NVIDIA generated $216 billion in revenue with 75% gross margins — the most dominant operating performance in tech history. But the FY2026 10-K reveals $165 billion in total obligations growing 2-5x faster than revenue, a $17 billion Groq license that created $14.4 billion in goodwill on zero revenue, and a $40 billion equity portfolio entangling NVIDIA with its own customer ecosystem. These aren't reasons to sell — they're the specific conditions investors should monitor at 25x forward earnings.
Arista Networks reported $9 billion in revenue growing 29% with 43% operating margins, zero debt, and a $10.7 billion cash fortress. But the FY2025 10-K reveals something the earnings call doesn't say: 42% of that revenue comes from two customers (Microsoft surging to 26%), $6.8 billion in non-cancellable purchase commitments just jumped 42% in a single quarter, and the headline cash flow quality flatters the income statement. ANET trades at nearly the same P/E as NVIDIA. The filing shows why that comparison deserves scrutiny.
AMD generates $1.72 in cash per $1 of profit—the best in semiconductors—while NVIDIA manages only $0.84. This signals AMD's earnings are higher quality and more sustainable despite NVIDIA's explosive growth.
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