NVIDIA Q4 Earnings Crush Estimates, Revenues Increase 73% Y/Y

Core Insights - NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) reported strong fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 results, with both revenue and earnings exceeding expectations and showing significant year-over-year growth [1][2] Financial Performance - Fourth-quarter non-GAAP earnings reached $1.62 per share, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6.58%, and increased 82% year over year and 25% sequentially [1] - Revenues for the fourth quarter climbed 73% year over year and 20% sequentially to $68.13 billion, beating the consensus mark by 3.9% [2] Segment Analysis - NVIDIA's revenues are categorized into two segments: Graphics and Compute & Networking [3] - The Graphics segment accounted for 9.5% of fourth-quarter revenues, rising 97% year over year and 6% sequentially to $6.48 billion [4] - Compute & Networking represented 90.5% of revenues, with a 71% year-over-year and 21% sequential increase to $61.65 billion [5] Market Platform Performance - Data Center revenues, making up 91.5% of total revenues, surged 75% year over year and 22% sequentially to $62.31 billion, driven by increased shipments of Blackwell GPU computing platforms [6] - Gaming revenues increased 47% year over year but fell 13% sequentially to $3.73 billion, accounting for 5.5% of total revenues [7] - Professional Visualization revenues rose 159% year over year and 74% sequentially to $1.32 billion, while Automotive sales totaled $604 million, up 6% year over year [8] Operating Metrics - Non-GAAP gross margin improved to 75.2%, reflecting a 170 basis point increase year over year [9] - Non-GAAP operating income jumped 81% year over year and 22% sequentially to $46.12 billion, with an operating margin of 67.7% [11] Cash Flow and Balance Sheet - As of January 25, 2026, NVIDIA's cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities totaled $62.6 billion, up from $60.6 billion [12] - The company generated $36.19 billion in operating cash flow during the fourth quarter and $102.72 billion for fiscal 2026 [13] Future Guidance - For the first quarter of fiscal 2027, NVIDIA anticipates revenues of $78 billion, indicating a year-over-year increase of 77% [14]