BN · rank #1 · 2026-09-09
NVDA
NASDAQ · $5.45T (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 1.34 |
|---|---|
| Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth. | +64.8% |
| Forward net margin Consensus forward net margin. | +64.4% |
| Net margin TTM Trailing twelve month net margin. | +63.7% |
| Margin expansion Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points). | +0.7% |
| Forward PEG Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth. | 0.59 |
| Debt / FCF Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer. | 0.31× |
| Analyst upside Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price. | +45.2% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | +6% |
| Market cap (USD) | $5.45T |
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Summary
NVIDIA designs and sells high-performance AI GPUs and full-stack accelerated computing platforms, with data center revenue now dominant and growing triple-digits year-over-year on Blackwell/Hopper demand from hyperscalers and enterprises.
Rationale
With 64.8% forward revenue growth, a 0.59 forward PEG, 64% net margins, and Blackwell ramping as the de facto bottleneck for large-scale AI training capacity, NVDA is a textbook bottleneck-solver with pricing power, backlog visibility, and a CUDA moat that the quant signal correctly identifies.
Material risks
- 1Hyperscaler in-house accelerator programs (Google TPU, Amazon Trainium, Microsoft Maia) are maturing and could erode NVDA's sole-supplier position with its largest revenue contributors — the most structurally relevant disqualifier for this thesis.
- 2Blackwell GPU export prohibition to China and tightened BIS controls on PRC-headquartered entities globally directly constrain a high-margin end market and introduce near-term revenue headwinds flagged explicitly by management for the current quarter.
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