Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks onstage during The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2023 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on Nov. 29, 2023.
- Nvidia surpassed $2 trillion in market cap during intraday trading Friday.
- Shares of the company have continued to rally following its rosy earnings report Wednesday.
- Nvidia posted $22.10 billion in revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter, which was a 265% increase from a year ago.
Nvidia briefly surpassed $2 trillion in market cap during intraday trading Friday following the company's rosy earnings report Wednesday — but it was short-lived.
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WATCH HEREAfter rising earlier in the day, shares of Nvidia closed up less than 1% Friday at $788.17 per share. Nvidia stock closed up 16% Thursday.
Nvidia posted $22.10 billion in revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter, a 265% increase from a year ago and above the $20.62 billion expected by analysts polled by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv. Nvidia reported $12.29 billion in net income during the quarter, up a staggering 769% from $1.41 billion last year.
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SIGN UP The company has benefited from the tech sector's insatiable demand for artificial intelligence capabilities over the past year. Nvidia makes the pricey graphics processors for the servers that power large AI models.
Nvidia said it expects $24.0 billion in sales in the current quarter, surpassing the $22.17 billion expected by analysts.
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"Fundamentally, the conditions are excellent for continued growth," Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said during the company's quarterly call with investors Wednesday.
— CNBC's Kif Leswing contributed to this report.
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