By Keithen Drury
Publication Date: 2026-01-11 11:05:00
Nvidia is set for monster growth again in 2026.
Nvidia (NVDA 0.10%) is a company like no other. It has dramatically risen to become the world’s largest company by market cap and is growing at a rate that no other trillion-dollar company has ever achieved.
Furthermore, it won’t be done growing anytime soon. Nvidia’s stock isn’t in a bubble; it’s a real company generating real profits, growing at an unbelievable pace.
I think the company is set to make history in 2026 on two fronts, and I think both are fantastic reasons to buy the stock now.
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1. Nvidia will become the most profitable company in the world in 2026
Currently, Alphabet (GOOG +1.05%) (GOOGL +0.96%) is the world’s most profitable company. Over the past 12 months, Alphabet generated nearly $125 billion in profits, while Nvidia was just shy of $100 billion.
NVDA Net Income (TTM) data by YCharts. TTM = trailing 12 months.
While Alphabet is growing at a solid pace, it’s nothing compared to Nvidia. For 2026, Wall Street analysts expect Alphabet’s revenue to rise at a 14% rate. For fiscal year 2027 (ending January 2027), these analysts expect Nvidia’s revenue growth to be a jaw-dropping 50%. Assuming that no events tank either company’s profit margins, and they can maintain the same level they have over the past 12 months (Alphabet’s was 32%, and Nvidia’s was 53%), Nvidia will pass Alphabet as the world’s most profitable company.
For next year, Alphabet would generate about $146 billion in…