UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q


☒			QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended ~~April 26, 2020~~May 2, 2021


☐			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number: 0-23985

NVIDIA CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware			94-3177549
(State or Other Jurisdiction of			(I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)			Identification No.)

2788 San Tomas Expressway

Santa Clara, California 95051

(408) 486-2000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,

including area code, of principal executive offices)

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share	NVDA	The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

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Accelerated filer

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Non-accelerated filer

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Smaller reporting company

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Emerging growth company

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

The number of shares of common stock, $0.001 par value, outstanding as of May ~~15, 2020,~~21, 2021, was ~~615~~623 million.

NVIDIA CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED ~~April 26, 2020~~May 2, 2021

TABLE OF CONTENTS


		Page
	PART I : FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)

	a) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended May 2, 2021 and April 26, 2020 ~~and April 28, 2019~~	3

	b) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended May 2, 2021 and April 26, 2020 ~~and April 28, 2019~~	4

	c) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of ~~April 26, 2020~~May 2, 2021 and January ~~26, 2020~~31, 2021	5

	d) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the three months ended May 2, 2021 and April 26, 2020 ~~and April 28, 2019~~	6

	e) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended May 2, 2021 and April 26, 2020 ~~and April 28, 2019~~	7

	f) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	8

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	2123

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	2830

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	2831

	PART II : OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	2931

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	2931

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	33

Item 6.	Exhibits	3435

Signature		36

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

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The information we post through these social media channels may be deemed material. Accordingly, investors should monitor these accounts and the blog, in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts. This list may be updated from time to time. The information we post through these channels is not a part of this ~~quarterly report~~Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. These channels may be updated from time to time on NVIDIA's investor relations website.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

NVIDIA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In millions, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
April 26, April 28,
2020 2019
Revenue $ 3,080 $ 2,220
Cost of revenue 1,076 924
Gross profit 2,004 1,296
Operating expenses
Research and development 735 674
Sales, general and administrative 293 264
Total operating expenses 1,028 938
Income from operations 976 358
Interest income 31 44
Interest expense (25) (13)
Other, net (1) —
Other income, net 5 31
Income before income tax 981 389
Income tax expense (benefit) 64 (5)
Net income $ 917 $ 394
Net income per share:
Basic $ 1.49 $ 0.65
Diluted $ 1.47 $ 0.64
Weighted average shares used in per share computation:
Basic 614 607
Diluted 622 616


	Three Months Ended
	May 2,		April 26,
	2021		2020

Revenue	$	5,661	$	3,080
Cost of revenue	2,032		1,076
Gross profit	3,629		2,004
Operating expenses
Research and development	1,153		735
Sales, general and administrative	520		293

Total operating expenses	1,673		1,028
Income from operations	1,956		976
Interest income	6		31
Interest expense	(53)		(25)
Other, net	135		(1)
Other income (expense), net	88		5
Income before income tax	2,044		981
Income tax expense	132		64
Net income	$	1,912	$	917

Net income per share:
Basic	$	3.08	$	1.49
Diluted	$	3.03	$	1.47

Weighted average shares used in per share computation:
Basic	621		614
Diluted	632		622

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

NVIDIA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
April 26, April 28,
2020 2019

Net income $ 917 $ 394
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Available-for-sale securities:
Net change in unrealized gain — 7
Cash flow hedges:
Net unrealized gain (loss) (10) 4
Reclassification adjustments for net realized loss included in net income (1) (1)
Net change in unrealized gain (loss) (11) 3
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (11) 10
Total comprehensive income $ 906 $ 404


	Three Months Ended
	May 2,		April 26,
	2021		2020

Net income	$	1,912	$	917
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax




Cash flow hedges:
Net unrealized loss	(14)		(10)
Reclassification adjustments for net realized gain (loss) included in net income	9		(1)
Net change in unrealized loss	(5)		(11)

Total comprehensive income	$	1,907	$	906

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

NVIDIA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

April 26, January 26,
2020 2020
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 15,494 $ 10,896
Marketable securities 860 1
Accounts receivable, net 1,907 1,657
Inventories 1,128 979
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 195 157
Total current assets 19,584 13,690
Property and equipment, net 1,715 1,674
Operating lease assets 595 618
Goodwill 628 618
Intangible assets, net 80 49
Deferred income tax assets 533 548
Other assets 119 118
Total assets $ 23,254 $ 17,315
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 761 $ 687
Accrued and other current liabilities 1,142 1,097
Total current liabilities 1,903 1,784
Long-term debt 6,959 1,991
Long-term operating lease liabilities 519 561
Other long-term liabilities 774 775
Total liabilities 10,155 5,111
Commitments and contingencies - see Note 13
Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock — —
Common stock 1 1
Additional paid-in capital 7,354 7,045
Treasury stock, at cost (10,036) (9,814)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (10) 1
Retained earnings 15,790 14,971
Total shareholders' equity 13,099 12,204
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 23,254 $ 17,315


	May 2,		January 31,
	2021		2021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	978	$	847
Marketable securities	11,689		10,714
Accounts receivable, net	3,024		2,429
Inventories	1,992		1,826
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	444		239
Total current assets	18,127		16,055
Property and equipment, net	2,268		2,149
Operating lease assets	727		707
Goodwill	4,193		4,193
Intangible assets, net	2,613		2,737
Deferred income tax assets	778		806
Other assets	2,090		2,144
Total assets	$	30,796	$	28,791

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	1,218	$	1,201
Accrued and other current liabilities	1,787		1,725
Short-term debt	999		999
Total current liabilities	4,004		3,925
Long-term debt	5,964		5,964
Long-term operating lease liabilities	640		634
Other long-term liabilities	1,414		1,375
Total liabilities	12,022		11,898
Commitments and contingencies - see Note 13	0		0

Shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock	0		0
Common stock	1		1
Additional paid-in capital	9,280		8,721
Treasury stock, at cost	(11,242)		(10,756)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	14		19
Retained earnings	20,721		18,908
Total shareholders' equity	18,774		16,893
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	30,796	$	28,791

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

NVIDIA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MAY 2, 2021 AND APRIL 26, 2020 ~~AND APRIL 28, 2019~~

(Unaudited)

