Nvidia Beats Q3 Revenue, EPS Estimates and Supply Constraints Ding Stock: Huang Says ‘AI Era is in Full Throttle’ (UPDATE)
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NVIDIA Company (NASDAQ:NVDA) continued its streak of better-than-expected results, with revenue and earnings per share ahead in the third quarter. of Street estimates Wednesday
Nvidia’s key figures for the third quarter: Nvidia reported third-quarter revenue of $35.1 billion, up 94% year over year, beating the Street consensus estimate of $33.12 billion, the data showed. by Benzinga Pro.
The company reported earnings per share of 81 cents, above the Street consensus estimate of 75 cents per share.
The company has beaten analysts’ revenue estimates for nine consecutive quarters.
The company has beaten analysts’ earnings per share estimates for eight consecutive quarters.
Analysts and Benzinga readers predicted Nvidia is expected to meet or exceed third-quarter expectations before the report is released.
“What’s your boldest prediction for Nvidia’s earnings report on Wednesday? » Benzinga asked readers.
The results were as follows:
Meets expectations: 45%
Bright beat: 42%
Does not meet expectations: 13%
The majority of Benzinga readers expected the company to meet or beat analyst estimates. While more readers expected the company to meet estimates, 42% thought the company would beat estimates on Wednesday.
Nvidia Q3 Performance by Segment: The data center business recorded record quarterly revenue in the third quarter.
Here is an overview of revenue performance by operating business segment.
Segment
Income
Change from year to year
Quarter-to-quarter variation
Data Center
$30.8 billion
+112%
+17%
Gaming and AI PC
$3.3 billion
+15%
+14%
Professional visualization
$486 million
+17%
+7%
Auto
$449 million
+72%
+30%
“The AI era is in full swing, propelling a global transition to NVIDIA computing,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said.
“The demand for Hopper and the anticipation for Blackwell – in full production – is incredible as core model creators scale pre-training, post-training and inference.
Huang said countries have “realized the importance” of AI.
“AI is transforming every industry, business and country. Businesses are adopting agentic AI to revolutionize workflows. Investments in industrial robotics are increasing thanks to breakthroughs in physical AI.
Nvidia Q4 Outlook: Nvidia said it expects fourth-quarter revenue of $37.5 billion, plus or minus 2 percent.
The company said Blackwell production shipments are expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2025 and continue through fiscal 2026. Nvidia said there is continued demand for Hopper and the initial Blackwell ramp. Both are seeing “some supply constraints,” but the company said it is working as hard as possible to increase supply.
Demand for Blackwell far exceeds supply and Blackwell’s forecast remains on track, the company said. Nvidia expects Blackwell’s margins to be in the mid-70% range when they expand. “The demand for our infrastructure is really great,” Huang said. “Delivered more Blackwells this quarter than expected.”
Demand for Blackwell is expected to exceed supply for several quarters in fiscal 2026, the company said.
Highlights from the earnings call: Nvidia executives told investors that Blackwell was “in full production” and that customers were rushing to be first to market with the company’s new product.
The company said the pipeline continues to grow and enterprise AI and industrial AI are accelerating.
Nvidia’s gaming segment had an “excellent quarter” in the third quarter with strong back-to-school sales, the company added. The company said gaming channel inventory remains healthy and Nvidia is preparing for the holiday shopping season.
What’s next: With the possibility of higher earnings, Benzinga recently asked readers about their expectations for the stock if Nvidia beats its earnings estimates.
“If Nvidia exceeds expectations, how high could its stock rise by the end of 2024? » asked Benzinga.
The results were as follows:
$150 to $180: 55%
$180 to $200: 26%
Above $200: 18%
Benzinga readers predict the stock will hit new all-time highs if third-quarter results beat analyst estimates.
If the stock goes up, CEO Huang will continue to benefit as one of the stock’s largest shareholders. that of Huang wealth has gone to 128 billion dollars in 2024, ranked 11th in the world according to Bloomberg.
Huang added $84.3 billion to his wealth and is about $17 billion short of being among the world’s 10 richest people. If shares continue to trade higher through the end of the year, this milestone could be within reach.
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Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA. Photo courtesy of Nvidia.
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