NVIDIA Announces Financial Results for Second Quarter Fiscal 2025 (2024)

  • Record quarterly revenue of $30.0 billion, up 15% from Q1 and up 122% from a year ago
  • Record quarterly Data Center revenue of $26.3 billion, up 16% from Q1 and up 154% from a year ago

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) today reported revenue for the second quarter ended July 28, 2024, of $30.0 billion, up 15% from the previous quarter and up 122% from a year ago.

For the quarter, GAAP earnings per diluted share was $0.67, up 12% from the previous quarter and up 168% from a year ago. Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share was $0.68, up 11% from the previous quarter and up 152% from a year ago.

“Hopper demand remains strong, and the anticipation for Blackwell is incredible,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA. “NVIDIA achieved record revenues as global data centers are in full throttle to modernize the entire computing stack with accelerated computing and generative AI.”

“Blackwell samples are shipping to our partners and customers. Spectrum-X Ethernet for AI and NVIDIA AI Enterprise software are two new product categories achieving significant scale, demonstrating that NVIDIA is a full-stack and data center-scale platform. Across the entire stack and ecosystem, we are helping frontier model makers to consumer internet services, and now enterprises. Generative AI will revolutionize every industry.”

During the first half of fiscal 2025, NVIDIA returned $15.4 billion to shareholders in the form of shares repurchased and cash dividends. As of the end of the second quarter, the company had $7.5 billion remaining under its share repurchase authorization. On August 26, 2024, the Board of Directors approved an additional $50.0 billion in share repurchase authorization, without expiration.

NVIDIA will pay its next quarterly cash dividend of $0.01 per share on October 3, 2024, to all shareholders of record on September 12, 2024.

On June 7, 2024, NVIDIA completed a ten-for-one forward stock split. All share and per-share amounts presented have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the stock split.

Q2 Fiscal 2025 Summary

GAAP
($ in millions, except earnings
per share)
Q2 FY25Q1 FY25Q2 FY24Q/QY/Y
Revenue$30,040$26,044$13,507Up 15%Up 122%
Gross margin75.1%78.4%70.1%Down 3.3 ptsUp 5.0 pts
Operating expenses$3,932$3,497$2,662Up 12%Up 48%
Operating income$18,642$16,909$6,800Up 10%Up 174%
Net income$16,599$14,881$6,188Up 12%Up 168%
Diluted earnings per share$0.67$0.60$0.25Up 12%Up 168%
Non-GAAP
($ in millions, except earnings
per share)
Q2 FY25Q1 FY25Q2 FY24Q/QY/Y
Revenue$30,040$26,044$13,507Up 15%Up 122%
Gross margin75.7%78.9%71.2%Down 3.2 ptsUp 4.5 pts
Operating expenses$2,792$2,501$1,838Up 12%Up 52%
Operating income$19,937$18,059$7,776Up 10%Up 156%
Net income$16,952$15,238$6,740Up 11%Up 152%
Diluted earnings per share$0.68$0.61$0.27Up 11%Up 152%


Outlook
NVIDIA’s outlook for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 is as follows:

  • Revenue is expected to be $32.5 billion, plus or minus 2%.
  • GAAP and non-GAAP gross margins are expected to be 74.4% and 75.0%, respectively, plus or minus 50 basis points. For the full year, gross margins are expected to be in the mid-70% range.
  • GAAP and non-GAAP operating expenses are expected to be approximately $4.3 billion and $3.0 billion, respectively. Full-year operating expenses are expected to grow in the mid- to upper-40% range.
  • GAAP and non-GAAP other income and expense are expected to be an income of approximately $350 million, excluding gains and losses from non-affiliated investments and publicly-held equity securities.
  • GAAP and non-GAAP tax rates are expected to be 17%, plus or minus 1%, excluding any discrete items.