Common Stock
Outstanding
Additional Paid-in Capital Treasury Stock Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Retained Earnings Total Shareholders' Equity
(In millions, except per share data) Shares Amount
Balances, January 26, 2020 612 $ 1 $ 7,045 $ (9,814) $ 1 $ 14,971 $ 12,204
Other comprehensive loss — — — — (11) — (11)
Net income — — — — — 917 917
Issuance of common stock from stock plans 4 — 88 — — — 88
Tax withholding related to vesting of restricted stock units (1) — — (222) — — (222)
Cash dividends declared and paid ($0.16 per common share) — — — — — (98) (98)
Stock-based compensation — — 221 — — — 221
Balances, April 26, 2020 615 $ 1 $ 7,354 $ (10,036) $ (10) $ 15,790 $ 13,099
Balances, January 27, 2019 606 $ 1 $ 6,051 $ (9,263) $ (12) $ 12,565 $ 9,342
Other comprehensive income — — — — 10 — 10
Net income — — — — — 394 394
Issuance of common stock from stock plans 4 — 83 — — — 83
Tax withholding related to vesting of restricted stock units (1) — — (211) — — (211)
Cash dividends declared and paid ($0.16 per common share) — — — — — (97) (97)
Stock-based compensation — — 183 — — — 183
Balances, April 28, 2019 609 $ 1 $ 6,317 $ (9,474) $ (2) $ 12,862 $ 9,704


	Common Stock Outstanding			Additional Paid-in Capital		Treasury Stock		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Retained Earnings		Total Shareholders' Equity
(In millions, except per share data)	Shares	Amount
Balances, January 31, 2021	620	$	1	$	8,721	$	(10,756)	$	19	$	18,908	$	16,893
Net income	—	—		—		—		—		1,912		1,912
Other comprehensive loss	—	—		—		—		(5)		—		(5)
Issuance of common stock from stock plans	4	—		126		—		—		—		126
Tax withholding related to vesting of restricted stock units	(1)	—		—		(486)		—		—		(486)

Cash dividends declared and paid ($0.16 per common share)	—	—		—		—		—		(99)		(99)

Stock-based compensation	—	—		433		—		—		—		433
Balances, May 2, 2021	623	$	1	$	9,280	$	(11,242)	$	14	$	20,721	$	18,774
Balances, January 26, 2020	612	$	1	$	7,045	$	(9,814)	$	1	$	14,971	$	12,204
Net income	—	—		—		—		—		917		917
Other comprehensive loss	—	—		—		—		(11)		—		(11)
Issuance of common stock from stock plans	4	—		88		—		—		—		88
Tax withholding related to vesting of restricted stock units	(1)	—		—		(222)		—		—		(222)

Cash dividends declared and paid ($0.16 per common share)	—	—		—		—		—		(98)		(98)
Stock-based compensation	—	—		221		—		—		—		221
Balances, April 26, 2020	615	$	1	$	7,354	$	(10,036)	$	(10)	$	15,790	$	13,099

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

NVIDIA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
April 26, April 28,
2020 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 917 $ 394
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Stock-based compensation expense 224 178
Depreciation and amortization 107 91
Deferred income taxes 16 (42)
Other 4 (2)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (249) 182
Inventories (151) 153
Prepaid expenses and other assets (8) 5
Accounts payable 71 (123)
Accrued and other current liabilities (32) (129)
Other long-term liabilities 10 13
Net cash provided by operating activities 909 720
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities 1 26
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities — 2,219
Purchases of marketable securities (861) (622)
Purchases of property and equipment and intangible assets (155) (128)
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired (34) —
Investments and other, net (6) —
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (1,055) 1,495
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of debt, net of issuance costs 4,979 —
Proceeds related to employee stock plans 88 83
Payments related to tax on restricted stock units (222) (211)
Dividends paid (98) (97)
Other (3) —
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 4,744 (225)
Change in cash and cash equivalents 4,598 1,990
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 10,896 782
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 15,494 $ 2,772
Other non-cash investing activity:
Assets acquired by assuming related liabilities $ 230 $ 114


	Three Months Ended
	May 2,		April 26,
	2021		2020
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	1,912	$	917
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Stock-based compensation expense	429		224
Depreciation and amortization	281		107
Deferred income taxes	24		16

(Gains) losses on investments in non-affiliates, net	(133)		3
Other	(3)		1
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable	(595)		(249)
Inventories	(159)		(151)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	2		(8)
Accounts payable	70		71
Accrued and other current liabilities	(1)		(32)
Other long-term liabilities	47		10
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,874		909
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities	3,140		0
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities	358		1

Purchases of marketable securities	(4,470)		(861)
Purchases related to property and equipment and intangible assets	(298)		(155)
Investments and other, net	(2)		(6)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0		(34)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,272)		(1,055)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds related to employee stock plans	126		88
Payments related to tax on restricted stock units	(477)		(222)
Dividends paid	(99)		(98)
Principal payments on property and equipment	(19)		0



Other	(2)		(3)
Issuance of debt, net of issuance costs	0		4,979
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(471)		4,744
Change in cash and cash equivalents	131		4,598
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	847		10,896
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	978	$	15,494

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

NVIDIA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or U.S. GAAP, for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, Regulation S-X. The January ~~26, 2020~~31, 2021 consolidated balance sheet was derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January ~~26, 2020,~~31, 2021, as filed with the SEC, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of results of operations and financial position, have been included. The results for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for any future period. The following information should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January ~~26, 2020.~~31, 2021.

Significant Accounting Policies

There have been no material changes to our significant accounting policies disclosed in Note 1 - Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January ~~26, 2020.~~31, 2021.

Fiscal Year

We operate on a 52- or 53-week year, ending on the last Sunday in January. Fiscal year ~~2021~~2022 is a ~~53-week~~52-week year and fiscal year ~~2020 is~~2021 was a ~~52-week~~53-week year. The first quarters of fiscal years ~~2021~~2022 and ~~2020~~2021 were both 13-week quarters.

Reclassifications

Certain prior fiscal year balances have been reclassified to conform to the current fiscal year presentation.

Principles of Consolidation

Our condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of NVIDIA Corporation and our wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from our estimates. On an ~~on-going~~ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to revenue recognition, cash equivalents and marketable securities, accounts receivable, inventories, income taxes, goodwill, stock-based compensation, litigation, investigation and settlement costs, restructuring and other charges, and other contingencies. The inputs into our judgments and estimates consider the economic implications of ~~COVID-19 on our critical and significant accounting estimates.~~COVID-19. These estimates are based on historical facts and various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable.

