Nvidia (NVDA 0.53%) has been an excellent stock to own over the past few years, as the company has gained the status of having the largest market capitalization in the world. However, given the stock's impressive performance, many investors are likely wondering if there's still room for Nvidia to run.
The current artificial intelligence (AI) boom has been the biggest driver of the stock market's gains over the past couple of years, and two companies that have seen phenomenal gains from AI are SoundHound AI (SOUN -5.82%) and Nvidia (NVDA 0.53%). Shares of SoundHound have soared 310% over the past three years, while Nvidia's stock has skyrocketed 910%.
Nvidia became the first company to reach the $4 trillion market cap milestone. We look at how the company arrived here, the outlook for more growth AI technology, the competition, and why the stock could climb higher.
Semiconductors Industry | Technology Sector | Jen-Hsun Huang CEO | NASDAQ (NGS) Exchange | 67066G104 Cusip |
US Country | 36,000 Employees | 11 Jun 2025 Last Dividend | 10 Jun 2024 Last Split | 22 Jan 1999 IPO Date |
NVIDIA Corporation, a prominent player in the tech industry, offers a comprehensive suite of graphics, compute, and networking solutions across a global market including the United States, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, and other international territories. The company's innovations find applications in various sectors, notably gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and automotive markets. Since its incorporation in 1993, NVIDIA has established its headquarters in Santa Clara, California, serving a diverse clientele ranging from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), system integrators, and distributors to cloud service providers, automotive manufacturers, and entities within the internet ecosystem.
NVIDIA's offerings are categorized into two main segments: Graphics and Compute & Networking, each encompassing a variety of products and services tailored to meet the needs of different market sectors.
This segment caters to both the gaming industry and professional visualization. It includes GeForce GPUs for gaming and PCs, providing a high-quality gaming experience and the GeForce NOW streaming service that enables gaming on various devices. For professionals, Quadro/NVIDIA RTX GPUs offer powerful workstation graphics capabilities. The segment also features virtual GPU software for visual and virtual cloud computing, automotive infotainment systems platforms, and Omniverse software for metaverse and 3D internet applications development.
Encompassing NVIDIA's data center and networking solutions, this segment boasts Data Center computing and end-to-end networking platforms like Quantum for InfiniBand and Spectrum for Ethernet. The NVIDIA DRIVE platform supports automated driving technologies, while Jetson provides the backbone for robotics and other embedded platforms. NVIDIA AI Enterprise and other software cater to the business and computing needs, enhanced further by DGX Cloud software and services tailored for advanced computing environments.