Together with achieving a double beat with strong earnings and revenue growth, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) unveiled additional stock-related developments as part of its quarterly report published after the evening bell on May 20.
Specifically, the blue-chip chipmaker announced that it would not only undertake an $80 billion buyback but that it would increase its dividend yield by a staggering 2,400%.
Indeed, after keeping the annual yield relatively low at approximately 0.018% for a quarterly payment of $0.01 per share – for a yearly total of $0.04 on equity trading at $222.29 at press time on May 21 – Nvidia decided to increase the figure to $0.25.
Thus, in addition to owning a stock that has managed a 19.19% rise in 2026 and a 1,400% rally since the artificial intelligence (AI) boom started late in 2022, NVDA holders can now expect to receive $25 for every 100 shares they have: up from $1.
The company’s biggest holder – CEO Jensen Huang – will also be seeing regular and massive paydays thanks to the decision, as he will be receiving approximately $200 million four times each year: previously, the amount stood at approximately $8 million.
Nvidia quarterly revenue rises above $80 billion
Elsewhere, the decision to increase the value and yield of stock owned by Nvidia shareholders came on the back of an exceptional earnings report.
The world’s biggest company by market capitalization unveiled a staggering $81.62 billion in revenue instead of the $78.86 billion that was expected. Earnings per share (EPS) were equally impressive, considering they came in at $1.87: substantially higher than the forecasted $1.76.
Furthermore, though the figures were impressive across the board, Nvidia’s assessment that the new Vera central processing unit (CPU) will represent a new growth avenue with an up to $200 billion opportunity might be the standout.
Indeed, both Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) recently received bullish Wall Street rating updates due to the expectation that AI data center CPUs will constitute a major and largely untapped revenue opportunity.
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