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Nvidia Sets Another Sales Record and Lifts Outlook as China H20 Sales Stall

Shares slipped after guidance excluded China H20 sales, highlighting questions about near-term AI spending.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attends the "Winning the AI Race" Summit in Washington D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo
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Jensen Huang, Co-Founder and CEO, NVIDIA speaks onstage at the All-In and Hill & Valley Forum "Winning The AI Race" at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on July 23, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Overview

  • Second-quarter revenue rose to $46.7 billion with adjusted EPS of $1.05, as data center sales reached $41.1 billion and narrowly missed some forecasts.
  • Nvidia projected third-quarter revenue of about $54 billion, plus or minus 2%, and the forecast assumes no H20 shipments to China.
  • The company reported zero H20 sales to China in Q2 and redirected $650 million of those chips to a non-restricted customer, releasing a $180 million inventory reserve.
  • Shares fell roughly 3% in after-hours trading as sequential data center growth moderated and China demand and licensing remained unclear, even with strong Blackwell uptake.
  • The board approved an additional $60 billion in share buybacks as export terms, including a reported 15% U.S. take on China chip revenue, remain unresolved.