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Bloomberg Technology’s February 26, 2026 episode dissects Nvidia’s fiscal Q4 2026 earnings and the market’s surprisingly negative reaction to what analysts broadly described as a strong beat. Despite reporting 73% year-over-year revenue growth and issuing Q1 fiscal 2027 guidance of $78 billion (plus or minus 2%), Nvidia’s stock fell approximately 5% — at one point tracking toward its worst single-day drop since April 2025.
Bloomberg analysts and capital markets commentators break down why the numbers fell flat with investors. Standout positives included gross margins holding at mid-70% despite Blackwell pricing rising over 100%, and notably strong growth in the non-hyperscaler segment — enterprise customers and smaller cloud providers — suggesting AI demand is broadening beyond the largest cloud platforms. Networking also outperformed, a category where Nvidia is actively gaining market share. Morgan Stanley raised its price target to $250 following the print.
The underlying concern driving the selloff was investor skepticism about the long-term durability of AI capital expenditure. Jensen Huang, asked directly about hyperscaler CapEx sustainability, pointed to cash flow growth as his confidence signal but stopped short of providing new forward guidance. Notably, Nvidia excluded all China data center revenues from its Q1 forecast, meaning any China recovery represents pure upside. The episode frames the reaction as a sentiment shift about AI spending durability rather than any flaw in Nvidia’s execution.
📺 Source: Bloomberg Technology · Published February 26, 2026
🏷️ Format: News Analysis