~~Adoption~~

Note 2 - Business Combination

Pending Acquisition of ~~New~~Arm Limited

On September 13, 2020, we entered into a Share Purchase Agreement, or the Purchase Agreement, with Arm Limited, or Arm, and ~~Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements~~

~~Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncement~~

~~In June 2016,~~SoftBank Group Capital Limited and SVF Holdco (UK) Limited, or together, SoftBank, for us to acquire, from SoftBank, all allotted and issued ordinary shares of Arm in a transaction valued at $40 billion. We paid $2 billion in cash at signing, or the ~~Financial Accounting Standards Board issued~~Signing Consideration, and will pay upon closing of the acquisition $10 billion in cash and issue to SoftBank 44.3 million shares of our common stock, which had an aggregate value of $21.5 billion as of the date of the Purchase Agreement. The transaction includes a ~~new accounting standard to replace~~potential earn out, which is contingent on the ~~existing incurred loss impairment methodology with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration~~achievement of ~~a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates for accounts receivable and other~~certain financial ~~instruments, including available-for-sale debt securities. The Company adopted~~performance targets by Arm during the ~~standard in the first quarter of~~ fiscal year ~~2021 and~~ending March 31, 2022. If the ~~impact~~financial targets are achieved, SoftBank can elect to receive either up to an additional $5 billion in cash or up to an additional 10.3 million shares of ~~the adoption was not material~~our common stock. We will issue up to ~~the Company's consolidated financial statements.~~

$1.5 billion in restricted stock units to Arm employees after closing. The $2 billion

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

~~Note 2 -~~ paid upon signing was allocated between advanced consideration for the acquisition of $1.36 billion and the prepayment of intellectual property licenses from Arm of $0.17 billion and royalties of $0.47 billion, both with a 20-year term. The closing of the acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of specified governmental and regulatory consents and approvals and the expiration of any related mandatory waiting period, and Arm's implementation of the reorganization and distribution of Arm’s IoT Services Group and certain other assets and liabilities. We are engaged with regulators in the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, China and other jurisdictions. If the Purchase Agreement is terminated under certain circumstances, we will be refunded $1.25 billion of the Signing Consideration. The Signing Consideration was allocated on a fair value basis and any refund of the Signing Consideration will use stated values in the Purchase Agreement. We believe the closing of the acquisition will likely occur in the first quarter of calendar year 2022.

Acquisition of Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.

~~Subsequent~~On April 27, 2020, we completed the acquisition of all outstanding shares of Mellanox for a total purchase consideration of $7.13 billion. Mellanox is a supplier of high-performance interconnect products for computing, storage and communications applications. We acquired Mellanox to optimize data center workloads to scale across the ~~end~~entire computing, networking, and storage stack.

Supplemental Unaudited Pro Forma Information

The following unaudited pro forma financial information summarizes the combined results of operations for NVIDIA and Mellanox as if the companies were combined as of the ~~first quarter~~beginning of fiscal year ~~2021, we closed~~2020:


	Pro Forma
	Three Months Ended
	April 26, 2020

	(In millions)
Revenue	$	3,509
Net income	$	918

The unaudited pro forma information includes adjustments related to amortization of acquired intangible assets, adjustments to stock-based compensation expense, fair value of acquired inventory, and transaction costs. The unaudited pro forma information presented above is for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of our consolidated results of operations of the combined business had the acquisition occurred at the beginning of ~~Mellanox Technologies Ltd.,~~fiscal year 2020 or ~~Mellanox, for a transaction value~~ of ~~approximately $7.0 billion in cash on April 27, 2020.~~the results of our future operations of the combined businesses.

Note 3 - Leases

Our lease obligations primarily consist of operating leases for our headquarters complex, domestic and international office facilities, and data center space, with lease periods expiring between fiscal years ~~2021~~2022 and 2035.

~~Future minimum lease payments under our non-cancelable operating leases as of April 26, 2020, are as follows:~~

Operating Lease Obligations
(In millions)
Fiscal Year:
2021 (excluding first quarter of fiscal year 2021) $ 90
2022 116
2023 102
2024 78
2025 61
2026 and thereafter 289
Total 736
Less imputed interest 117
Present value of net future minimum lease payments 619
Less short-term operating lease liabilities 100
Long-term operating lease liabilities $ 519

Operating lease expense for the first quarters of fiscal years 2021 and 2020 was $31 million and $27 million, respectively. Short-term and variable lease expenses for the first quarter of fiscal years 2021 and 2020 were not significant.

~~Other information related to leases was as follows:~~


	~~Three Months Ended~~
	~~April 26, 2020~~
	~~(In millions)~~
~~Supplemental cash flows information~~
~~Operating cash flows used for operating leases~~	$	31
~~Operating lease assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations~~	$	3

~~As of April 26, 2020, our operating leases had a weighted average remaining lease term of 8.2 years and a weighted average discount rate of 3.45%.~~

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

Future minimum lease payments under our non-cancelable operating leases as of May 2, 2021, are as follows:


	Operating Lease Obligations
	(In millions)
Fiscal Year:
2022 (excluding first quarter of fiscal year 2022)	$	106
2023	144
2024	123
2025	102
2026	94
2027 and thereafter	306
Total	875
Less imputed interest	100
Present value of net future minimum lease payments	775
Less short-term operating lease liabilities	135
Long-term operating lease liabilities	$	640

Operating lease expenses were $39 million and $31 million for the first quarter of fiscal years 2022 and 2021, respectively. Short-term and variable lease expenses for the first quarter of fiscal years 2022 and 2021 were not significant.

Other information related to leases was as follows:


	Three Months Ended
	May 2, 2021		April 26, 2020

	(In millions)
Supplemental cash flows information
Operating cash flows used for operating leases	$	39	$	31
Operating lease assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations	$	54	$	3

As of May 2, 2021, our operating leases had a weighted average remaining lease term of 7.5 years and a weighted average discount rate of 2.77%. As of January 31, 2021, our operating leases had a weighted average remaining lease term of 7.6 years and a weighted average discount rate of 2.87%.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

Note 4 - Stock-Based Compensation

Our stock-based compensation expense is associated with restricted stock units, or RSUs, performance stock units that are based on our corporate financial performance targets, or PSUs, performance stock units that are based on market conditions, or market-based PSUs, and our employee stock purchase plan, or ESPP.

Our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income include stock-based compensation expense, net of amounts allocated to inventory, as follows:


							Three Months Ended
		Three Months Ended							May 2, 2021		April 26, 2020
		April 26, 2020		April 28, 2019
		(In millions)							(In millions)
Cost of revenue	Cost of revenue	$	21	$	4	Cost of revenue	$	25	$	21
Research and development	Research and development	134		114		Research and development	276		134
Sales, general and administrative	Sales, general and administrative	69		60		Sales, general and administrative	128		69
Total	Total	$	224	$	178	Total	$	429	$	224

Equity Award Activity

The following is a summary of equity award transactions under our equity incentive plans:

RSUs, PSUs, and Market-based PSUs Outstanding
Number of Shares Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value Per Share
(In millions, except per share data)
Balances, January 26, 2020 14 $ 176.72
Granted 1 $ 254.61
Vested restricted stock (3) $ 144.27
Canceled and forfeited (1) $ 161.66
Balances, April 26, 2020 11 $ 191.23


	RSUs, PSUs, and Market-based PSUs Outstanding
	Number of Shares	Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value Per Share

	(In millions, except per share data)
Balances, January 31, 2021	15	$	264.69
Granted	1	$	535.82

Vested restricted stock	(4)	$	252.22

Balances, May 2, 2021	12	$	279.79

As of ~~April 26, 2020,~~May 2, 2021, there was ~~$1.81~~$3.32 billion of aggregate unearned stock-based compensation expense, net of forfeitures. This amount is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.4 years for RSUs, PSUs, and market-based PSUs, and ~~0.8~~1.1 years for ESPP.

