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Nvidia(NVDA) - 2025 FY - Earnings Call Transcript
NvidiaNvidia(US:NVDA)2025-06-25 17:00

Financial Data and Key Metrics Changes - Revenue more than doubled to $130 billion, with operating income and EPS growing by 147% [39][53] - Blackwell's rollout debuted with $11 billion in sales in the fourth quarter and more than doubled in the first quarter of the following year [38][39] Business Line Data and Key Metrics Changes - Nearly 100 NVIDIA AI-powered factories are currently being built, which is double the number from the previous year, with the average number of GPUs per factory also doubling [38] - The transition from Hopper to Blackwell represents a significant advancement in AI infrastructure, with Blackwell designed for real-time inference applications [37][39] Market Data and Key Metrics Changes - Demand for AI compute is surging due to innovative applications like ChatGPT and the proliferation of generative AI applications [58] - AI factories require tens of gigawatts of infrastructure to be built in the coming years, positioning NVIDIA uniquely to capture this opportunity [59] Company Strategy and Development Direction - NVIDIA is transitioning from a chip company to an AI infrastructure and computing platform company, focusing on building a full-stack data center scale platform [35][36] - The company is investing heavily in AI and robotics, with a multi-trillion dollar growth opportunity identified in these sectors [58][60] Management's Comments on Operating Environment and Future Outlook - Management expressed confidence in maintaining leadership positions despite competition, citing a large and growing footprint of data center infrastructure and a strong ecosystem of partners [55][56] - The company views AI as the future of computing, with every industry expected to be affected, including gaming [61] Other Important Information - NVIDIA has returned capital to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends, utilizing $33.7 billion for share repurchases and paying $834 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 [67] - The company completed a 10-for-1 stock split in fiscal 2025 and regularly reviews its capital return program [67] Q&A Session Summary Question: How can NVIDIA improve sales given competition? - Management highlighted a multi-trillion dollar growth opportunity with AI and robotics, emphasizing their leadership in the market and continuous innovation [55][56] Question: Where do you see growth and profit opportunities for NVIDIA? - Growth opportunities are identified in AI compute and robotics, with significant demand for AI infrastructure and autonomous vehicles [58][60] Question: What is NVIDIA's plan if there's a sudden loss of interest in artificial intelligence? - Management reiterated that AI is the future of computing and investments in AI will enhance features across products, including gaming [61][62] Question: What is NVIDIA's strategy for parallel quantum computing? - The company is advancing quantum computing through its CUDA Q platform, which integrates GPUs and quantum processing units [64][66] Question: Will NVIDIA increase its dividend or consider another stock split? - NVIDIA has returned capital through share repurchases and dividends, and the board regularly reviews the capital return program [67]