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NVIDIA cash flow and EPS93

Operating cash flow, capital investment, free cash flow and earnings per share.

Capital allocation

% of tracked cash uses

$28,620M
NVIDIA capital allocation. Quarterly values. Missing values are unavailable.
PeriodCapexAcquisitionsBuybacksDividendsDebt repaymentsTracked uses
FY 2010 Q2UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
FY 2010 Q3UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
FY 2010 Q4UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
FY 2011 Q2UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
FY 2011 Q3UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
FY 2011 Q4UnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
FY 2012 Q1100% · $31.195MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $31.195M
FY 2012 Q2100% · $23.323MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $23.323M
FY 2012 Q3100% · $39.035M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $39.035M
FY 2012 Q4100% · $45.182M0% · $0MUnavailableUnavailableUnavailable100% · $45.182M
FY 2013 Q1100% · $28.923M0% · $0M0% · $0M0% · $0MUnavailable100% · $28.923M
FY 2013 Q2100% · $61.944M0% · $0M0% · $0M0% · $0MUnavailable100% · $61.944M
FY 2013 Q3100% · $44.684M0% · $0M0% · $0M0% · $0MUnavailable100% · $44.684M
FY 2013 Q4Unavailable0% · $0M68.09% · $100M31.91% · $46.866MUnavailable100% · $146.866M
FY 2014 Q130.98% · $65.667M0% · $0M47.18% · $100M21.83% · $46.267MUnavailable100% · $211.934M
FY 2014 Q29.68% · $84.986MUnavailable85.39% · $750M4.93% · $43.343MUnavailable100% · $878.329M
FY 2014 Q346.79% · $38.159MUnavailable0% · $0M53.21% · $43.397MUnavailable100% · $81.556M
FY 2014 Q4Unavailable0% · $0M43.56% · $37.304M56.44% · $48.329MUnavailable100% · $85.633M
FY 2015 Q15.05% · $29.068MUnavailable86.84% · $500M8.12% · $46.731MUnavailable100% · $575.799M
FY 2015 Q232.22% · $22.527MUnavailable0% · $0M67.78% · $47.4MUnavailable100% · $69.927M
FY 2015 Q310.04% · $39.741MUnavailable78.31% · $310M11.65% · $46.1MUnavailable100% · $395.841M
FY 2015 Q4Unavailable0% · $0M7.23% · $3.6M92.77% · $46.217MUnavailable100% · $49.817M
FY 2016 Q123.26% · $30MUnavailable41.09% · $53M35.66% · $46MUnavailable100% · $129M
FY 2016 Q25.04% · $24MUnavailable84.03% · $400M10.92% · $52MUnavailable100% · $476M
FY 2016 Q324.29% · $17MUnavailable0% · $0M75.71% · $53MUnavailable100% · $70M
FY 2016 Q4UnavailableUnavailable68.88% · $135M31.12% · $61M0% · $0M100% · $196M
FY 2017 Q18.91% · $55MUnavailable81.04% · $500M10.05% · $62M0% · $0M100% · $617M
FY 2017 Q231.07% · $32MUnavailable8.74% · $9M60.19% · $62M0% · $0M100% · $103M
FY 2017 Q37% · $38MUnavailable0% · $0M11.23% · $61M81.77% · $444M100% · $543M
FY 2017 Q4UnavailableUnavailable42.99% · $230M14.21% · $76M42.8% · $229M100% · $535M
FY 2018 Q17.29% · $54MUnavailable0% · $0M11.07% · $82M81.65% · $605M100% · $741M
FY 2018 Q25.23% · $54MUnavailable73.45% · $758M8.14% · $84M13.18% · $136M100% · $1,032M
FY 2018 Q318.85% · $69MUnavailable41.26% · $151M22.95% · $84M16.94% · $62M100% · $366M
