What is Nvidia's retained earnings?

Nvidia (NVDA) reported retained earnings of $185.04B in Q1 2026.

How has Nvidia's retained earnings changed year-over-year?

Nvidia's retained earnings increased by 156.4% year-over-year, from $72.16B to $185.04B.

What is the long-term trend for Nvidia's retained earnings?

Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), Nvidia's retained earnings has grown at a 50.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $18.91B to $146.97B.

What does retained earnings mean?

Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.

Nvidia NVDA Retained Earnings

Retained Earnings at other companies

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$8.08B+163%

IntelINTC

$45.18B-6.5%

QualcommQCOM

$26.9B-1.6%

Cisco Systems, Inc.CSCO

$704M+363%

GSI TechnologyGSIT

-$48.45M-37.6%

AmbarellaAMBA

-$346.02M-25.2%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$81.6B+85.2%

Gross profit$61.2B+129%

Operating income$53.5B+147%

Net income$58.3B+211%

EPS (diluted)$2.39+214%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$13.2B-13.1%

Total debt$12.8B+24.6%

Total equity$195.47B+133%

Total assets$259.47B+107%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$50.3B+83.6%

CapEx$1.8B+43.2%

Free cash flow$48.6B+85.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$4.91T+27.3%

Enterprise value$4.91T+27.4%

P/E30.8×-19.5×

P/S19.4×-6.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin74.1%+4.0pp

Operating margin64%+6.0pp

Net margin63%+11.3pp

FCF margin47%-1.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity114.3%-1.2pp

Debt / equity0.1×-0.1×

Current ratio3.4×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Nvidia in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit.

The official record: Nvidia’s 10-Q, filed May 20, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Nvidia's retained earnings?: Nvidia (NVDA) reported retained earnings of $185.04B in Q1 2026.
How has Nvidia's retained earnings changed year-over-year?: Nvidia's retained earnings increased by 156.4% year-over-year, from $72.16B to $185.04B.
What is the long-term trend for Nvidia's retained earnings?: Over 5 years (2021 to 2026), Nvidia's retained earnings has grown at a 50.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $18.91B to $146.97B.
What does retained earnings mean?: Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.