This is probably the most important graph of 2025 so far and shows how Nvidia's fortunes are changing for the worse

Date:
Thu, 11 Sep 2025 22:41:00 +0000

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Nvidia data center compute revenue falls for the first time in a decade despite record overall earnings and rising networking sales in fiscal 2026 results.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Nvidia data center compute revenue dips for first time in ten years Networking sales surge as compute slows while China restrictions create added pressure Dependence on three customers hints at Nvidias vulnerability despite record overall revenues

Youd be forgiven for thinking Nvidias meteoric rise has made it virtually bulletproof, but data from the second quarter of fiscal 2026 shows the chip giants data center compute revenue declining for the first time in a decade.

The drop, while small, marks a potential turning point for the company which has led the artificial intelligence hardware boom.

Nvidia once again reported record revenues overall, but a graph shared by The Next Platform , hints at a worrying plateau beginning to form in the GPU behemoths core data center compute business. (Image credit: The Next
Platform) No need to panic... yet

The slide (which you can see above) showed that the sales of GPUs and CPUs that underpin Nvidias AI infrastructure dipped 0.9 percent compared with the previous quarter.

Thats not a big drop, but it is notable since its the first sequential
decline since data center compute became the Nvidias main source of growth.

Networking revenues tell a different story, with InfiniBand networking nearly doubling, and Ethernet and other interconnects also showing big gains.

The combined networking segment delivered $7.25 billion in revenue during the July quarter, suggesting customers are channeling more spending into interconnects that link AI clusters at scale.

That shift comes as export restrictions to China have already cut into expected compute sales, creating more pressure on Nvidias leadership.

Chief executive Jensen Huang insisted during the earnings call that fiscal 2026 and 2027 will still be record years, but the curve on the data center chart is still a concern.

Another worry is the companys reliance on a small number of customers, which we reported on previously.

More than half of data center revenue now comes from just three unnamed clients , with one alone accounting for over 20% of sales.

The report highlighted $9.5 billion from Customer A, $6.6 billion from Customer B, and $5.7 billion from Customer C in the most recent quarter.

Growth in GPU sales has powered Nvidias transformation into one of the most valuable companies in the world, but history shows that expansion curves eventually have to level off.

Huang has argued that 50 percent growth in data center compute can continue for years, but market realities may force slower trajectories.

For now, demand for Nvidias Blackwell GPUs remains solid, with supply reportedly sold out into next year.

The company continues to prepare new platforms, but the revenue plateau hints that Nvidias dominance may be entering a more uncertain phase.

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