Economic Performance
Historical and Economic Information
Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem founded NVIDIA in 1993. Mr. Huang is the company’s president and chief executive officer, as well as a director.
NVIDIA became a public company in 1999 and trades under the symbol NVDA on NASDAQ.
We are headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., and manage 48 offices around the world. As of January 2015, the company employed 9,228 people in 24 countries. Learn more about NVIDIA.
The table below presents an overview of the company’s economic activity over the past three fiscal years.
Economic Indicators
FY2013
FY2014
FY2015
Revenue
$4,280,159,000
$4,130,162,000
$4,681,507,000
Total operating expenses
$1,578,104,000
$1,771,536,000
$1,840,488,000
Net income
$562,536,000
$439,990,000
$630,587,000
Gross margin
52.0%
54.9%
55.5%
Income tax expense (benefit)
$99,503,000
$70,264,000
$124,249,000
Total assets
$6,412,245,000
$7,250,894,000
$7,201,368,000
Total stockholders’ equity
$4,827,703,000
$4,456,398,000
$4,417,982,000
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$6,412,245,000
$7,250,894,000
$7,201,368,000
Dividends and stock repurchases
$146,866,000
$1,068,640,000
$1,000,052,000
Direct employment
7,974 employees in 16 countries
8,808 employees in 24 countries
9,224 employees in 24 countries
Compensation of named executive officers
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Payments to capital providers
None
On Dec. 2, 2013, NVIDIA issued $1.5 billion of convertible senior notes to Goldman, Sachs & Co. as initial purchaser.
None
Revenue by Region

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