A lot of ink has been spilled about the potential for artificial intelligence (AI), and with good reason. Since the dawn of AI early last year, companies have been flocking to the technology, which promises to streamline processes, create original content of all stripes, and dramatically increase productivity. The potential has businesses ponying up to reap the windfall of AI, and spending is increasing at a blistering pace.
In fact, spending by the four horsemen of big tech — Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Alphabet, and Amazon — is expected to hit nearly $250 billion for the capital expenditures to support AI this year, with no end in sight.
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If there’s one unquestionable beneficiary of all this spending, it’s Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). The company supplies the graphics processing units (GPUs) that are powering the AI revolution and will likely ride that wave to become a founding member of the $10 trillion club.
Yet, beyond its AI prowess, Nvidia has a number of other growth drivers that could help propel the stock to new heights.
Nvidia pioneered the GPU back in 1999 to render lifelike images in video games. This was made possible thanks to parallel processing, or the ability to conduct a multitude of mathematical calculations simultaneously. By breaking up a computing task into smaller, more manageable bits, Nvidia revolutionized an industry — but that was just the beginning. The chipmaker soon pivoted, applying the same technology to a number of other applications and breaking ground across the tech landscape.
Nvidia GPUs are now a staple in data centers, cloud computing, autonomous driving, machine learning, and, most recently, generative AI.
During the past 10 years, Nvidia’s revenue has grown by 2,300% (as of market close on Wednesday), while its net income has surged 8,460%. While it’s been a rollercoaster ride, the company’s consistently strong financial performance has driven impressive growth in its stock price, which has soared 29,050%.
In its fiscal 2025 third quarter (ended Oct. 27), Nvidia delivered record revenue of $35 billion, up 94% year over year and 17% sequentially. This drove adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.81, up 103%. Fueling the results was the data center segment, which includes chips used in AI, data centers, and cloud computing. Revenue for the segment surged 112% to $30.8 billion, driven by unquenchable demand for AI.