FY 2018 Q4UnavailableUnavailable0% · $0M91% · $91M9% · $9M100% · $100M
FY 2019 Q113.63% · $118MUnavailable75.64% · $655M10.51% · $91M0.23% · $2M100% · $866M
FY 2019 Q258.64% · $129MUnavailable0% · $0M41.36% · $91M0% · $0M100% · $220M
FY 2019 Q333.26% · $150MUnavailable44.35% · $200M20.18% · $91M2.22% · $10M100% · $451M
FY 2019 Q4UnavailableUnavailable87.65% · $724M11.86% · $98M0.48% · $4M100% · $826M
FY 2020 Q156.89% · $128M0% · $0M0% · $0M43.11% · $97M0% · $0M100% · $225M
FY 2020 Q253.81% · $113M0% · $0M0% · $0M46.19% · $97M0% · $0M100% · $210M
FY 2020 Q351.24% · $103M0% · $0M0% · $0M48.76% · $98M0% · $0M100% · $201M
FY 2020 Q4Unavailable3.92% · $4M0% · $0M96.08% · $98M0% · $0M100% · $102M
FY 2021 Q154.01% · $155M11.85% · $34MUnavailable34.15% · $98MUnavailable100% · $287M
FY 2021 Q22.91% · $217M95.76% · $7,137MUnavailable1.33% · $99MUnavailable100% · $7,453M
FY 2021 Q324.57% · $473M70.29% · $1,353MUnavailable5.14% · $99MUnavailable100% · $1,925M
FY 2021 Q4Unavailable0% · $0MUnavailable100% · $99M0% · $0M100% · $99M
FY 2022 Q175.06% · $298M0% · $0M0% · $0M24.94% · $99MUnavailable100% · $397M
FY 2022 Q264.66% · $183M0% · $0M0% · $0M35.34% · $100MUnavailable100% · $283M
FY 2022 Q342.29% · $222M38.67% · $203M0% · $0M19.05% · $100MUnavailable100% · $525M
FY 2022 Q462.9% · $273M13.82% · $60M0% · $0M23.27% · $101M0% · $0M100% · $434M
FY 2023 Q1Unavailable1.69% · $36M93.62% · $1,996M4.69% · $100MUnavailable100% · $2,132M
FY 2023 Q2Unavailable0.38% · $13M96.73% · $3,345M2.89% · $100MUnavailable100% · $3,458M
FY 2023 Q3Unavailable0% · $0M97.21% · $3,485M2.79% · $100M0% · $0M100% · $3,585M
FY 2023 Q427.97% · $509M0% · $0M66.65% · $1,213M5.38% · $98M0% · $0M100% · $1,820M
FY 2024 Q157.67% · $248M19.3% · $83M0% · $0M23.02% · $99MUnavailable100% · $430M
FY 2024 Q28.36% · $289M0% · $0M88.77% · $3,067M2.87% · $99MUnavailable100% · $3,455M
FY 2024 Q36.64% · $278M0% · $0M90.99% · $3,807M2.37% · $99M0% · $0M100% · $4,184M
FY 2024 Q48.43% · $254M0% · $0M88.28% · $2,659M3.29% · $99M0% · $0M100% · $3,012M
FY 2025 Q14.47% · $369M0.47% · $39M93.86% · $7,740M1.19% · $98MUnavailable100% · $8,246M
FY 2025 Q211.28% · $977M3.21% · $278M82.67% · $7,158M2.84% · $246MUnavailable100% · $8,659M
FY 2025 Q36.66% · $813M1.21% · $148M90.12% · $10,997M2.01% · $245M0% · $0M100% · $12,203M
FY 2025 Q411.13% · $1,077M5.6% · $542M80.73% · $7,811M2.53% · $245M0% · $0M100% · $9,675M
FY 2026 Q17.69% · $1,227M2.4% · $383M88.38% · $14,095M1.53% · $244MUnavailable100% · $15,949M
FY 2026 Q215.59% · $1,895M2.42% · $294M79.98% · $9,720M2.01% · $244MUnavailable100% · $12,153M
FY 2026 Q310.89% · $1,636M4.61% · $693M82.88% · $12,456M1.62% · $244M0% · $0M100% · $15,029M
FY 2026 Q423.32% · $1,284M3% · $165M69.29% · $3,815M4.4% · $242M0% · $0M100% · $5,506M
FY 2027 Q18.21% · $1,757M0.41% · $87M90.25% · $19,312M1.14% · $243MUnavailable100% · $21,399M
FY 2027 Q29.35% · $2,677M0.74% · $211M68.94% · $19,732M20.96% · $6,000MUnavailable100% · $28,620M
Jul 26, 2009 through Jul 26, 2026

