Nvidia stock holds firm as traders eye August 26 earnings
Published on 08/17/2026 at 08:21 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
Nvidia stock held at $224.75 on August 17, 2026, with a $5.54 trillion market cap, while traders looked ahead to the company’s August 26 earnings date and a market that is still pricing in very high growth. The shares also traded between $224.50 and $227.49 during the session, a narrow range that kept attention on the next report rather than on fresh price discovery.
Market level first
The latest quote snapshot shows volume of 75.68 million shares and a 52-week range of $164.07 to $236.54, putting the stock within 5.0 percent of its one-year high. That positioning matters because the market is already asking whether Nvidia can justify the valuation with another strong print.
Consensus figures point to a demanding setup. TradingKey's earnings page lists August 26, 2026, as the announcement date, with revenue forecast at $91.82 billion, while a separate preview says Wall Street is looking for $91.9 billion and non-GAAP EPS of about $2.10 to $2.18.
Earnings bar stays high
A second preview says the company guided to $91.0 billion in revenue, plus or minus 2%, for the quarter ended July 26, which implies a range of $89.2 billion to $92.8 billion. That compares with $46.74 billion in the year-ago quarter, a jump of nearly 96 percent if the guide is met.
Analyst expectations are higher than management's midpoint. One preview says Bank of America expects revenue of $94 billion to $95 billion and third-quarter guidance of $107 billion to $108 billion, while the broader market sits closer to $104 billion for that next quarter.
What the chart says
The current setup leaves Nvidia in a familiar position: the stock is trading near the top of its 52-week band while revenue expectations have moved beyond the company’s own guidance. That combination gives the August 26 report unusual weight because even a solid beat may not be enough if guidance does not also move up.
Blackwell still matters
Product demand remains centered on the Blackwell platform, which analysts say is still driving the next leg of data-center spending. One preview points to networking revenue of $14.8 billion in the fiscal first quarter and says it grew 199 percent year over year, a reminder that the story is no longer just about GPUs.
For Nvidia, that makes the data-center mix more important than any single chip launch. The market is watching whether platform sales, networking demand and guidance together can support the current valuation and the $91 billion revenue target for the coming quarter.
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Stock level
Nvidia stock last traded at $224.75 on August 17, 2026, with a market cap of $5.54 trillion.
Fact box
Company: Nvidia Corporation
ISIN: US67066G1040
Ticker: NVDA
Exchange: Nasdaq
Price (as of August 17, 2026): $224.75 USD
Market cap: $5.54 trillion (as of August 17, 2026)
Sector / Industry: Information Technology / Semiconductors
Index membership: Nasdaq-100, S&P 500
Next earnings date: August 26, 2026
