By Rick Munarriz
Publication Date: 2026-01-02 13:17:00
After more than doubling the market’s return in 2025, the country’s most valuable company should keep rolling in the year ahead.
Nvidia (NVDA 0.46%) shareholders had their ups and downs in 2025, but — like most of the past few years — it was worth it by the time the ball dropped. Nvidia stock rose 39% last year, more than doubling the market’s return.
Is 2026 the year that Nvidia’s gravity finally meets its match? I don’t think so. Let’s go over some of the reasons why I believe the world’s most valuable company by market cap will continue to outpace the general market returns in the year ahead.
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1. Revenue keeps soaring
If you’re wondering why Nvidia became the first company to top $5 trillion in market cap — albeit briefly in late October — take out your radar gun. Revenue has been on a tear in recent years. Just check out how Nvidia’s top line has shot higher through all but one of the last five years.
- Fiscal 2021: Up 53%
- Fiscal 2022: Up 61%
- Fiscal 2023: Up 0%
- Fiscal 2024: Up 126%
- Fiscal 2025: Up 114%
Nine months into fiscal 2026 — yes, that’s where we are now — Nvidia’s revenue has climbed 62%. Its guidance for the fiscal fourth quarter, which ends later this month, calls for a 65% jump. Revenue has risen by at least 53% in five of the last six years. Move the starting line up, and Nvidia’s top line has soared by 61% or more in five of the last six fiscal years.
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