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May 22, 2026 12:30 PM

Nvidia Crushes Earnings, But AI Chip Supply Crunch Looms

NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) delivered another blowout quarter on Wednesday, beating Wall Street expectations on both revenue and earnings as demand for AI infrastructure continued to power growth across its data center business.

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Q1 Details

The chipmaker reported fiscal first-quarter revenue of $81.6 billion, up 85% year-over-year and above analyst estimates of about $79.15 billion, while adjusted earnings came in at $1.87 per share versus expectations of $1.77 per share. 

Data center revenue surged to $75.2 billion, representing roughly 92% of total sales, as hyperscalers and enterprise customers continued racing to build out AI computing capacity.

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"Nvidia beat analysts' estimates on both the top and bottom lines and offered second-quarter guidance better than Wall Street was expecting," Stephen Callahan, trading behavior specialist at Firstrade, told Benzinga. 

"In addition, the company increased its quarterly dividend from a penny a share to 25 cents per share. That tells the market the company has a lot of confidence in its cash flow," he added. 

Nvidia also authorized an ...