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Note 5 – Net Income Per Share

The following is a reconciliation of the denominator of the basic and diluted net income per share computations for the periods presented:


							Three Months Ended
		Three Months Ended							May 2,		April 26,
		April 26,		April 28,			2021		2020
		2020		2019
		(In millions, except per share data)							(In millions, except per share data)
Numerator:	Numerator:					Numerator:
Net income	Net income	$	917	$	394	Net income	$	1,912	$	917
Denominator:	Denominator:					Denominator:
Basic weighted average shares	Basic weighted average shares	614		607		Basic weighted average shares	621		614
Dilutive impact of outstanding equity awards	Dilutive impact of outstanding equity awards	8		9		Dilutive impact of outstanding equity awards	11		8

Diluted weighted average shares	Diluted weighted average shares	622		616		Diluted weighted average shares	632		622
Net income per share:	Net income per share:					Net income per share:
Basic (1)	Basic (1)	$	1.49	$	0.65	Basic (1)	$	3.08	$	1.49
Diluted (2)	Diluted (2)	$	1.47	$	0.64	Diluted (2)	$	3.03	$	1.47
Equity awards excluded from diluted net income per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive	Equity awards excluded from diluted net income per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive	1		11		Equity awards excluded from diluted net income per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive	1		1

(1) Calculated as net income divided by basic weighted average shares.

(2) Calculated as net income divided by diluted weighted average shares.

Note 6 – Income Taxes

We recognized an income tax expense of $132 million and $64 million for the first quarter of fiscal ~~year~~years 2022 and 2021, ~~and income tax benefit of $5 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020.~~respectively. The income tax expense as a percentage of income before income tax was 6.5% and 6.6% for the first quarter of fiscal ~~year~~years 2022 and 2021, ~~and income tax benefit as a percentage of income before income tax was 1.3% for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020.~~respectively.

The ~~increase~~slight decrease in our effective tax rate for the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2021~~2022 as compared to the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2020~~2021 was primarily due to a change in the jurisdiction of earnings, partially offset by a decrease in the impact of tax benefits from ~~stock-based compensation.~~the U.S. federal research tax credit.

Our effective tax rates for the first quarter of fiscal years ~~2021~~2022 and ~~2020~~2021 were lower than the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% due to income earned in jurisdictions that are subject to taxes lower than the U.S. federal statutory tax rate, ~~tax benefits related to stock-based compensation, and~~ the benefit of the U.S. federal research tax ~~credit.~~credit, and tax benefits related to stock-based compensation.

As of May 2, 2021, we intend to indefinitely reinvest approximately $1.3 billion of cumulative undistributed earnings held by Mellanox non-U.S. subsidiaries. We have not provided the amount of unrecognized deferred tax liabilities for temporary differences related to investments in Mellanox non-U.S. subsidiaries as the determination of such amount is not practicable.

For the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2021,~~2022, there have been no material changes to our tax years that remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions. We are currently under examination by the Internal Revenue Service for our fiscal years 2018 and 2019. Additionally, there have been no material changes to our unrecognized tax benefits and any related interest or penalties since the fiscal year ended January ~~26, 2020.~~31, 2021.

While we believe that we have adequately provided for all uncertain tax positions, or tax positions where we believe it is not more-likely-than-not that the position will be sustained upon review, amounts asserted by tax authorities could be greater or less than our accrued position. Accordingly, our provisions on federal, state and foreign tax related matters to be recorded in the future may change as revised estimates are made or the underlying matters are settled or otherwise resolved with the respective tax authorities. As of ~~April 26, 2020,~~May 2, 2021, we do not believe that our estimates, as otherwise provided for, on such tax positions will significantly increase or decrease within the next ~~twelve~~12 months.

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Note 7 - Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities

Our cash equivalents and marketable securities related to debt securities are classified as “available-for-sale” debt securities.

The following is a summary of cash equivalents and marketable securities as of ~~April 26, 2020~~May 2, 2021 and January ~~26, 2020:~~31, 2021:


		April 26, 2020																													May 2, 2021
		Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gain		Unrealized Loss		Estimated Fair Value		Reported as							Amortized Cost			Unrealized Gain		Unrealized Loss				Estimated Fair Value					Reported as
																Cash Equivalents			Marketable Securities									Estimated Fair Value					Cash Equivalents			Marketable Securities
		(In millions)
															(In millions)
Corporate debt securities														Corporate debt securities	$	5,240	$	2		$	0			$	5,242				$	323				$	4,919
Debt securities issued by United States government agencies														Debt securities issued by United States government agencies	3,045		1			0		3,046				0					3,046
Debt securities issued by the United States Treasury														Debt securities issued by the United States Treasury	2,820		1			0		2,821				0					2,821
Certificates of deposit														Certificates of deposit	884		0			0		884				48					836
Money market funds	Money market funds	$	11,128	$	—	$	—	$	11,128	$	11,128	$	—	Money market funds	319		0			0		319				319					0
Corporate debt securities		3,238		—		—		3,238		2,951		287
Foreign government bonds	Foreign government bonds	870		—		—		870		870		—		Foreign government bonds	67		0			0		67				0					67
Certificates of deposit		582		—		—		582		222		360
Debt securities issued by United States government agencies		381		—		—		381		168		213

Total	Total	$	16,199	$	—	$	—	$	16,199	$	15,339	$	860	Total	$	12,375	$	4		$	0	$	12,379			$	690				$	11,689


	January 31, 2021
	Amortized Cost		Unrealized Gain		Unrealized Loss		Estimated Fair Value		Reported as
									Cash Equivalents		Marketable Securities

	(In millions)
Corporate debt securities	$	4,442	$	2	$	0	$	4,444	$	234	$	4,210
Debt securities issued by United States government agencies	2,975		1		0		2,976		28		2,948
Debt securities issued by the United States Treasury	2,846		0		0		2,846		25		2,821
Certificates of deposit	705		0		0		705		37		668
Money market funds	313		0		0		313		313		0
Foreign government bonds	67		0		0		67		0		67


Total	$	11,348	$	3	$	0	$	11,351	$	637	$	10,714

January 26, 2020
Amortized
Cost Unrealized
Gain Unrealized
Loss Estimated
Fair Value Reported as
Cash Equivalents Marketable Securities
(In millions)
Money market funds $ 7,507 $ — $ — $ 7,507 $ 7,507 $ —
Debt securities issued by the United States Treasury 1,358 — — 1,358 1,358 —
Debt securities issued by United States government agencies 1,096 — — 1,096 1,096 —
Corporate debt securities 592 — — 592 592 —
Foreign government bonds 200 — — 200 200 —
Certificates of deposit 27 — — 27 27
Asset-backed securities 1 — — 1 — 1
Total $ 10,781 $ — $ — $ 10,781 $ 10,780 $ 1
Net realized gains and unrealized gains and losses were not significant for all periods presented.

