# NVDA: NVIDIA Corporation

**Verdict: GROWTH** · Confidence 72% · Value score 71% · Growth score 77%

Value checklist: 5/7 passed (score 71%). Growth checklist: 8/11 passed (score 77%). A profile needs a score of at least 60%. Only 1 of 3 price checks (PEG, P/E, P/B) passed, so the stock isn't cheap enough to count as a value stock despite its quality ratios. The stock fits the growth profile and not the value profile.

## Company

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Country | United States |
| Market cap | $5.2T |
| Price | $214.13 USD |
| Annual dividend | $1.00 |
| Employees | 42,000 |

NVIDIA Corporation operates as a data center scale AI infrastructure company in the United States, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Europe, and internationally. It operates through Compute & Networking, and Graphics segments. The Compute & Networking segment provides data center accelerated computing and networking platforms and artificial intelligence solutions and software, and automotive platforms and autonomous and electric vehicle solutions, including software. The Graphics segment offers GeForce GPUs for gaming and PCs; Quadro/NVIDIA RTX GPUs for enterprise workstation graphics. The company's products are used in gaming, professional visualization, data center, and automotive markets. It sells its products to original equipment manufacturers, original device manufacturers, system integrators and distributors, independent software vendors, cloud service providers, add-in board manufacturers, distributors, automotive manufacturers and tier-1 automotive suppliers, and other ecosystem participants. It has a collaboration with Cisco to develop Ultra-Dense Small Form Factor Pluggable (USFP), a high-density optical module pluggable transceiver. It has a collaboration with ChipAgents to develop Build-A-Chip-Bench, a benchmark for AI agents carrying chip design tasks and The Company has a strategic alliance with MediaTek to build the next generations of AI computing platforms. NVIDIA Corporation was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

## Value Checklist

| Ratio | Threshold | Actual | Result | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price / Earnings Growth (PEG) | Below 1 | 0.48 | **Pass** | Reported by Yahoo Finance |
| Price / Earnings (P/E) | Below 15 | 27.07 | Fail |  |
| Price / Book (P/B) | Below 1 | 22.58 | Fail |  |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | Above 15% | 117.21% | **Pass** |  |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | Above 4% | 53.57% | **Pass** |  |
| Debt / Equity (D/E) | Below 1 | 0.17 | **Pass** |  |

## 10-Year EPS Test

| Step | Value |
|---|---|
| EPS 3.7 years ago | $0.17 |
| Current EPS | $7.91 |
| Lowest P/E in period | 16.48 |
| Current share price | $214.13 |
| Annual dividend per share | $1.00 |
| EPS growth rate | 180.55% |
| Projected EPS in 3.7 years | $359.59 |
| Projected trading price (lowest P/E x EPS) | $5,925.93 |
| Projected value (+ 3.7 yrs of dividends) | $5,929.63 |
| Annual compound return | 145.37% |
| Hurdle rate | 12.00% |
| Result | **Pass** |

Inputs: FY 2023 EPS (Yahoo Finance (annual statements)); trailing 12-month EPS; lowest P/E in FY 2024

_Only 3.7 years of EPS history available, so this is a shorter test than 10 years._

## Growth Checklist

| Ratio | Threshold | Actual | Result | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | Above 40% | 74.67% | **Pass** |  |
| Operating Profit Margin | 10% to 25% | 66.24% | Fail | Above the range: very profitable, which fits a mature business more than one reinvesting for growth. |
| Net Profit Margin | Above 10% | 63.66% | **Pass** |  |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | Above 15% | 117.21% | **Pass** |  |
| Current Ratio | Above 2 | 4.59 | **Pass** | Very high; can mean idle cash or bloated receivables/inventory, not only strength. |
| Quick Ratio | Above 1.5 | 2.92 | **Pass** |  |
| Accounts Receivable Turnover | Above 7.3 | 7.02 | Fail |  |
| Inventory Turnover | Above 7.3 | 3.97 | Fail (sector-typical) | Low inventory turnover is normal for chipmakers (NVDA ~3.2, AMD ~2.3 in 2025, per AlphaQuery). |
| Healthy Working Capital (CA > CL) | Above $0 | $93.4B | **Pass** | Current assets $125.6B vs current liabilities $32.2B |
| Revenue Growth (annual CAGR) * | Above 10% | 100.01% | **Pass** |  |
| Expected EPS Growth (next year) * | Above 10% | 70.90% | **Pass** |  |

\* Extra growth signal on top of the core checklist.

## Qualitative Analysis: Value Factors

| Factor | Signal | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Small is Beautiful | Against | Large-cap company ($5.2T market cap). It is widely followed by analysts and big investors, so the market is less likely to overlook it. |
| Annuity Business | Neutral | Revenue has been steady, but there is no clear sign it comes from recurring contracts: revenue rose every year for the last 3 years. |
| Durable Competitive Advantage | Supports | Gross margin of 74.7% and net margin of 63.7% show pricing power that competitors haven't eroded, a sign of a moat. |
| Revenues & Commodity | Supports | Revenue from Semiconductors isn't tied to commodity prices, so earnings are more predictable. |
| Need for Capital | Supports | The business funds itself without heavy borrowing or spending: debt-to-equity is 0.17 (threshold: below 1); capital spending uses 6% of operating cash flow. |
| Insider Buying | Against | In the past two years insiders made 0 purchases ($0) and 91 sales ($3.8B). No insider buying, so there's no signal that management sees the stock as undervalued. |

## Qualitative Analysis: Growth Factors

| Factor | Signal | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Market Potential | Supports | It has a large, expanding market to grow into: it operates in fast-growing areas (semiconductor, software, cloud); revenue has grown 100.0% per year. |
| New Goods/Services & Customer Orientation | Supports | R&D spending has grown 36.1% per year alongside 100.0% annual revenue growth, showing that new products are turning into sales. |
| Research & Development | Neutral | R&D is 8.6% of revenue, a moderate investment. |
| Profit Margins | Supports | Gross 74.7%, operating 66.2%, net 63.7%. High margins show customers are willing to pay for its products. |
| Market Share | Neutral | At $5.2T it is already a dominant player, so there's less room to gain share (revenue growth 100.0% per year). |

## Caveats

- Inventory Turnover fails the threshold (3.97), but low inventory turnover is normal for chipmakers (NVDA ~3.2, AMD ~2.3 in 2025, per AlphaQuery).
- EPS test: Only 3.7 years of EPS history available, so this is a shorter test than 10 years.
- Long-run EPS history comes from Yahoo Finance (about 4 years). Set SEC_USER_AGENT to use 10+ years of SEC filings, or enter the EPS test inputs yourself.

## Sources

- Yahoo Finance (yfinance): price, ratios, financial statements, insider transactions
- Data fetched: 2026-10-19T13:09:26+00:00

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