Highlights
NVIDIA achieved progress since its previous earnings announcement in these areas:

Data Center

  • Second-quarter revenue was a record $26.3 billion, up 16% from the previous quarter and up 154% from a year ago.
  • Announced that the combination of NVIDIA H200 Tensor Core and NVIDIA Blackwell architecture B200 Tensor Core processors swept the latest industry-standard MLPerf benchmark results for inference.
  • Revealed that H200 GPU-powered systems are now available on CoreWeave, the first cloud service provider to announce general availability.
  • Unveiled an array of Blackwell systems featuring NVIDIA Grace™ CPUs, networking and infrastructure from top manufacturers such as GIGABYTE, QCT and Wiwynn.
  • Reported broad adoption of the NVIDIA Spectrum-X™ Ethernet networking platform by cloud service providers, GPU cloud providers and enterprises, as well as partners incorporating it into their offerings.
  • Released NVIDIA NIM™ for broad availability to developers globally and announced more than 150 companies are integrating microservices into their platforms to speed generative AI application development.
  • Unveiled an inference service with Hugging Face powered by NIM microservices on NVIDIA DGX™ Cloud to enable developers to deploy popular large language models.
  • Introduced an NVIDIA AI Foundry service and NIM inference microservices to accelerate generative AI for the world’s enterprises with the Llama 3.1 collection of models.
  • Announced Japan advanced its sovereign AI capabilities with its ABCI 3.0 supercomputer, integrating H200 GPUs and NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand networking.
  • Accelerated quantum computing efforts at national supercomputing centers around the world with the open-source NVIDIA CUDA-Q™ platform.

Gaming and AI PC

  • Second-quarter Gaming revenue was $2.9 billion, up 9% from the previous quarter and up 16% from a year ago.
  • Announced NVIDIA ACE, a suite of generative AI technologies that bring digital humans to life, now includes NVIDIA Nemotron-4 4B, a small language model for on-device inference, and is available in early access for RTX AI PCs.
  • Introduced Project G-Assist, a technology preview demonstrating the power of AI agents to assist gamers and creators in real time.
  • Announced new NVIDIA GeForce RTX and DLSS titles, including Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Dune: Awakening and Dragon Age: The Veilguard, bringing the total number of RTX games and apps to over 600.
  • Surpassed 2,000 games on GeForce NOW, expanded the service into Japan and announced launches of Black Myth: Wukong and Star Wars Outlaws.

Professional Visualization

  • Second-quarter revenue was $454 million, up 6% from the previous quarter and up 20% from a year ago.
  • Introduced generative AI models and NIM microservices for OpenUSD to accelerate workflows and the development of industrial digital twins and robotics.
  • Announced major Taiwanese electronics makers are creating more autonomous factories with a new reference workflow that combines NVIDIA Metropolis vision AI, NVIDIA Omniverse™ simulation and NVIDIA Isaac™ AI robot development.

Automotive and Robotics

  • Second-quarter Automotive revenue was $346 million, up 5% from the previous quarter and up 37% from a year ago.
  • Unveiled the world’s leaders in robot development, including BYD Electronics, Siemens and Teradyne Robotics, are adopting the Isaac robotics platform for R&D and production.
  • Announced Omniverse Cloud Sensor RTX™ microservices to enable physically accurate sensor simulation to speed development of autonomous machines.
  • Won the Autonomous Grand Challenge at the Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition conference in the category of End-to-End Driving at Scale for advances in building physical, generative AI applications for autonomous vehicle development.

CFO Commentary
Commentary on the quarter by Colette Kress, NVIDIA’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, is available at https://investor.nvidia.com.

Conference Call and Webcast Information
NVIDIA will conduct a conference call with analysts and investors to discuss its second quarter fiscal 2025 financial results and current financial prospects today at 2 p.m. Pacific time (5 p.m. Eastern time). A live webcast (listen-only mode) of the conference call will be accessible at NVIDIA’s investor relations website, https://investor.nvidia.com. The webcast will be recorded and available for replay until NVIDIA’s conference call to discuss its financial results for its third quarter of fiscal 2025.

