NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation
NVDA has the edge over NVEC overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
NVEC
NVE Corporation
NVEC trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
NVDA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
NVDA's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
NVEC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
NVEC's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
NVDA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 12x | $166 | — |
| Current | 21x | $166 | — |
| Cheap | 44x | $345 | +108% |
| Fair | 65x | $511 | +207% |
| Expensive | 93x | $734 | +342% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NVDA has the edge over NVEC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
NVEC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 18x | $65.22 | -21% |
| Fair | 22x | $79.57 | -3.7% |
| Current | 22x | $82.60 | — |
| Expensive | 26x | $95.36 | +15% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NVEC's PE is in its fair range at 22x.
NVDA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Broad | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for NVDA, but weaker profitability.
NVEC Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for NVEC to show an outlook.
NVDA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $13.77 | +74% |
| Q3 2026 | $7.91 | +125% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.53 | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.90 | +67% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.03 | +59% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.51 | +65% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.10 | +81% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.94 | +147% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.54 | +234% |
NVDA has the edge over NVEC on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NVEC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.69 | +29% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.72 | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.14 | +1% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.92 | -5.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.85 | -14% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.00 | -14% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.11 | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.09 | -31% |
NVEC earned $3.69 per share over the past year, up 29% from the year before.
NVDA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $96.2B | +106% |
| Q2 2026 | $81.6B | +85% |
| Q1 2026 | $68.1B | +73% |
| Q4 2025 | $57B | +62% |
| Q3 2025 | $46.7B | +56% |
| Q2 2025 | $44.1B | +69% |
| Q1 2025 | $39.3B | +78% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.1B | +94% |
NVDA has the edge over NVEC on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 66% | +5.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 66% | +17 points |
| Q1 2026 | 65% | +3.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 63% | +0.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 61% | -1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 49% | -16 points |
| Q1 2025 | 61% | -0.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 62% | +4.9 points |
NVDA has the edge over NVEC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
NVEC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.8M | -8.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $11M | +81% |
| Q1 2026 | $7.7M | +5.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.2M | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.3M | -6.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.1M | -10% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.3M | +2.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.1M | -25% |
NVEC's revenue is growing: $6M last quarter, down 8.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 55% | -2.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 66% | +3.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 62% | +3.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 60% | +1.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 58% | -7.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 62% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 58% | +1.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 58% | -7.7 points |
NVEC's operating margin was 55% last quarter, down 2.7 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
NVDA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $21.4B | +59% |
| Q2 2026 | $48.6B | +86% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.9B | +124% |
| Q4 2025 | $22.1B | +32% |
| Q3 2025 | $13.5B | -0.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $26.2B | +75% |
| Q1 2025 | $15.6B | +38% |
| Q3 2024 | $13.5B | +113% |
NVDA has the edge over NVEC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
NVEC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10M | +266% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1M | -74% |
| Q1 2026 | $12.4M | +419% |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.8M | -226% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7M | +41% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.1M | -16% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.4M | -24% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.8M | -20% |
NVEC generated $19M in free cash flow over the past year, up 43% from the year before.
NVDA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -106M shares |
| 1 year | -1% | -247M shares |
| 3 years | -2.8% | -705M shares |
| 5 years | -4.1% | -1B shares |
| Available history | -1.8% | -435M shares |
NVDA has the edge over NVEC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $19.7B |
| Q2 2026 | $19.3B |
| Q1 2026 | $3.8B |
| Q4 2025 | $12.5B |
| Q3 2025 | $9.7B |
| Q2 2025 | $14.1B |
| Q1 2025 | $7.8B |
| Q4 2024 | $11B |
NVDA spent $55.3B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 30% from the year before.
NVEC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +5.2K shares |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +11.7K shares |
| 3 years | +0.2% | +10.1K shares |
| 5 years | +0.3% | +14.3K shares |
| Available history | +0.1% | +3.5K shares |
NVEC has 5M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $168 |
| Q1 2022 | $163,521 |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
NVDA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
NVDA's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago.
NVEC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
NVEC has more cash than debt.
NVDA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 33.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.1 | Oversold |
NVDA's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 18 (oversold).
NVEC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.5 | Oversold |
NVEC's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (oversold).
NVDA PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | NVDA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 28x | 25% below |
| PE % | 0 | 35 | 35 pts below |
NVDA has the edge over NVEC on valuation relative to its sector.
NVEC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | NVEC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 22x | 28x | 20% below |
| PE % | 57 | 35 | 22 pts above |
NVEC is trading at 22x earnings, a 20% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
NVDA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $208.9 | 20% below |
| 20 week MA | $212.0 | 22% below |
| 50 week MA | $199.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $175.1 | 5.1% below |
| 200 week MA | $123.6 | 34% above |
NVDA has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 34% above its 200-week average.
NVEC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $92.8 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $100.5 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $86.8 | 4.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $77.8 | 6.2% above |
| 200 week MA | $78.7 | 4.9% above |
NVEC has the edge over NVDA on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NVDA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $5.92 | $13.0 | +119% |
| 2021 | $13.0 | $29.6 | +128% |
| 2022 | $29.6 | $15.2 | -49% |
| 2023 | $15.2 | $49.5 | +226% |
| 2024 | $49.5 | $137.0 | +177% |
| 2025 | $137.0 | $190.5 | +39% |
| 2026 YTD | $190.5 | $166.2 | -13% |
NVDA's yearly returns have swung widely, from +226% in 2023 to −49% in 2022. It's down 13% so far in 2026.
NVEC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $71.4 | $55.6 | -22% |
| 2021 | $55.6 | $67.7 | +22% |
| 2022 | $67.7 | $65.6 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | $65.6 | $78.4 | +20% |
| 2024 | $78.4 | $82.4 | +5.1% |
| 2025 | $82.4 | $61.1 | -26% |
| 2026 YTD | $61.1 | $82.6 | +35% |
NVEC has the edge over NVDA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.