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of cash equivalents and marketable securities ~~of $16.20 billion and $10.78 billion~~ as of ~~April 26, 2020~~May 2, 2021 and January ~~26, 2020, respectively,~~31, 2021 are all related to contracts with maturities of less than one year. Unrealized gains and losses were not significant for all periods presented. For the first quarter of fiscal years 2021 and 2020, net realized gains were not significant.shown below by contractual maturity.


	May 2, 2021				January 31, 2021
	Amortized Cost		Estimated Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Estimated Fair Value

	(In millions)
Less than one year	$	11,499	$	11,502	$	10,782	$	10,783
Due in 1 - 5 years	876		877		566		568

Total	$	12,375	$	12,379	$	11,348	$	11,351

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Note 8 – Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities

The fair values of our financial assets and liabilities are determined using quoted market prices of identical assets or quoted market prices of similar assets from active markets. We review fair value hierarchy classification on a quarterly basis.

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										Fair Value at
					Fair Value at							Pricing Category			May 2, 2021	January 31, 2021
		Pricing Category	April 26, 2020			January 26, 2020
			(In millions)										(In millions)
Assets	Assets							Assets
Cash equivalents and marketable securities:	Cash equivalents and marketable securities:							Cash equivalents and marketable securities:
Money market funds	Money market funds	Level 1	$	11,128		$	7,507	Money market funds	Level 1	$	319		$	313
Corporate debt securities	Corporate debt securities	Level 2	$	3,238		$	592	Corporate debt securities	Level 2	$	5,242		$	4,444
Foreign government bonds		Level 2	$	870		$	200
Certificates of deposit		Level 2	$	582		$	27
Debt securities issued by United States government agencies	Debt securities issued by United States government agencies	Level 2	$	381		$	1,096	Debt securities issued by United States government agencies	Level 2	$	3,046		$	2,976
Debt securities issued by the United States Treasury	Debt securities issued by the United States Treasury	Level 2	$	—		$	1,358	Debt securities issued by the United States Treasury	Level 2	$	2,821		$	2,846
Asset-backed securities		Level 2	$	—		$	1
Certificates of deposit								Certificates of deposit	Level 2	$	884		$	705
Foreign government bonds								Foreign government bonds	Level 2	$	67		$	67

Prepaid expenses and other current assets:								Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Publicly-held equity security (1)								Publicly-held equity security (1)	Level 1	$	133		$	0
Other assets:								Other assets:
Investment in non-affiliated entities (2)								Investment in non-affiliated entities (2)	Level 3	$	146		$	144

Liabilities	Liabilities							Liabilities

Other noncurrent liabilities:
2.20% Notes Due 2021 (1)		Level 2	$	1,020		$	1,065
3.20% Notes Due 2026 (1)		Level 2	$	1,104		$	1,006
2.85% Notes Due 2030 (1)		Level 2	$	1,635		$	—
3.50% Notes Due 2040 (1)		Level 2	$	1,134		$	—
3.50% Notes Due 2050 (1)		Level 2	$	2,336		$	—
3.70% Notes Due 2060 (1)		Level 2	$	594		$	—
2.20% Notes Due 2021 (3)								2.20% Notes Due 2021 (3)	Level 2	$	1,006		$	1,011
3.20% Notes Due 2026 (3)								3.20% Notes Due 2026 (3)	Level 2	$	1,101		$	1,124
2.85% Notes Due 2030 (3)								2.85% Notes Due 2030 (3)	Level 2	$	1,592		$	1,654
3.50% Notes Due 2040 (3)								3.50% Notes Due 2040 (3)	Level 2	$	1,095		$	1,152
3.50% Notes Due 2050 (3)								3.50% Notes Due 2050 (3)	Level 2	$	2,158		$	2,308
3.70% Notes Due 2060 (3)								3.70% Notes Due 2060 (3)	Level 2	$	552		$	602

(1) The balance as of May 2, 2021 includes an investment that was reclassified from privately-held equity securities following the commencement of public market trading of the issuer in the first quarter of fiscal year 2022. As of May 2, 2021, the investment is subject to short-term selling restrictions. Due to the public market trading of the issuer, an unrealized gain on the investment of $124 million was recorded in other income (expense), net in the first quarter of fiscal year 2022. The net cumulative unrealized gain on the investment was $130 million as of May 2, 2021.

(2) Investment in private non-affiliated entities is recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis only if an impairment or observable price adjustment occurs in the period with changes in fair value recorded through net income. The amount recorded as of May 2, 2021 has not been significant.

(3) These liabilities are carried on our Consolidated Balance Sheets at their original issuance value, net of unamortized debt discount and issuance costs, and are not marked to fair value each period. Refer to Note 12 of ~~these~~the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

~~Note 9 - Amortizable Intangible Assets~~

~~The components of our amortizable intangible assets are as follows:~~

April 26, 2020 January 26, 2020
Gross
Carrying
Amount Accumulated
Amortization Net Carrying
Amount Gross
Carrying
Amount Accumulated
Amortization Net Carrying
Amount
(In millions) (In millions)
Acquisition-related intangible assets $ 231 $ (195) $ 36 $ 195 $ (192) $ 3
Patents and licensed technology 522 (478) 44 520 (474) 46
Total intangible assets $ 753 $ (673) $ 80 $ 715 $ (666) $ 49

Amortization expense associated with intangible assets was $7 million for both the first quarters of fiscal years 2021 and 2020. Future amortization expense related to the net carrying amount of intangible assets as of April 26, 2020 is estimated to be $20 million for the remainder of fiscal year 2021, $21 million in fiscal year 2022, $18 million in fiscal year 2023, $12 million in fiscal year 2024, $7 million in fiscal year 2025, and $2 million in fiscal year 2026 and thereafter.