Non-GAAP Measures
To supplement NVIDIA’s condensed consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, the company uses non-GAAP measures of certain components of financial performance. These non-GAAP measures include non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP other income (expense), net, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income, or earnings, per diluted share, and free cash flow. For NVIDIA’s investors to be better able to compare its current results with those of previous periods, the company has shown a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures. These reconciliations adjust the related GAAP financial measures to exclude stock-based compensation expense, acquisition-related and other costs, other, gains from non-affiliated investments and publicly-held equity securities, net, interest expense related to amortization of debt discount, and the associated tax impact of these items where applicable. Free cash flow is calculated as GAAP net cash provided by operating activities less both purchases related to property and equipment and intangible assets and principal payments on property and equipment and intangible assets. NVIDIA believes the presentation of its non-GAAP financial measures enhances the user’s overall understanding of the company’s historical financial performance. The presentation of the company’s non-GAAP financial measures is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the company’s financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the company’s non-GAAP measures may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies.

NVIDIA CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In millions, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
July 28,July 30,July 28,July 30,
2024202320242023
Revenue$30,040$13,507$56,084$20,699
Cost of revenue7,4664,04513,1056,589
Gross profit22,5749,46242,97914,110
Operating expenses
Research and development3,0902,0405,8103,916
Sales, general and administrative8426221,6181,253
Total operating expenses3,9322,6627,4285,169
Operating Income18,6426,80035,5518,941
Interest income444187803338
Interest expense(61)(65)(125)(131)
Other, net1895926442
Other income (expense), net572181942249
Income before income tax19,2146,98136,4939,190
Income tax expense2,6157935,013958
Net income$16,599$6,188$31,480$8,232
Net income per share:
Basic$0.68$0.25$1.28$0.33
Diluted$0.67$0.25$1.27$0.33
Weighted average shares used in per share computation:
Basic24,57824,72924,59924,716
Diluted24,84824,99424,86924,948
NVIDIA CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
July 28,January 28,
20242024
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities$34,800$25,984
Accounts receivable, net14,1329,999
Inventories6,6755,282
Prepaid expenses and other current assets4,0263,080
Total current assets59,63344,345
Property and equipment, net4,8853,914
Operating lease assets1,5561,346
Goodwill4,6224,430
Intangible assets, net9521,112
Deferred income tax assets9,5786,081
Other assets4,0014,500
Total assets$85,227$65,728
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$3,680$2,699
Accrued and other current liabilities10,2896,682
Short-term debt-1,250
Total current liabilities13,96910,631
Long-term debt8,4618,459
Long-term operating lease liabilities1,3041,119
Other long-term liabilities3,3362,541
Total liabilities27,07022,750
Shareholders' equity58,15742,978
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity$85,227$65,728
NVIDIA CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
(Unaudited)
Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
July 28,July 30,July 28,July 30,
2024202320242023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income$16,599$6,188$31,480$8,232
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Stock-based compensation expense1,1548422,1641,576
Depreciation and amortization433365843749
Gains on investments in non-affiliated entities and publicly-held equity securities, net(193)(60)(264)(45)
Deferred income taxes(1,699)(746)(3,276)(1,881)
Other(144)(69)(288)(102)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable(1,767)(2,986)(4,133)(3,239)
Inventories(803)296(1,380)861
Prepaid expenses and other assets714(376)(12)(592)
Accounts payable823777801789
Accrued liabilities and other current liabilities(888)1,9863,3142,675
Other long-term liabilities260131584236
Net cash provided by operating activities14,4896,34829,8339,259
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities4,0942,5988,0985,111
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities15-164-
Purchases of marketable securities(5,744)(2,542)(15,047)(5,343)
Purchase related to property and equipment and intangible assets(977)(289)(1,346)(537)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired(279)-(317)(83)
