Nvidia (NVDA) Q1 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

By Zacks Equity Research | May 28, 2025, 6:00 PM

Nvidia (NVDA) reported $44.06 billion in revenue for the quarter ended April 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 69.2%. EPS of $0.81 for the same period compares to $0.61 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $42.91 billion, representing a surprise of +2.67%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -4.71%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.85.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how Nvidia performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

  • Revenue- OEM and Other: $111 million versus $118.18 million estimated by 10 analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +42.3% change.
  • Revenue- Automotive: $567 million versus the 10-analyst average estimate of $578 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +72.3%.
  • Revenue- Professional Visualization: $509 million compared to the $506.35 million average estimate based on 10 analysts. The reported number represents a change of +19.2% year over year.
  • Revenue- Data Center: $39.11 billion versus the nine-analyst average estimate of $38.50 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +73.4%.
  • Revenue- Gaming: $3.76 billion versus $2.80 billion estimated by nine analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +42.2% change.
  • Revenue- Data Center- Networking: $4.96 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $3.34 billion.
  • Revenue- Data Center- Computer: $34.16 billion versus $35.97 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of Nvidia have returned +24.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +7.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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