NVIDIA is a chip company that turned the GPU — originally a graphics processor — into a general-purpose engine for parallel computing. By owning both its chips and the CUDA software platform, it locked in developers and captured the explosive compute demand of deep learning and generative AI, becoming the de facto standard for data-center GPUs.
Its revenue now comes mainly from the data center (AI training and inference) rather than gaming, with cloud giants and research institutions as key buyers. Its hardware underpins U.S. national-lab supercomputers and government AI research, making it central to AI infrastructure — and one of the firms most exposed to geopolitics, such as advanced-chip export controls.
What the data shows
- Federal contracts are a small share of revenue (≈$215.94B) — this company is only lightly government-facing.
Financial highlights (latest fiscal year) （2026年度末）
From the latest annual report (Form 10-K). Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL financial data (U.S. GAAP, full year). Fiscal-year ends vary by company.
Federal contract awards over time (past 2 fiscal years)
Federal contract awards to NVIDIA has fallen about 88% from FY2018 to FY2020 (≈$1K to ≈$1K).
| Fiscal year | Awarded |
|---|---|
| FY2020 | ≈$1K |
| FY2018 | ≈$1K |
Total federal contract awards (award types A–D) to this company per fiscal year (starting October). Source: USAspending. May be revised.
SEC filings (EDGAR)
- Current report (8-K) Jul 2, 2026 View on SEC ↗
- Current report (8-K) Jun 30, 2026 View on SEC ↗
- Current report (8-K) Jun 18, 2026 View on SEC ↗
- Current report (8-K) May 20, 2026 View on SEC ↗
- Quarterly report (10-Q) May 20, 2026 View on SEC ↗
- Proxy statement (DEF 14A) May 12, 2026 View on SEC ↗
- Current report (8-K) May 8, 2026 View on SEC ↗
- Current report (8-K) Apr 27, 2026 View on SEC ↗
Timeline
Events tied to this entity, newest first, from the data this site tracks.
Based on real dates within this site's collected set (contracts = start date / filings = filing date / rules = publication date). Not exhaustive.
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