Purchases of investments in non-affiliated entities(344)(235)(534)(456)
Proceeds from sales of investments in non-affiliated entities50-105-
Other-21-21
Net cash used in investing activities(3,185)(447)(8,877)(1,287)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds related to employee stock plans-1285247
Payments related to repurchases of common stock(7,158)(3,067)(14,898)(3,067)
Repayment of debt(1,250)(1,250)(1,250)(1,250)
Payments related to tax on restricted stock units(1,637)(672)(3,389)(1,179)
Dividends paid(246)(99)(344)(199)
Principal payments on property and equipment and intangible assets(29)(11)(69)(31)
Net cash used in financing activities(10,320)(5,098)(19,665)(5,479)
Change in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash9848031,2912,493
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period7,5875,0797,2803,389
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period$8,571$5,882$8,571$5,882
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash to the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet:
Cash and cash equivalents$8,563$5,783$8,563$5,783
Restricted cash, included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets899899
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash$8,571$5,882$8,571$5,882
Supplementaldisclosuresofcash flow information:
Cash paid for income taxes, net$7,208$227$7,449$328
NVIDIA CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(In millions, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
July 28,April 28,July 30,July 28,July 30,
20242024202320242023
GAAP gross profit$22,574$20,406$9,462$42,979$14,110
GAAP gross margin75.1%78.4%70.1%76.6%68.2%
Acquisition-related and other costs (A)118119119238239
Stock-based compensation expense (B)4036317558
Other (C)(3)(1)2(4)10
Non-GAAP gross profit$22,729$20,560$9,614$43,288$14,417
Non-GAAP gross margin75.7%78.9%71.2%77.2%69.7%
GAAP operating expenses$3,932$3,497$2,662$7,428$5,169
Stock-based compensation expense (B)(1,114)(975)(811)(2,089)(1,518)
Acquisition-related and other costs (A)(26)(21)(18)(48)(72)
Other (C)--5-10
Non-GAAP operating expenses$2,792$2,501$1,838$5,291$3,589
GAAP operating income$18,642$16,909$6,800$35,551$8,941
Total impact of non-GAAP adjustments to operating income1,2951,1509762,4461,887
Non-GAAP operating income$19,937$18,059$7,776$37,997$10,828
GAAP other income (expense), net$572$370$181$942$249
Gains from non-affiliated investments and publicly-held equity securities, net(193)(69)(62)(264)(46)
Interest expense related to amortization of debt discount11122
Non-GAAP other income (expense), net$380$302$120$680$205
GAAP net income$16,599$14,881$6,188$31,480$8,232
Total pre-tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments1,1031,0829152,1841,843
Income tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments (D)(750)(725)(363)(1,475)(622)
Non-GAAP net income $16,952$15,238$6,740$32,189$9,453
Diluted net income per share
GAAP$0.67$0.60$0.25$1.27$0.33
Non-GAAP$0.68$0.61$0.27$1.29$0.38
Weighted average shares used in diluted net income per share computation24,84824,89024,99424,86924,948
GAAP net cash provided by operating activities$14,489$15,345$6,348$29,833$9,259
Purchases related to property and equipment and intangible assets(977)(369)(289)(1,346)(537)
Principal payments on property and equipment and intangible assets(29)(40)(11)(69)(31)
Free cash flow$13,483$14,936$6,048$28,418$8,691
(A) Acquisition-related and other costs are comprised of amortization of intangible assets, transaction costs, and certain compensation charges and are included in the following line items:
Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
July 28,April 28,July 30,July 28,July 30,
20242024202320242023
Cost of revenue$118$119$119$238$239
Research and development$17$12$12$30$24
Sales, general and administrative$9$8$6$18$48
(B) Stock-based compensation consists of the following:
Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
July 28,April 28,July 30,July 28,July 30,
20242024202320242023
Cost of revenue$40$36$31$75$58
Research and development$832$727$600$1,559$1,124
Sales, general and administrative$282$248$211$530$394
(C) Other consists of IP-related costs and assets held for sale related adjustments.
(D) Income tax impact of non-GAAP adjustments, including the recognition of excess tax benefits or deficiencies related to stock-based compensation under GAAP accounting standard (ASU 2016-09).
NVIDIA CORPORATION
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP OUTLOOK
Q3 FY2025
Outlook
($ in millions)
GAAP gross margin74.4%
Impact of stock-based compensation expense, acquisition-related costs, and other costs0.6%
Non-GAAP gross margin75.0%
GAAP operating expenses$4,250
Stock-based compensation expense, acquisition-related costs, and other costs(1,250)
Non-GAAP operating expenses$3,000
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