GrossPattern free-cash-flow proxy divided by revenue.
NVIDIA's free cash flow margin was 22.2% for the period ended 2026-07-26, compared with 28.8% for the comparable period ended 2025-07-27. The latest observation ranks at the 13th percentile of 24 available as-filed observations, and the recent direction is deteriorating. Within its current governed peer set, the observation ranks at the 70th percentile.
This analysis is tied to SEC accession 0001045810-26-000075; missing or incompatible inputs are withheld.
GrossPattern has 24 comparable as-filed observations from 2023-01-29 through 2026-07-26. Over that available history, the measure changed from 14.1% to 22.2%, a net change of 8.1%.
The highest observed value was 59.5% for the period ended 2026-04-26; the lowest was 14.1% for 2023-01-29. The current observation is 22.6% below the historical median of 44.8%.
Across the latest 4 sequential comparisons, free cash flow margin increased 3 times, decreased 1 time, and was unchanged 0 times. Direction is assigned by the governed multi-period research model, not by a single move.
| Period ended | Fiscal period | Free Cash Flow Margin | SEC evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-26 | Q2 | 22.2% | 0001045810-26-000075 |
| 2026-04-26 | Q1 | 59.5% | 0001045810-26-000052 |
| 2026-01-25 | FY | 44.8% | 0001045810-26-000021 |
| 2025-10-26 | Q3 | 38.8% | 0001045810-25-000230 |
| 2025-07-27 | Q2 | 28.8% | 0001045810-26-000075 |
| 2025-07-27 | Q2 | 28.8% | 0001045810-25-000209 |
| 2025-04-27 | Q1 | 59.4% | 0001045810-26-000052 |
| 2025-04-27 | Q1 | 59.4% | 0001045810-25-000116 |
Methodology. Deterministic proxy; not issuer-reported non-GAAP free cash flow. Missing, incompatible, or quality-blocked SEC inputs are withheld rather than treated as zero. Percentiles use the displayed as-filed history; peer context appears only when the governed comparison is valid.
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