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NVIDIA Corporation
Ticker NVDA · 🇺🇸 United States · Consolidated US GAAP · amounts in dollars
Filed 2026-02-25 · Period end 2022-01-30
Takeaway
Worth trackingSales and operating profit both moved in a healthier direction.
operating margin is 484.5%; equity ratio is 76.1%.
Sales and operating profit moved together — keep watching margins and whether the trend persists next period.
ActionWorth tracking
OP margin484.5%
Equity ratio76.1%
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About the company
NVIDIA CORP is a US-listed company with consolidated financial statements filed on SEC EDGAR.
Financial statements
Income statement
| Account | FY2021 (ended Jan 31, 2021) | FY2022 (ended Jan 30, 2022) |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $16.7B | $26.9B |
| Cost of sales* | -$81.2B | -$126.5B |
| Gross profit | $97.9B | $153.5B |
| Operating profit | $81.5B | $130.4B |
| Income tax | $11.1B | $21.4B |
| Net income | $72.9B | $120.1B |
| Basic EPS | 2.97 | 4.93 |
Balance sheet
| Account | FY2021 (ended Jan 31, 2021) | FY2022 (ended Jan 30, 2022) |
|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | $8.6B | $10.6B |
| Current assets | $80.1B | $125.6B |
| Non-current assets* | $31.5B | $81.2B |
| Total assets | $111.6B | $206.8B |
| Current liabilities | $18.0B | $32.2B |
| Non-current liabilities* | $14.2B | $17.3B |
| Total liabilities | $32.3B | $49.5B |
| Stockholders’ equity | $79.3B | $157.3B |
Cash flow statement
| Account | FY2021 (ended Jan 31, 2021) | FY2022 (ended Jan 30, 2022) |
|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $64.1B | $102.7B |
| Investing cash flow | -$20.4B | -$52.2B |
| Financing cash flow | -$42.4B | -$48.5B |
| Cash at end of period | $8.6B | $10.6B |
Five-year trends
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | FY2019 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.6B | $3.0B | $10.9B | $16.7B | $26.9B | |
| Operating profit | — | — | $2.8B | $4.5B | $10.0B | |
| Net income | $552.0M | $899.0M | $2.8B | $4.3B | $9.8B | |
| Total assets | — | — | $17.3B | $28.8B | $44.2B | |
| Cash & equivalents | — | — | $10.9B | $847.0M | $2.0B | |
| Stockholders’ equity | — | — | $12.2B | $16.9B | $26.6B |
How we read these numbers
From the notes
No material one-offs extracted from this filing.
Constructive
Sales and operating profit both moved in a healthier direction.
On the income statement, revenue moved from $16.7B to $26.9B (▲ +61.4%). Operating profit went from $81.5B to $130.4B (▲ +60.1%).
Operating cash flow was $102.7B (prior $64.1B), with cash on the balance sheet at $10.6B versus $8.6B.
Liquidity & leverage
Cash moved from $8.6B to $10.6B; current liabilities $32.2B.
Capital buffer
Stockholders’ equity moved from $79.3B to $157.3B.
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Source: SEC EDGAR 0001045810-26-000021
(NVIDIA CORP), period end 2022-01-30.