Could Nvidia Be the Most Undervalued Stock in AI Right Now and Be Ready to Soar in 2026? | The Motley Fool

Could Nvidia Be the Most Undervalued Stock in AI Right Now and Be Ready to Soar in 2026? | The Motley Fool

By Geoffrey Seiler
Publication Date: 2025-12-14 05:00:00

Here’s why Nvidia may be one of the most undervalued artificial intelligence (AI) stocks.

With a market cap of about $4.5 trillion, Nvidia (NVDA 3.30%) is the largest company on the planet. However, it might also just be the most undervalued artificial intelligence (AI) stock right now, too.

But don’t a lot of pundits say Nvidia is overvalued? That’s true; however, most claims that Nvidia is overvalued stem from its trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) of around 45.5 times, which on the surface is high. Yet, based on 2026 analyst estimates, its forward P/E is below 25 times, and its price/earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio is below 0.7 times (with below 1 times considered undervalued).

But that’s not all. The company also carries around $52 billion in net cash and securities on its balance sheet, and it’s on pace to generate around $85 billion in free cash flow this year. For a company growing as quickly as Nvidia, those valuation metrics are cheap.

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Why Nvidia is perhaps the cheapest AI stock in the market is also directly intertwined with its growth. The company has been a growth machine. Last quarter, it grew its revenue by 62% year over year, and its revenue was up nearly tenfold from just two years ago. Its adjusted earnings per share, meanwhile, climbed 60%…