By Kif Leswing,Seema Mody
Publication Date: 2026-06-15 19:42:00
Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks to members of media outside a restaurant in the Hongdae district of Seoul, South Korea, on Friday, June 5, 2026.
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Nvidia is aiming to raise at least $20 billion in debt, according to sources with knowledge of the matter, in the chipmaker’s first bond sale since the start of the AI boom.
In a filing with the SEC on Monday, Nvidia disclosed plans for the capital raise but didn’t include the dollar amount. Earlier this year, the chipmaker said it could raise up to $25 billion through issuance of unsecured commercial paper notes. The debt sale could end up closer to $25 billion, said the sources, who asked not to be named because the numbers aren’t public.
Nvidia shares rose 3,5% on Monday and are up about 14% this year.
The chipmaker is the latest tech company tied to the artificial intelligence trade to tap the capital markets. Alphabet announced plans earlier this month to raise $85 billion in equity-related offerings after securing more than $55 billion in fresh debt since November. And last week, Super Micro announced $7 billion in equity-related financing deals to help to cover the cost of hardware component purchases.
Amazon, meanwhile, raised roughly $54 billion in debt earlier this year in U.S. and European bond sales, and announced plans last week to raise about $10 billion in a Canadian debt sale
Nvidia has about $7.5 billion in long-term debt and another $1 billion…