555) | 44,460) | 41,182) | 40,488) | 43,476) | 45,212) | 44,187) | 40,632) | 38,650) | 30,796) | |||||||
| Profitability Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROA1 | 61.51% | 58.06% | 61.56% | 61.53% | 61.29% | 65.30% | 65.69% | 62.20% | 55.27% | 45.28% | 34.88% | 20.84% | 10.78% | 10.61% | 14.71% | 17.80% | 20.92% | 22.07% | 20.20% | 18.32% | 17.30% | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ROA, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | — | — | — | — | 6.29% | 5.64% | 4.30% | 3.79% | 3.11% | 2.37% | 2.62% | 1.99% | 1.64% | 1.26% | 0.31% | -0.04% | 0.58% | 1.95% | 3.35% | 4.64% | 5.07% | |||||||
| Analog Devices Inc. | — | — | — | 6.91% | 5.64% | 4.72% | 4.06% | 3.87% | 3.26% | 3.39% | 3.41% | 4.38% | 5.82% | 6.79% | 7.60% | 7.32% | 6.83% | 5.46% | 3.75% | 3.23% | 2.50% | |||||||
| Applied Materials Inc. | — | — | — | 21.12% | 20.82% | 19.28% | 19.97% | 20.09% | 19.03% | 20.86% | 22.14% | 22.86% | 22.69% | 22.31% | 21.19% | 22.31% | 23.07% | 24.41% | 25.40% | 26.54% | 25.76% | |||||||
| Broadcom Inc. | — | — | — | — | 14.70% | 13.52% | 11.43% | 7.85% | 6.09% | 3.56% | 3.03% | 5.86% | 6.54% | 19.33% | 19.44% | 19.10% | 17.54% | 15.69% | 14.20% | 12.45% | 10.69% | |||||||
| Intel Corp. | — | — | — | — | -1.55% | -0.13% | 0.10% | -10.65% | -9.99% | -9.55% | -8.25% | 0.47% | 2.11% | 0.88% | -0.87% | -0.50% | -1.54% | 4.40% | 7.61% | 11.21% | 13.96% | |||||||
| KLA Corp. | — | — | 27.68% | 27.26% | 25.96% | 25.28% | 24.33% | 21.39% | 18.92% | 17.90% | 17.45% | 18.95% | 21.95% | 24.07% | 25.64% | 25.79% | 24.99% | 26.37% | 26.21% | 25.57% | 24.46% | |||||||
| Lam Research Corp. | — | — | 32.26% | 29.05% | 26.53% | 25.10% | 23.33% | 21.64% | 20.77% | 20.42% | 19.75% | 18.41% | 21.43% | 24.02% | 25.55% | 26.68% | 25.91% | 26.78% | 27.37% | 27.51% | 27.40% | |||||||
| Micron Technology Inc. | — | — | — | 23.75% | 13.85% | 10.31% | 7.94% | 6.40% | 5.43% | 1.12% | -2.32% | -5.73% | -10.78% | -9.08% | -4.43% | 2.42% | 9.11% | 13.11% | 15.18% | 14.17% | 12.02% | |||||||
| Qualcomm Inc. | — | — | — | 17.37% | 10.12% | 11.05% | 21.10% | 19.94% | 18.99% | 18.39% | 16.52% | 15.77% | 14.89% | 14.17% | 17.58% | 21.80% | 23.54% | 26.39% | 27.35% | 25.19% | 23.32% | |||||||
| Texas Instruments Inc. | — | — | — | — | 15.60% | 14.46% | 14.41% | 14.43% | 14.44% | 13.51% | 14.06% | 15.16% | 16.93% | 20.12% | 22.44% | 24.85% | 28.25% | 32.16% | 34.25% | 34.69% | 32.51% | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-04-26), 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).
1 Q1 2027 Calculation
ROA = 100
× (Net incomeQ1 2027
+ Net incomeQ4 2026
+ Net incomeQ3 2026
+ Net incomeQ2 2026)
÷ Total assets
= 100 × (58,321 + 42,960 + 31,910 + 26,422)
÷ 259,474 = 61.51%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
The analysis of profitability metrics reveals a period of initial volatility followed by an unprecedented expansion in asset efficiency and earnings power.
- Net Income Trajectory
- An exponential increase in net income is observed, rising from 1.9 billion USD in May 2021 to 58.3 billion USD by April 2026. A notable contraction occurred between May 2022 and October 2022, with income dropping to a low of 656 million USD, before initiating a sharp upward climb starting in July 2023.
- Asset Base Expansion
- Total assets show a consistent and aggressive growth trend, expanding from 30.8 billion USD to 259.5 billion USD. The scaling of the asset base accelerated significantly after October 2023, coinciding with the surge in net income.
- Return on Assets (ROA) Performance
- The ROA exhibits three distinct phases. The first phase, from May 2021 to January 2022, showed steady performance peaking at 22.07%. The second phase was marked by a decline, reaching a minimum of 10.61% in January 2023. The third phase represents a period of hyper-growth, where the ROA surged to a peak of 65.69% in October 2024.
- Efficiency Stabilization
- Following the peak in late 2024, the ROA entered a stabilization phase. Despite the continued growth of total assets, the ROA maintained a high plateau, fluctuating between 58% and 61.5% through April 2026, indicating that net income growth continued to scale proportionally with the expanding asset base.
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