Nvidia repurchased $19.3 billion Q1

Nvidia used the first quarter of its fiscal 2027 to return cash to shareholders at a pace that matched the scale of its latest revenue surge. The company said on May 20 that it repurchased $19.3 billion of stock and paid $243 million in cash dividends in the quarter ended April 26, 2026. The disclosures appeared alongside first-quarter revenue of $81.6 billion and adjusted earnings per share of $1.87 in Nvidia’s earnings materials and quarterly filing. Nvidia also said it added $80 billion to its share repurchase authorization and raised its quarterly cash dividend. ### Where did the $19.3 billion figure come from? Nvidia disclosed the buyback total in its quarterly report for the period ended April 26, 2026, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 20. The same filing said the company paid $243 million in cash dividends during the quarter. The company’s investor relations page for first-quarter fiscal 2027 results said Nvidia reported record revenue of $81.6 billion and announced an additional $80.0 billion share repurchase authorization. That release also said the company increased its quarterly cash dividend from $0.01 per share to $0.25 per share. (sec.gov) ### How large was the cash return relative to the quarter? Nvidia’s first-quarter revenue was $81.6 billion, according to the company’s May 20 earnings release, and Yahoo Finance reported adjusted earnings of $1.87 per share from the same results package. The buyback total alone amounted to nearly a quarter of quarterly revenue. (investor.nvidia.com) The dividend remained much smaller in dollar terms than the repurchase program. Nvidia said in the 10-Q that cash dividends were $243 million in the quarter, compared with $244 million in the same quarter a year earlier. ### Why did the dividend number stay small even after the increase? May 18 was the date Nvidia said it approved a higher quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share, up from $0.01 per share. (investor.nvidia.com) The company said the increase applies to shareholders of record on June 4, 2026, with payment scheduled for June 26, 2026. (sec.gov) The $243 million paid in the first quarter therefore reflected the prior dividend rate, not the newly announced one. That is an inference based on the payment dates and record dates disclosed in Nvidia’s filing and earnings release. ### What else did Nvidia say about the quarter? Nvidia said first-quarter fiscal 2027 revenue rose 85% from a year earlier and 20% from the prior quarter. (sec.gov) The company also said data center revenue reached $75.2 billion, up 92% from a year earlier. Reuters reported on May 20 that Nvidia’s profit tripled from a year earlier, as investors looked for signs that spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure remained strong. (sec.gov) ### What should investors watch next? June 4 is Nvidia’s next dividend record date, and June 26 is the payment date for the higher quarterly cash dividend the company approved on May 18. (investor.nvidia.com) The company’s financial reports page also lists the earnings release, presentation and Form 10-Q filed on May 20 for investors tracking the quarter’s capital return disclosures. (sec.gov)