NASDAQ$NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation · Q2 2021 earnings
Q2 2021 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Reported record revenue, driven by data center and gaming growth, despite pandemic impacts on professional visualization and automotive platforms.
NVIDIA reported record revenue for the second quarter of fiscal year 2021, with significant growth in its Data Center and Gaming segments. The company's overall performance was driven by the increasing adoption of NVIDIA computing and the acquisition of Mellanox.
- Record revenue of $3.87 billion, up 50 percent year-over-year.
- Record Data Center revenue of $1.75 billion, up 167 percent year-over-year.
- GAAP earnings per diluted share were $0.99, up 10 percent year-over-year.
- Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share were $2.18, up 76 percent year-over-year.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
NVIDIA · Revenue · Quarterly
$3.87B
Revenue by segment
NVIDIA · $3.71B total across 4 segments · Q2 2021
- Data Center$1.75B+167.0%47.1%
- Graphics$1.65B+26.0%44.4%
- Professional Visualization$203M-30.0%5.5%
- Automotive$111M-47.0%3.0%
Forward guidance
NVIDIA's outlook for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 includes revenue of $4.40 billion, plus or minus 2 percent. GAAP and non-GAAP gross margins are expected to be 62.5 percent and 65.5 percent, respectively, plus or minus 50 basis points.
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q2 2021
+1.9%
Avg return
Earnings day
+1.8%
Avg return
5 days after
+4.0%
Avg return
30 days after
55%
39 / 71 earnings
Positive
+25.7%
Q3 2017
Best reaction
-16.6%
Q3 2019
Worst reaction
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| Q1 2027 | -1.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2026 | -1.7% | -7.9% | -14.3% | |
| Q3 2026 | -7.6% | -4.7% | -3.0% | |
| Q2 2026 | +1.7% | -6.0% | -1.9% | |
| Q1 2026 | +3.0% | +4.8% | +17.0% | |
| Q4 2025 | -8.5% | -11.6% | -16.5% | |
| Q3 2025 | -0.2% | -7.5% | -8.4% | |
| Q2 2025 | -8.3% | -7.0% | -5.4% | |
| Q1 2025 | -0.5% | +11.6% | +32.7% | |
| Q4 2024 | +13.1% | +13.9% | +35.8% | |
| Q3 2024 | -3.4% | -5.2% | -2.8% | |
| Q2 2024 | +3.3% | +2.6% | -8.9% | |
| Q1 2024 | +23.8% | +26.9% | +37.5% | |
| Q4 2023 | +14.5% | +13.8% | +29.6% | |
| Q3 2023 | -5.9% | -8.1% | -0.6% | |
| Q2 2023 | +4.2% | -8.0% | -27.2% | |
| Q1 2023 | +10.5% | +16.4% | +6.0% | |
| Q4 2022 | -7.5% | -10.8% | -0.2% | |
| Q3 2022 | +4.9% | +5.8% | -8.0% | |
| Q2 2022 | +1.7% | +12.8% | +12.6% | |
| Q1 2022 | -1.0% | +3.8% | +21.6% | |
| Q4 2021 | -5.9% | -2.1% | -9.2% | |
| Q3 2021 | +0.1% | -2.1% | -1.1% | |
| Q2 2021 | -1.0% | +3.7% | -0.6% | |
| Q1 2021 | +0.7% | -2.8% | +3.2% | |
| Q4 2020 | +6.3% | +8.8% | -11.6% | |
| Q3 2020 | -2.1% | -0.3% | +7.4% | |
| Q2 2020 | +6.4% | +11.9% | +21.2% | |
| Q1 2020 | -2.0% | -2.8% | -9.4% | |
| Q4 2019 | +2.9% | +2.5% | +11.1% | |
| Q3 2019 | -16.6% | -24.4% | -25.7% | |
| Q2 2019 | -5.6% | -2.2% | +6.7% | |
| Q1 2019 | -0.5% | -4.0% | +2.5% | |
| Q4 2018 | +1.4% | +1.7% | +7.2% | |
| Q3 2018 | +3.3% | +2.4% | -8.4% | |
| Q2 2018 | -9.3% | -3.0% | -4.9% | |
| Q1 2018 | +17.9% | +24.4% | +55.6% | |
| Q4 2017 | -4.4% | -8.3% | -16.4% | |
| Q3 2017 | +25.7% | +23.2% | +31.2% | |
| Q2 2017 | +8.2% | +7.0% | +1.7% | |
| Q1 2017 | +13.1% | — | — | |
| Q4 2016 | +11.3% | — | — | |
| Q3 2016 | +12.6% | — | — | |
| Q2 2016 | +11.7% | — | — | |
| Q1 2016 | -5.8% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | +6.4% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | -1.7% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | +7.7% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | -1.9% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | +6.8% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | +4.4% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | -0.8% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | +4.6% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | +2.4% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | -3.3% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | +2.7% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | +5.7% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | +1.3% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | +4.6% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | +4.4% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | -8.1% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | +1.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | +4.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | -7.9% | — | — | |
| Q1 2010 | -0.8% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | -1.1% | — | — | |
| Q4 2008 | -4.7% | — | — | |
| Q3 2009 | -4.6% | — | — | |
| Q3 2010 | -4.6% | — | — | |
| Q2 2010 | +5.7% | — | — | |
| Q2 2009 | +5.7% | — | — |
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