- The board of directors approved the additional eighty billion dollar share repurchase authorization on May 18 2026 with no expiration date
- The company raised its quarterly cash dividend from one cent to twenty five cents per share representing a twenty four hundred percent increase
- The newly increased dividend is scheduled to be paid on June 26 2026 to shareholders of record as of June 4 2026
- Nvidia returned a record twenty billion dollars to shareholders in the first quarter of fiscal 2027 through buybacks and dividends leaving thirty eight point five billion dollars under its prior authorization
- The capital return program was announced alongside record first quarter revenue of eighty one point six billion dollars which was up eighty five percent year over year
Nvidia announces eighty billion dollar share buyback and twenty five fold dividend increase
May 21, 2026, 3:40:48 PM UTC(4 hours ago)
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ICYMI: $NVDA announced an $80 billion share repurchase reauthorization and is increasing its quarterly dividends from $0.01 to to $0.25. "We think that extra $0.05 will make a difference to the large shareholders," Jensen Huang says. The company also said it will give back 50% of its free cash flow to shareholders this year. 💸
