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NVIDIA (LTS:0R1I) Gross Margin % : 74.56% (As of Oct. 2024)


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What is NVIDIA Gross Margin %?

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. NVIDIA's Gross Profit for the three months ended in Oct. 2024 was $26,156 Mil. NVIDIA's Revenue for the three months ended in Oct. 2024 was $35,082 Mil. Therefore, NVIDIA's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 was 74.56%.


The historical rank and industry rank for NVIDIA's Gross Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

LTS:0R1I' s Gross Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 55.51   Med: 60.57   Max: 75.86
Current: 75.86


During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of NVIDIA was 75.86%. The lowest was 55.51%. And the median was 60.57%.

LTS:0R1I's Gross Margin % is ranked better than
96.95% of 983 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 28.41 vs LTS:0R1I: 75.86

NVIDIA had a gross margin of 74.56% for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage

The 5-Year average Growth Rate of Gross Margin for NVIDIA was 1.90% per year.


NVIDIA Gross Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for NVIDIA's Gross Margin % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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NVIDIA Gross Margin % Chart

NVIDIA Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Gross Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 61.99 62.34 64.93 56.93 72.72

NVIDIA Quarterly Data
Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24
Gross Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 73.95 75.97 78.35 75.15 74.56

Competitive Comparison of NVIDIA's Gross Margin %

For the Semiconductors subindustry, NVIDIA's Gross Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Margin % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


NVIDIA's Gross Margin % Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, NVIDIA's Gross Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where NVIDIA's Gross Margin % falls into.



NVIDIA Gross Margin % Calculation

Gross Margin is the percentage of Gross Profit out of sales or Revenue.

NVIDIA's Gross Margin for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (A: Jan. 2024 )=Gross Profit (A: Jan. 2024 ) / Revenue (A: Jan. 2024 )
=44301 / 60922
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(60922 - 16621) / 60922
=72.72 %

NVIDIA's Gross Margin for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 is calculated as


Gross Margin % (Q: Oct. 2024 )=Gross Profit (Q: Oct. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Oct. 2024 )
=26156 / 35082
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=(35082 - 8926) / 35082
=74.56 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

A positive Gross Profit is only the first step for a company to make a net profit. The gross profit needs to be big enough to also cover related labor, equipment, rental, marketing/advertising, research and development and a lot of other costs in selling the products.


NVIDIA  (LTS:0R1I) Gross Margin % Explanation

Warren Buffett believes that firms with excellent long term economics tend to have consistently higher margins.

Durable competitive advantage creates a high Gross Margin % because of the freedom to price in excess of cost. Companies can be categorized by their Gross Margin %

1. Greater than 40% = Durable competitive advantage
2. Less than 40% = Competition eroding margins
3. Less than 20% = no sustainable competitive advantage
Consistency of Gross Margin is key

NVIDIA had a gross margin of 74.56% for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2024 => Durable competitive advantage


Be Aware

If a company loses its competitive advantages, usually its gross margin declines well before its sales declines. Watching Gross Margin % and Operating Margin % closely helps avoid value trap situations.


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NVIDIA Business Description

Address
2788 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, CA, USA, 95051
Nvidia is a leading developer of graphics processing units. Traditionally, GPUs were used to enhance the experience on computing platforms, most notably in gaming applications on PCs. GPU use cases have since emerged as important semiconductors used in artificial intelligence. Nvidia not only offers AI GPUs, but also a software platform, Cuda, used for AI model development and training. Nvidia is also expanding its data center networking solutions, helping to tie GPUs together to handle complex workloads.

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