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Note 9 - Amortizable Intangible Assets and Goodwill

The components of our amortizable intangible assets are as follows:


	May 2, 2021						January 31, 2021
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount

	(In millions)
Acquisition-related intangible assets (1)	$	3,280	$	(904)	$	2,376	$	3,280	$	(774)	$	2,506
Patents and licensed technology	719		(482)		237		706		(475)		231
Total intangible assets	$	3,999	$	(1,386)	$	2,613	$	3,986	$	(1,249)	$	2,737

(1) As of May 2, 2021, acquisition-related intangible assets include the fair value of a Mellanox in-process research and development, or IPR&D, project of $630 million, which has not yet commenced amortization. Once the project reaches technological feasibility, we will begin to amortize the intangible asset over its estimated useful life.

Amortization expense associated with intangible assets was $137 million and $7 million for the first quarter of fiscal years 2022 and 2021, respectively. Future amortization expense related to the net carrying amount of intangible assets, excluding IPR&D, as of May 2, 2021 is estimated to be $412 million for the remainder of fiscal year 2022, $546 million in fiscal year 2023, $424 million in fiscal year 2024, $370 million in fiscal year 2025, $99 million in fiscal year 2026, and $132 million in fiscal year 2027 and thereafter.

There were 0 changes to the carrying amount of goodwill during the first quarter of fiscal year 2022.

Note 10 - Balance Sheet Components

Certain balance sheet components are as follows:


							May 2,			January 31,
		April 26,		January 26,			2021			2021
		2020		2020
Inventories:	Inventories:	(In millions)							Inventories:	(In millions)
Raw materials	Raw materials	$	341	$	249	Raw materials	$	734		$	632
Work in-process	Work in-process	287		265		Work in-process	504			457
Finished goods	Finished goods	500		465		Finished goods	754			737
Total inventories	Total inventories	$	1,128	$	979	Total inventories	$	1,992		$	1,826


	May 2,		January 31,
	2021		2021

Prepaid expenses and other current assets:	(In millions)
Prepaid expenses	$	179	$	142
Publicly-held equity security (1)	133		0
Other	132		97
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	444	$	239

April 26, January 26,
2020 2020
Accrued and Other Current Liabilities: (In millions)
Customer program accruals $ 444 $ 462
Deferred revenue (1) 174 141
Accrued payroll and related expenses 164 185
Operating lease liabilities 100 91
Licenses and royalties 78 66
Taxes payable 74 61
Product warranty and return provisions 25 24
Professional service fee 20 18
Other 63 49
Total accrued and other current liabilities $ 1,142 $ 1,097

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	May 2,		January 31,
	2021		2021

Other assets:	(In millions)
Advanced consideration for acquisition	$	1,357	$	1,357
Prepaid royalties	428		440
Investment in non-affiliated entities	146		144
Deposits	123		136
Other	36		67
Total other assets	$	2,090	$	2,144


	May 2,		January 31,
	2021		2021

Accrued and Other Current Liabilities:	(In millions)
Customer program accruals	$	700	$	630
Deferred revenue (1)	333		288
Accrued payroll and related expenses	265		297
Operating leases	135		121
Licenses and royalties	96		128
Taxes payable	96		61

Product warranty and return provisions	45		39
Professional service fees	33		26








Coupon interest on debt obligations	19		74
Other	65		61
Total accrued and other current liabilities	$	1,787	$	1,725

(1) Deferred revenue primarily includes customer advances and deferrals related to license and development arrangements and ~~post contract~~post-contract customer support, or PCS.


							May 2,			January 31,
		April 26,		January 26,			2021			2021
		2020		2020
Other Long-Term Liabilities:	Other Long-Term Liabilities:	(In millions)							Other Long-Term Liabilities:	(In millions)
Income tax payable (1)	Income tax payable (1)	$	535	$	528	Income tax payable (1)	$	864		$	836
Deferred income tax						Deferred income tax	234			241
Deferred revenue (2)						Deferred revenue (2)	173			163
Licenses payable	Licenses payable	84		110		Licenses payable	59			56
Deferred revenue (2)		67		60
Deferred income tax liability		32		29
Employee benefits liability		23		22
Employee benefits						Employee benefits	34			33

Other	Other	33		26		Other	50			46
Total other long-term liabilities	Total other long-term liabilities	$	774	$	775	Total other long-term liabilities	$	1,414		$	1,375

(1) As of ~~April 26, 2020,~~May 2, 2021, income tax payable represents the long-term portion of the one-time transition tax payable of ~~$317~~$284 million, ~~as well as~~ unrecognized tax benefits of ~~$185~~$374 million, ~~and~~ related interest and penalties of ~~$33~~$48 million, and other foreign long-term tax payable of $158 million.

(2) Deferred revenue primarily includes deferrals related to PCS.

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Deferred Revenue

The following table shows the changes in deferred revenue during the first quarter of fiscal years ~~2021~~2022 and ~~2020:~~

April 26, April 28,
2020 2019
(In millions)
Balance at beginning of period $ 201 $ 138
Deferred revenue added during the period 110 49
Revenue recognized during the period (70) (53)
Balance at end of period $ 241 $ 134

2021:


	May 2,		April 26,
	2021		2020

	(In millions)
Balance at beginning of period	$	451	$	201
Deferred revenue added during the period	178		110

Revenue recognized during the period	(123)		(70)
Balance at end of period	$	506	$	241

Revenue related to remaining performance obligations represents the ~~amount of~~remaining contracted license, ~~and~~ development arrangements and PCS that has not been recognized. This includes related deferred revenue currently recorded and amounts that will be invoiced in future periods. As of ~~April 26, 2020,~~May 2, 2021, the amount of our remaining performance obligations that has not been recognized as revenue was ~~$389~~$680 million, of which we expect to recognize approximately ~~47%~~48% as revenue over the next ~~twelve~~12 months and the remainder thereafter. This amount excludes the value of remaining performance obligations for contracts with an original expected length of one year or less.

Note 11 - Derivative Financial Instruments

We enter into foreign currency forward contracts to mitigate the impact of foreign currency exchange rate movements on our operating expenses. These contracts are designated as cash flow hedges for hedge accounting treatment. Gains or losses on the contracts are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income or loss and reclassified to operating expense when the related operating expenses are recognized in earnings or ineffectiveness should occur. The fair value of the contracts was not significant as of ~~April 26, 2020~~May 2, 2021 and January ~~26, 2020.~~31, 2021.

