If You Invested $10K In Nvidia Stock 10 Years Ago, How Much Would You Have Now?

Nvidia NVDA provides graphics and compute and networking solutions in the U.S. and internationally.

It is set to report its Q1 2026 earnings on May 21. Wall Street analysts expect the company to post EPS of $0.93, up from $0.61 in the prior-year period. According to Benzinga Pro, quarterly revenue is expected to reach $43.35 billion, up from $26.04 billion a year earlier.

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If You Bought Nvidia Stock 10 Years Ago

The company's stock traded at approximately $0.55 per share 10 years ago. If you had invested $10,000, you could have bought roughly 18,182 shares. Currently, shares trade at $101.43, meaning your investment's value could have grown to $1,844,182 from stock price appreciation alone. However, Nvidia also paid dividends during these 10 years.

Nvidia's dividend yield is currently 0.04%. Over the last 10 years, it has paid about $3.68 in dividends per share, which means you could have made $66,909 from dividends alone.

Summing up $1,844,182 and $66,909, we end up with the final value of your investment, which is $1,911,091. This is how much you could have made if you had invested $10,000 in Nvidia stock 10 years ago. This means a total return of 19,011%. In comparison, S&P 500 total return for the same period was 201%.

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What Could The Next 10 Years Bring?

Nvidia has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a price target of $173.11 based on the ratings of 40 analysts. The price target implies more than 70% potential upside from the current stock price.

On Feb.26, the company announced its Q4 2025 earnings, posting record revenue of $39.3 billion, surpassing the consensus estimate of $38.05 billion, as reported by Benzinga. The company's top-line results were up 78% year-over-year and 12% sequentially.

Earnings per share came in at $0.89, versus analyst estimates of $0.84 per share. Nvidia reported 82% earnings growth on a year-over-year basis.

The company’s data center segment led the strong growth, generating $35.6 billion in revenue, up 93% year-over-year. Automotive revenue more than doubled to $570 million, while the gaming and AI PC segment saw a decline, reporting $2.5 billion in revenue, down 11% from the prior year.

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Looking ahead, Nvidia provided first-quarter revenue guidance of $43 billion, plus or minus 2%, versus estimates of $41.75 billion.

More recently, the company said it will take a $5.5 billion charge this quarter due to halted shipments of its H20 GPUs to China and several other markets. The announcement followed new U.S. government restrictions issued on April 9, requiring Nvidia to obtain a license to export those chips.

Check out this article by Benzinga that compares Nvidia with its competitors in Semiconductors & Semiconductor equipment industry.

Given the historical stock price appreciation and expected upside potential, growth-focused investors may find Nvidia stock attractive. Furthermore, they can benefit from the company's dividend yield of 0.04%.

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