Answered on the record on 30 October 2026, from the files as they stood that day What the grade is made of
NVIDIA's grade is 8.1 of 10: 8.2 for the past, 8.9 for the present and 7.1 for the future. All nine of its metrics are read as filed, and none is a CrossAssetData estimate.
How this list was made. Each of the nine metrics ranks NVIDIA within its family, Semiconductors & Related Devices, as a percentile of the companies read, printed as a score out of 10. Three metrics make each tense, weighted within it, and the past, present and future blend 30, 40 and 30 percent, the printed blend for a product business. A metric is read as filed when it is arithmetic on the filed record, and is a CrossAssetData estimate, with its because, only where the record cannot read it.
- NVDASurviving crises past, 7.6 of 10, 76th percentile of 99, read as filedIts filings since 2017 show no warning events: no bankruptcy, default, listing or late-report notice, no restatement warning, no auditor change and no material cyber incident. A clean record shares the family's top rank with every other clean one, here the 76th percentile.
- NVDATrack record past, 9.1 of 10, 91st percentile of 93, read as filedRevenue went from $5.0 billion in fiscal 2016 to $216 billion in fiscal 2026 as filed, up 45.8% a year. It rose in 9 of 9 years, never fell from a peak, and net income was positive in 10 of 10.
- NVDAShareholder treatment past, 7.0 of 10, 70th percentile of 67, read as filedOver the three fiscal years to 25 January 2026, the diluted share count shrank about 0.7% a year, and dividends and buybacks returned about 44% of operating cash flow. Insider trades are printed on the file but do not score.
- NVDAFinancial health present, 8.7 of 10, 87th percentile of 95, read as filedIn the fiscal year ended 25 January 2026, return on equity was about 76 cents of profit per shareholder dollar and leverage about 24 cents owed per dollar of assets. Its products earned about 74 cents per dollar of everything it owns.
- NVDAIndustry position present, 9.5 of 10, 95th percentile of 97, read as filedAmong 97 names in its family, revenue of $216 billion in fiscal 2026 ranks in the top 1% by size and a 55.6% net margin in the top 5%. Revenue growth of 100.5% a year over three filed years ranks in the top 9%.
- NVDALeadership present, 8.3 of 10, 83rd percentile of 67, read as filedThe chief executive has filed under that title since 14 March 2006 and the 19 current officers and directors for a median of 11.6 years, with nine changes reported since 30 October 2023. Years count from the SEC's data sets, which begin in 2006.
- NVDARoom to expand future, 6.2 of 10, 62nd percentile of 94, read as filedCash from operations less capital spending was 44.8% of revenue in fiscal 2026, top 3% of its family, and the gross margin 71.1%, top 7%. Net cash was 1% of assets, bottom 30%, and research spending 8.6% of revenue, bottom 26%.
- NVDAGrowth drivers future, 9.2 of 10, 92nd percentile of 93, read as filedRevenue grew 100.5% a year over the last three filed years against 45.8% over all 10, and the newest year grew 65.8%. Research spending grew 36.2% a year, and 6 of 6 product lines grew in fiscal 2026.
- NVDAExpectations vs reality future, 5.8 of 10, 58th percentile of 88, read as filedFiscal 2026 revenue of $216 billion came in 25% below the $288 billion its prior three years' pace pointed to, bottom 7% of its family. Net income of $120 billion against a prior three-year average of $36 billion ranks in the top 10%.
By the desk, an AI model, from the record alone (ruling 162). Every figure is a field of the files named above, matched by value when the answer was staged. Nothing here is advice, and nothing here is a price.
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