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Nvidia Shatters Records With $68.1 Billion Quarter, Guides $78 Billion on Surging AI Chip Demand

Wall Street’s cautious reaction reflects concern over the staying power of hyperscalers’ AI spending despite guidance that excludes China data‑center revenue.

Overview

  • Nvidia’s data‑center business generated $62.3 billion in Q4, about 91% of sales, rising roughly 75% year over year and reinforcing its AI infrastructure dominance.
  • The company forecast about $78 billion in current‑quarter revenue and said the outlook assumes no data‑center compute sales to China, where a U.S. official noted no H200 shipments have been sold.
  • CEO Jensen Huang said computing demand is accelerating at an “agentic AI” inflection point as customers scale inference workloads, with gross margins around 75%.
  • Shares slipped even after the beat and upbeat guide as investors questioned the sustainability of massive AI capex and noted risks like customer concentration, with two buyers making up 36% of fiscal 2026 revenue.
  • Nvidia disclosed roughly $95.2 billion in inventory and capacity commitments to meet demand, returned $41.1 billion to shareholders in the year, and remains the most valuable public company at about $4.7–$4.8 trillion as hyperscalers plan roughly $650–$700 billion in AI spend.