Overview
- For the 10 years ending Jan. 23, a $100 stake in Nvidia would have grown to roughly $27,100, based on YCharts data reported by Yahoo Finance.
- Nvidia’s valuation expanded from about $150 billion at the start of the COVID period to roughly $4.5 trillion as of early February 2026.
- The stock’s path included sharp setbacks, including a late-2018 slide that cut the share price by more than half, a COVID-era drop and rebound, and a 2022 peak-to-trough decline of over 60%.
- The article credits Nvidia’s position in AI and semiconductors for its current leadership while cautioning that the next decade likely will not repeat the same magnitude of gains.
- The piece includes Motley Fool Stock Advisor promotion noting Nvidia is not on its current top-10 list and citing the service’s historical performance claims.