Nvidia's record buyback shows chipmaker's stock is too cheap for CEO Huang to resist

Chip designer initiates massive share buyback programme amid depressed forward valuation

By GPU Data Hub Desk · GPU Data Hub·Editorial standards·29 Sept 2026, 11:00·United States

Nvidia is preparing to allocate hundreds of billions of dollars toward repurchasing its own equity. The move follows a compression in the chip designer's valuation when measured against projected forward earnings. Chief executive Jensen Huang is capitalising on the comparatively subdued share price to execute the record programme.

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