We also enter into foreign currency forward contracts to mitigate the impact of foreign currency movements on monetary assets and liabilities that are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. These forward contracts were not designated for hedge accounting treatment. Therefore, the change in fair value of these contracts is recorded in other income or expense and offsets the change in fair value of the hedged foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities, which is also recorded in other income or expense.

The table below presents the notional value of our foreign currency forward contracts outstanding as of ~~April 26, 2020~~May 2, 2021 and January ~~26, 2020:~~31, 2021:


							May 2, 2021		January 31, 2021
		April 26, 2020		January 26, 2020
		(In millions)							(In millions)
Designated as cash flow hedges	Designated as cash flow hedges	$	432	$	428	Designated as cash flow hedges	$	888	$	840
Not designated for hedge accounting	Not designated for hedge accounting	$	244	$	287	Not designated for hedge accounting	$	402	$	441

As of ~~April 26, 2020,~~May 2, 2021, all designated foreign currency forward contracts mature within ~~eighteen~~18 months. The expected realized gains and losses deferred into accumulated other comprehensive income or loss related to foreign currency forward contracts within the next ~~twelve~~12 months was not significant.

During the first quarter of fiscal years ~~2021~~2022 and ~~2020,~~2021, the impact of derivative financial instruments designated for hedge accounting treatment on other comprehensive income or loss was not significant and all such instruments were determined to be highly effective. Therefore, there were no gains or losses associated with ineffectiveness.

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Note 12 - Debt

Long-Term Debt

In March 2020, we issued $1.50 billion of the 2.85% Notes Due 2030, $1.00 billion of the 3.50% Notes Due 2040, $2.00 billion of the 3.50% Notes Due 2050, and $500 million of the 3.70% Notes Due 2060, or collectively, the March 2020 Notes. Interest on the March 2020 Notes is payable on April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning on October 1, 2020. Upon 30 days' notice to holders of the Notes, we may redeem the Notes for cash prior to maturity, at redemption prices that include accrued and unpaid interest, if any, and a make-whole premium. However, no make-whole premium will be paid for redemptions of the Notes Due 2030 on or after January 1, 2030, the Notes Due 2040 on or after October 1, 2039, the Notes Due 2050 on or after October 1, 2049, or the Notes Due 2060 on or after October 1, 2059. The net proceeds from the March 2020 Notes were $4.97 billion, after deducting debt discount and estimated issuance costs.year.

In September 2016, we issued $1.00 billion of the 2.20% Notes Due 2021 and $1.00 billion of the 3.20% Notes Due 2026, or collectively, the September 2016 Notes. Interest on the September 2016 Notes is payable on March 16 and September 16 of each year. Upon 30 days' notice to holders of the Notes, we may redeem the Notes for cash prior to maturity, at redemption prices that include accrued and unpaid interest, if any, and a make-whole premium. However, no make-whole premium will be paid for redemptions of the Notes Due 2021 on or after August 16, 2021, or for redemptions of the Notes Due 2026 on or after June 16, 2026. The net proceeds from the September 2016 Notes were $1.98 billion, after deducting debt discount and issuance costs.

Both the September 2016 Notes and the March 2020 Notes, or collectively, the Notes, are our unsecured senior obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. The Notes are structurally subordinated to the liabilities of our subsidiaries and are effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. All existing and future liabilities of our subsidiaries will be effectively senior to the Notes.

The carrying value of the Notes and the associated interest rates were as follows:


									Expected Remaining Term (years)	Effective Interest Rate	May 2, 2021		January 31, 2021
		Expected Remaining Term (years)	Effective Interest Rate	April 26, 2020		January 26, 2020
				(In millions)									(In millions)
2.20% Notes Due 2021	2.20% Notes Due 2021	1.4	2.38%	$	1,000	$	1,000	2.20% Notes Due 2021	0.4	2.38%	$	1,000	$	1,000
3.20% Notes Due 2026	3.20% Notes Due 2026	6.4	3.31%	1,000		1,000		3.20% Notes Due 2026	5.4	3.31%	1,000		1,000
2.85% Notes Due 2030	2.85% Notes Due 2030	9.9	2.93%	1,500		—		2.85% Notes Due 2030	8.9	2.93%	1,500		1,500
3.50% Notes Due 2040	3.50% Notes Due 2040	19.9	3.54%	1,000		—		3.50% Notes Due 2040	18.9	3.54%	1,000		1,000
3.50% Notes Due 2050	3.50% Notes Due 2050	30.0	3.54%	2,000		—		3.50% Notes Due 2050	28.9	3.54%	2,000		2,000
3.70% Notes Due 2060	3.70% Notes Due 2060	40.0	3.73%	500		—		3.70% Notes Due 2060	38.9	3.73%	500		500
Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs	Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs			(41)		(9)		Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs			(37)		(37)
Net carrying amount	Net carrying amount			$	6,959	$	1,991	Net carrying amount			6,963		6,963
Less short-term portion								Less short-term portion			(999)		(999)
Total long-term portion								Total long-term portion			$	5,964	$	5,964

~~The Notes require the Company to comply with certain covenants for which the Company was~~As of May 2, 2021, we were in compliance ~~as of April 26, 2020.~~with the required covenants under the Notes.

~~Revolving~~ Credit ~~Facility~~Facilities

We have a Credit Agreement under which we may borrow up to $575 million for general corporate purposes and can obtain revolving loan commitments up to $425 million. As of ~~April 26, 2020,~~May 2, 2021, we had 0t borrowed any amounts and were in compliance with the required covenants under this agreement.

The Credit Agreement ~~governing the revolving credit facility requires the Company to comply with a leverage ratio covenant. As of April 26, 2020, the Company was in compliance with this financial covenant.~~

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~~Commercial Paper~~expires October 2021.

We have a $575 million commercial paper program to support general corporate purposes. As of ~~April 26, 2020,~~May 2, 2021, we had 0t issued any commercial paper.

Note 13 - Commitments and Contingencies

Purchase Obligations

As of ~~April 26, 2020,~~May 2, 2021, we had outstanding inventory purchase obligations totaling ~~$1.76~~$3.46 billion which are expected to occur over the next 12 months, and other purchase obligations totaling ~~$287 million.~~$396 million, which are primarily expected to occur over the next 18 months.

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Accrual for Product Warranty Liabilities

The estimated amount of product ~~returns and~~ warranty liabilities was ~~$16~~$30 million and ~~$15~~$22 million as of ~~April 26, 2020~~May 2, 2021 and January ~~26, 2020,~~31, 2021, respectively, and the activities related to the warranty liabilities were not significant.

In connection with certain agreements that we have entered in the past, we have provided indemnities to cover the indemnified party for matters such as tax, product, and employee liabilities. We have included intellectual property indemnification provisions in our technology related agreements with third parties. Maximum potential future payments cannot be estimated because many of these agreements do not have a maximum stated liability. We have not recorded any liability in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for such indemnifications.

