By Daniel Sparks, The Motley Fool
Publication Date: 2026-11-02 23:37:00
Key Points
Nvidia’s stock fell the day after six of its past 10 earnings reports.
Revenue landed above the top of management’s own forecast range in all 10 of these reports.
After five of the six drops, shares were up by the next report.
Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) will report results for the three months ended Oct. 25 (its fiscal third quarter of 2027) after the close on Tuesday, Nov. 17. As of this writing, shares sit near $205, putting the stock about 14% under its Oct. 6 closing high of $239.24.
Investors hoping a strong report can push the stock back toward its record might want to see how the artificial intelligence (AI) chip giant’s shares have reacted lately. In all of Nvidia’s past 10 reports, going back to May 2024, revenue beat the top of the range management had forecast. But the stock fell the next trading day after six of those.
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Still, I don’t think this record is much of a reason to avoid the stock before the report.
Six drops in 10 reports
Because Nvidia‘s reports come out after trading ends for the day, the easiest way to gauge the move is from the report-day close to the next day’s close. On that basis, the worst day of the stretch was in February 2025.
The stock dropped around 8.5% after a fiscal…