Operating cash flow

USD millions

$24,077M

Capital expenditures

USD millions

$2,677M

Free cash flow

USD millions

$21,400M

Stock-based compensation

USD millions

$2,026M

SBC / free cash flow

% · FCF before SBC deduction

9.47%

SBC / operating cash flow

%

8.41%

Software & intangible investment

USD millions

—

Separately disclosed software and intangible investment is unavailable in the extracted statements for this period.

Diluted EPS

USD per share

$2.46

Quarterly data

NVIDIA cash-flow history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Fiscal periodEndedOperating cash flowUSD millionsCapital expendituresUSD millionsFree cash flowUSD millionsStock-based compensationUSD millionsSBC / free cash flow%SBC / operating cash flow%Software & intangible investmentUSD millionsDiluted EPSUSD per share
FY 2027 Q2Jul 26, 202624,0772,67721,4002,0269.47%8.41%—$2.46
FY 2027 Q1Apr 26, 202650,3441,75748,5871,9283.97%3.83%—$2.39
FY 2026 Q4Jan 25, 202636,1881,28434,9041,6334.68%4.51%——
FY 2026 Q3Oct 26, 202523,7511,63622,1151,6547.48%6.96%—$1.3
FY 2026 Q2Jul 27, 202515,3651,89513,4701,62512.06%10.58%—$1.08
FY 2026 Q1Apr 27, 202527,4141,22726,1871,4745.63%5.38%—$0.76
FY 2025 Q4Jan 26, 202516,6291,07715,5521,3218.49%7.94%——
FY 2025 Q3Oct 27, 202417,62781316,8141,2527.45%7.1%—$0.78
FY 2025 Q2Jul 28, 202414,48897713,5111,1538.53%7.96%—$0.67
FY 2025 Q1Apr 28, 202415,34536914,9761,0116.75%6.59%—$0.6
FY 2024 Q4Jan 28, 202411,49925411,2459948.84%8.64%——
FY 2024 Q3Oct 29, 20237,3322787,05497913.88%13.35%—$0.37
FY 2024 Q2Jul 30, 20236,3482896,05984113.88%13.25%—$0.25
FY 2024 Q1Apr 30, 20232,9112482,66373527.6%25.25%—$0.08
FY 2023 Q4Jan 29, 20232,2485091,73973842.44%32.83%——
FY 2023 Q3Oct 30, 2022392——745—190.05%—$0.03
FY 2023 Q2Jul 31, 20221,270——648—51.02%—$0.03
FY 2023 Q1May 1, 20221,731——578—33.39%—$0.06
FY 2022 Q4Jan 30, 20223,0332732,76055119.96%18.17%——
FY 2022 Q3Oct 31, 20211,5192221,29755943.1%36.8%—$0.1
FY 2022 Q2Aug 1, 20212,6821832,49946518.61%17.34%—$0.09
FY 2022 Q1May 2, 20211,8742981,57642927.22%22.89%—$0.08
FY 2021 Q4Jan 31, 20212,067——416—20.13%——
FY 2021 Q3Oct 25, 20201,27947380638347.52%29.95%—$0.05
FY 2021 Q2Jul 26, 20201,5672171,35037427.7%23.87%—$0.02
FY 2021 Q1Apr 26, 202090915575422429.71%24.64%—$0.04
FY 2020 Q4Jan 26, 20201,465——220—15.02%—$0.04
FY 2020 Q3Oct 27, 20191,6401031,53722314.51%13.6%—$0.04
FY 2020 Q2Jul 28, 201993611382322427.22%23.93%—$0.02
FY 2020 Q1Apr 28, 201972012859217830.07%24.72%—$0.02
FY 2019 Q4Jan 27, 2019898——157—17.48%—$0.02
FY 2019 Q3Oct 28, 201848715033714041.54%28.75%—$0.05
FY 2019 Q2Jul 29, 201891312978413216.84%14.46%—$0.04
FY 2019 Q1Apr 29, 20181,4451181,3271299.72%8.93%—$0.05
FY 2018 Q4Jan 28, 20181,358——126—9.28%—$0.04
FY 2018 Q3Oct 29, 20171,157691,0881079.83%9.25%—$0.03
FY 2018 Q2Jul 30, 2017705546518112.44%11.49%—$0.02
FY 2018 Q1Apr 30, 2017282542287633.33%26.95%—$0.02
FY 2017 Q4Jan 29, 2017721——71—9.85%—$0.02
FY 2017 Q3Oct 30, 2016458384206515.48%14.19%—$0.02
FY 2017 Q2Jul 31, 2016201321695834.32%28.86%—$0.01
FY 2017 Q1May 1, 2016309552545320.87%17.15%—$0.01
FY 2016 Q4Jan 31, 2016511——59—11.55%—$0.01
FY 2016 Q3Oct 25, 2015255172385121.43%20%—$0.01
FY 2016 Q2Jul 26, 2015163241394733.81%28.83%—$0
FY 2016 Q1Apr 26, 2015246302164520.83%18.29%—$0.01
FY 2015 Q4Jan 25, 2015442.73——42.47—9.59%—$0.01
FY 2015 Q3Oct 26, 2014215.6239.74175.8841.4423.56%19.22%—$0.01
FY 2015 Q2Jul 27, 201496.2822.5373.7638.4252.08%39.9%—$0.01
FY 2015 Q1Apr 27, 2014151.0229.07121.9535.5229.13%23.52%—$0.01
FY 2014 Q4Jan 26, 2014400.71——36.2—9.03%—$0.01
FY 2014 Q3Oct 27, 2013162.3238.16124.1634.327.63%21.13%—$0.01
FY 2014 Q2Jul 28, 201396.4784.9911.4832.4282.11%33.58%—$0
FY 2014 Q1Apr 28, 2013175.6565.67109.9833.430.37%19.01%—$0
FY 2013 Q4Jan 27, 2013451.01——35.77—7.93%—$0.01
FY 2013 Q3Oct 28, 2012181.4944.68136.833.0724.17%18.22%—$0.01
FY 2013 Q2Jul 29, 2012200.8961.94138.9432.2623.21%16.06%—$0
FY 2013 Q1Apr 29, 2012-9.2128.92-38.1335.57———$0
FY 2012 Q4Jan 29, 2012410.5245.18365.3435.449.7%8.63%—$0
FY 2012 Q3Oct 30, 2011244.4239.04205.3833.2316.18%13.6%—$0.01
FY 2012 Q2Jul 31, 201182.0223.3258.735.9561.25%43.83%—$0.01
FY 2012 Q1May 1, 2011172.231.2141.0131.7422.51%18.43%—$0.01
FY 2011 Q4Jan 30, 2011434.67——25.37—5.84%—$0.01
FY 2011 Q3Oct 31, 2010212.18——25.18—11.87%—$0
FY 2011 Q2May 2, 2010-5.4——25.18———$0.01
FY 2010 Q4Jan 31, 201069.25——24.62—35.55%—$0.01
FY 2010 Q3Oct 25, 2009141.32——22.98—16.26%—$0
FY 2010 Q2Jul 26, 2009135.12——25.38—18.78%—$-0
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Period changes use the preceding fiscal quarter or year. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

