How Nvidia Blew Up Wall Street's Expectations Game -- WSJ
Dow Jones2026/08/26 17:00By David Uberti
Nvidia has smashed analysts' earnings estimates in each of the 14 quarters since the launch of ChatGPT kicked the AI race into high gear. Today, many investors' expectation is that the company will...beat expectations.
Projections for a blowout second quarter have risen rapidly over the course of this year. All Nvidia will have to do to beat analysts' target this time around: outrun 97.6% annual earnings growth to about $51 billion.
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