Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA, XETRA:NVD) will put the strength of the artificial intelligence spending boom back under the microscope when the chip giant reports quarterly earnings after the US market closes on Wednesday.
The company is due to release results for the quarter ended July 26 at around 1.20 pm Pacific Time, followed by an analyst call at 2pm.
Revenue expected to top US$92 billion
Visible Alpha consensus forecasts revenue of around US$92.2 billion, slightly ahead of Nvidia's own guidance of US$91 billion, plus or minus 2%.
Data centre revenue, the engine of Nvidia's extraordinary growth, is expected to reach about US$85.7 billion as cloud providers and technology companies continue pouring money into AI infrastructure.
That would extend the momentum from the previous quarter, when Nvidia generated record revenue of US$81.6 billion, up 85% from a year earlier, while data centre sales jumped 92% to US$75.2 billion.
Blackwell and Rubin in focus
The headline numbers will only tell part of the story.
Investors will be looking for signs that demand for Nvidia's Blackwell systems remains strong, while commentary around the next-generation Rubin platform will be closely watched for indications of its production timetable and potential contribution to future growth.
Margins are another key measure, with Nvidia previously guiding for a non-GAAP gross margin of about 75% for the quarter.
China remains a major question
China could provide one of the biggest swing factors for Nvidia's outlook.
The company's US$91 billion revenue guidance assumed no data centre compute revenue from China, meaning any improvement in its ability to sell advanced chips into the market could add another potential source of growth.
AI spending faces another test
More broadly, Nvidia's numbers will provide an important read on whether the unprecedented investment in AI infrastructure is maintaining momentum.
With Nvidia sitting at the heart of spending by hyperscalers and AI developers, another quarter of rapid data centre growth would reinforce the view that the AI build-out remains firmly under way. A weaker outlook, however, would put greater focus on whether the pace of investment can continue at current levels.