NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation
NVDA has the edge over TLS overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
TLS
Telos Corporation
TLS's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
NVDA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
NVDA's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
TLS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
TLS's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable.
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's PE is in its cheap range at 21x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 12x next year's earnings.
TLS PE Valuation
TLS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
TLS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
TLS has the edge over NVDA on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
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 TLS on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
TLS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.28 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.12 | +$0.29 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.21 | +$0.56 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.35 | +$0.40 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.50 | +$0.23 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.41 | +$0.29 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.77 | -$0.34 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.75 | -$0.31 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.73 | -$0.23 |
TLS is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.12 per share over the past year, against $0.77 at its worst in mid-2025.
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 TLS 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 TLS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TLS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $55.2M | +7.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $47.7M | +33% |
| Q1 2026 | $47.7M | +56% |
| Q4 2025 | $46.8M | +77% |
| Q3 2025 | $51.4M | +116% |
| Q2 2025 | $36M | +26% |
| Q1 2025 | $30.6M | +3.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $26.4M | -36% |
TLS's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $55M last quarter, up 7.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.4% | +12 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.7% | +28 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3% | +33 points |
| Q4 2025 | -40% | -1.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | -4.8% | +117 points |
| Q2 2025 | -27% | +2.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | -29% | -1 points |
| Q4 2024 | -38% | -18 points |
TLS's operating margin was 7.4% last quarter, up 12 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for six years: $127B over the past year, up 76% from the year before.
TLS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $9.4M | +7.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.6M | +26% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.5M | +42% |
| Q4 2025 | $8M | +$20.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $8.7M | +$15.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $6.8M | +$15M |
| Q1 2025 | $6M | +$6.4M |
| Q4 2024 | -$12.4M | -383% |
TLS generated $34M in free cash flow over the past year, about four times what it generated 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 TLS 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.
TLS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.4% | -1.1M shares |
| 1 year | +5.4% | +3.9M shares |
| 3 years | +10% | +6.9M shares |
| 5 years | +15% | +9.7M shares |
| Available history | +56% | +27.4M shares |
TLS has 76M diluted shares, up 5.4% from a year ago, despite $19M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.7M |
| Q2 2026 | $4.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $6M |
| Q3 2025 | $3.6M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
TLS spent $19M buying back its own shares over the past year.
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.
TLS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -50.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2020 | -18.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2020 | 10.3x | High |
| Q2 2020 | 10.0x | High |
| Q1 2020 | 13.8x | High |
| Q4 2019 | 16.8x | High |
TLS has the edge over NVDA on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
TLS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 71.2 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 72.5 | Neutral |
TLS's weekly RSI is 71 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 73 (neutral).
NVDA PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | NVDA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 28x | 25% below |
| PE % | 0 | 35 | 35 pts below |
NVDA is trading at 21x earnings, a 25% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
TLS PE vs Technology Sector
TLS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
TLS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.96 | 56% above |
| 20 week MA | $4.73 | 63% above |
| 50 week MA | $4.70 | 64% above |
| 100 week MA | $4.35 | 77% above |
| 200 week MA | $3.85 | 101% above |
TLS 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.
TLS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $19.1 | $30.2 | +58% |
| 2021 | $30.2 | $16.2 | -46% |
| 2022 | $16.2 | $4.87 | -70% |
| 2023 | $4.87 | $3.65 | -25% |
| 2024 | $3.65 | $3.40 | -6.8% |
| 2025 | $3.40 | $5.18 | +52% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.18 | $7.72 | +49% |
TLS has the edge over NVDA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.