NVIDIA Corporation · NVDA · FY2025 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2024

NVIDIA: Blackwell Ramp Extends an Already Strong AI Demand Story

The supplied transcript analysis supports a constructive near-term growth thesis: strong Hopper demand, a planned Blackwell ramp, expanding networking and software, and broader AI adoption point to continued momentum. The evidence is not one-sided; sustainability of customer spending, Blackwell execution, cooling choices, and China restrictions remain decisive tests.

Reported After market closeNASDAQTechnology $5084.14B market cap
100quality score

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Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $0.68 Consensus $0.64
EPS surprise +6.3% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $30.04B Consensus $28.74B
Revenue surprise +4.5% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

event-close to next-session close
Stock move -6.4% Event window
SPY move +0.0% Same window
Abnormal move -6.4% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.2× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +3.2% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

The current analysis adds evidence that Hopper demand remains strong while Blackwell sampling is underway and production is planned to ramp in Q4. It also highlights AI Foundry and NIM expansion, software approaching a $2 billion annual run-rate, and a broader set of enterprise and sovereign-AI opportunities.

Guidance delta

Management raised guidance, targeting $32.5 billion of next-quarter revenue and gross margins in the mid-70% range.

Key takeaways

  • Management described strong Hopper demand while preparing Blackwell production for a Q4 ramp.
  • Data-center growth and expanding enterprise software remain central to the outlook.
  • The thesis depends on continued customer investment, successful Blackwell execution, and navigating export controls.

Management priorities

  • Ramp Blackwell production and shipments while continuing to support Hopper demand.
  • Expand Spectrum-X networking, AI Foundry, NIM, and AI Enterprise offerings.
  • Develop next-generation accelerated-computing architectures and broaden AI deployments across enterprise, automotive, healthcare, industrial, and sovereign projects.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
NVDA EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q3 '24 estimate $0.34 Q3 '24 actual $0.40, beat Q4 '24 estimate $0.46 Q4 '24 actual $0.52, beat Q1 '25 estimate $0.56 Q1 '25 actual $0.61, beat Q2 '25 estimate $0.64 Q2 '25 actual $0.68, beat Q2 '26 estimate $1.01 Q2 '26 actual $1.05, beat Q3 '26 estimate $1.26 Q3 '26 actual $1.30, beat Q4 '26 estimate $1.54 Q4 '26 actual $1.62, beat Q1 '27 estimate $1.76 Q1 '27 actual $1.87, beat Q2 '27 estimate $2.09 Q2 '27 actual $2.22, beat Q3 '27 estimate $2.47 Q4 '27 estimate $2.74 Q1 '28 estimate $3.18 Q2 '28 estimate $3.65
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy77 ratings
Bullish6077.9%
Neutral1418.2%
Bearish33.9%

1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$210.96Current
$13.3Low
$223.22Average
$515High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 25, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Needham Buy BuyMaintainOct 22, 2026
Cantor Fitzgerald Overweight OverweightMaintainOct 1, 2026
Rosenblatt Buy BuyMaintainSep 29, 2026
Wedbush Outperform OutperformMaintainAug 27, 2026
UBS Buy BuyMaintainAug 27, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $210.96. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
BNP ParibasAnalyst unavailable$345$237.11 +63.5%Oct 5, 2026
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$210$230.86 -0.5%Oct 2, 2026
Piper SandlerAnalyst unavailable$300$223.67 +42.2%Sep 9, 2026
Truist FinancialAnalyst unavailable$346$225.98 +64.0%Aug 27, 2026
D.A. DavidsonGil Luria$300$225.64 +42.2%Aug 27, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

NVIDIA Corporation stands as a prominent provider of advanced graphics, computational, and networking solutions, operating across the United States, Taiwan, China, and numerous international markets. Its Graphics division encompasses GeForce GPUs, central to PC gaming and personal computing experiences, along with the GeForce NOW cloud gaming service and its supporting infrastructure, as well as dedicated solutions for various gaming platforms. For professional visualization, it provides Quadro and NVIDIA RTX GPUs for enterprise workstations, further offering vGPU software designed for cloud-centric visual and virtual computing, automotive platforms for in-vehicle infotainment, and the Omniverse software suite, facilitating 3D design and virtual world creation. The Compute & Networking segment is a cornerstone for AI, high-performance computing (HPC), and accelerated data center platforms.…

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-24. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.