FCF subtracts reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Acquisitions and noncash lease additions are excluded. EPS and weighted shares are not summed across quarters. Annual figures use annual reports.

SBC / FCF always uses FCF before SBC deduction; both SBC ratios compare amounts from the same period. A zero or negative cash-flow denominator is undefined, and values above 100% are retained.

Each reported nonnegative cash use / sum of available tracked nonnegative cash uses × 100. Missing categories are omitted, never set to zero. This is the composition of tracked uses, not a complete cash-flow reconciliation or a percentage of OCF. SBC is noncash and excluded. Negative amounts are excluded as reversals or net receipts; they are not converted to spending. Annual bars use reported annual amounts. Turning off a category hides its share without changing the denominator. Debt repayments prefer a reported aggregate, with long-term or convertible-only scope identified in the tooltip. Acquisitions are net of cash acquired. Dividend payments use the aggregate where reported, including dividend equivalents when part of that concept.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · NVDA, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

Operating cash flow
Reported net cash provided by or used in operating activities.
Capital expenditures
Reported cash capital investment. Uses purchases of property, plant and equipment where disclosed; otherwise purchases of productive assets, which can also include software and intangibles. Excludes acquisitions and noncash lease additions.
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow − reported cash capital investment. PPE purchases are preferred; the productive-assets fallback also includes software and intangibles. Reflects the SBC option and can differ from issuer-defined FCF.
Stock-based compensation
Reported share-based compensation addback in the cash-flow statement. Missing disclosure is not treated as zero.
SBC / free cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / (operating cash flow − cash capital investment) × 100, for the same fiscal period. Always uses FCF before SBC deduction. Zero or negative FCF is undefined; values above 100% are retained.
SBC / operating cash flow
Reported share-based compensation / reported operating cash flow × 100, for the same fiscal period. Zero or negative operating cash flow is undefined. Unaffected by the SBC deduction scenario.
Software & intangible investment
Separately tagged payments for capitalized software under US GAAP, or purchases of intangible assets under IFRS. This optional disclosure is not inferred from total capex or deducted a second time from FCF.
Diluted EPS
Reported diluted earnings per share, normalized for recorded subsequent stock splits. Quarterly EPS is never subtracted from annual or YTD EPS.