Litigation

Securities Class Action and Derivative Lawsuits

~~On December 21, 2018, a purported~~The plaintiffs in the putative securities class action lawsuit, ~~was~~captioned 4:18-cv-07669-HSG, initially filed on December 21, 2018 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, captioned Iron Workers Joint Funds v. Nvidia Corporation, et al. (Case No. 18-cv-7669), naming as defendants NVIDIA and certain of NVIDIA’s officers. On December 28, 2018, a substantially similar purported securities class action was commenced in the Northern District of California, captioned Oto v. Nvidia Corporation, et al. (Case No. 18-cv-07783), naming the same defendants, and seeking substantially similar relief. On February 19, 2019, a number of shareholders filed motions to consolidate the two cases and to be appointed lead plaintiff and for their respective counsel to be appointed lead counsel. On March 12, 2019, the two cases were consolidated under case number 4:18-cv-07669-HSG and titled In Re NVIDIA Corporation Securities ~~Litigation. On~~Litigation, filed an amended complaint on May ~~2, 2019, the Court appointed lead plaintiffs~~13, 2020. The amended complaint asserted that NVIDIA and ~~lead counsel. On June 21, 2019, the lead plaintiffs filed a consolidated class action complaint. The consolidated complaint asserts that the defendants~~certain NVIDIA executives violated Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and SEC Rule 10b-5, by making materially false or misleading statements related to channel inventory and the impact of cryptocurrency mining on GPU demand between May 10, 2017 and November 14, 2018. ~~The plaintiffs~~Plaintiffs also ~~allege~~alleged that the NVIDIA executives who they named as defendants violated Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act. ~~The plaintiffs seek~~Plaintiffs sought class certification, an award of unspecified compensatory damages, an award of reasonable costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees and expert fees, and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper. On ~~August~~March 2, ~~2019, NVIDIA moved~~2021, the district court granted NVIDIA’s motion to dismiss the ~~consolidated class action~~ complaint onwithout leave to amend, entered judgment in favor of NVIDIA and closed the ~~basis that plaintiffs failed to state any claims for violations of the securities laws by NVIDIA or the named defendants.~~case. On March ~~16, 2020, the Court issued an order dismissing the consolidated class action complaint with leave to amend. The~~30, 2021, plaintiffs filed ~~an amended complaint on May 13, 2020.~~a notice of appeal from judgment in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, case number 21-15604.

~~On January 18, 2019, a shareholder, purporting to act on behalf of NVIDIA, filed a~~The putative derivative lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, captioned ~~Han v. Huang, et al. (Case No. 19-cv-00341), seeking to assert claims on behalf~~4:19-cv-00341-HSG, initially filed January 18, 2019 and titled In re NVIDIA Corporation Consolidated Derivative Litigation, remains stayed pending resolution of the plaintiffs’ appeal in the In Re NVIDIA ~~against the members of NVIDIA’s board of directors and certain officers.~~Corporation Securities Litigation action. The lawsuit asserts claims for breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, waste of corporate assets, and violations of Sections 14(a), 10(b), and 20(a) of the Exchange Act based on the dissemination of allegedly false and misleading statements related to channel inventory and the impact of cryptocurrency mining on GPU demand. The ~~plaintiff is~~plaintiffs are seeking unspecified damages and other relief, including reforms and improvements to NVIDIA’s corporate governance and internal procedures. On February 12, 2019, a substantially similar derivative lawsuit was filed in the Northern District of California captioned Yang v. Huang, et. al. (Case No. 19-cv-00766), naming the same named defendants, and seeking the same relief. On February 19, 2019, a third substantially similar derivative lawsuit was filed in the Northern District of California captioned

The ~~Booth Family Trust v. Huang, et. al. (Case No. 3:19-cv-00876), naming the same named defendants, and seeking substantially the same relief. On March 12, 2019, the three~~putative derivative actions ~~were consolidated under case number 4:19-cv-00341-HSG, and titled In re NVIDIA Corporation Consolidated Derivative Litigation. The Court approved the parties’ stipulation to stay the~~

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~~(Unaudited)~~

~~In Re NVIDIA Corporation Consolidated Derivative Litigation pending resolution of any motion to dismiss that NVIDIA may file in the In Re NVIDIA Corporation Securities Litigation.~~

Oninitially filed September 24, 2019 ~~two shareholders, purporting to act on behalf of NVIDIA, filed two identical lawsuits~~and pending in the United States District Court for the District of ~~Delaware. One is captioned~~Delaware, Lipchitz v. Huang, et al. (Case No. 1:19-cv-01795-UNA) and ~~the other is captioned~~ Nelson v. Huang, et. al. (Case No. 1:19-cv-01798- UNA)., remain stayed pending resolution of the plaintiffs’ appeal in the In Re NVIDIA Corporation Securities Litigation action. The lawsuits assert claims for breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, insider trading, misappropriation of information, corporate waste and violations of Sections 14(a), 10(b), and 20(a) of the Exchange Act based on the dissemination of allegedly false, and misleading statements related to channel inventory and the impact of cryptocurrency mining on GPU demand. The plaintiffs seek unspecified damages and other relief, including disgorgement of profits from the sale of NVIDIA stock and unspecified corporate governance measures. On December 11, 2019, the Court approved the parties’ stipulation to stay the Lipchitz and Huang actions pending resolution of the motion to dismiss filed by NVIDIA in the In Re NVIDIA Corporation Securities Litigation.

It is possible that additional suits will be filed, or allegations received from shareholders, with respect to these same or other matters, naming NVIDIA and/or its officers and directors as defendants.

Accounting for Loss Contingencies

As of May 2, 2021, we have not recorded any accrual for contingent liabilities associated with the legal proceedings described above based on our belief that liabilities, while possible, are not probable. Further, except as specifically described above, any possible loss or range of loss in these matters cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. We are engaged in legal actions not described above arising in the ordinary course of business and, while there can be no assurance of favorable outcomes, we believe that the ultimate outcome of these actions will not have a material adverse effect on our operating results, liquidity or financial position. As of April 26, 2020, we have not recorded any accrual for contingent liabilities associated with the legal proceedings described above based on our belief that liabilities, while possible, are not probable. Further, except as specifically described above, any possible loss or range of loss in these matters cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.

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Note 14 - Shareholders’ Equity

Capital Return Program

Beginning August 2004, our Board of Directors authorized us to repurchase our stock.

Through ~~April 26, 2020,~~May 2, 2021, we have repurchased an aggregate of 260 million shares under our share repurchase program for a total cost of $7.08 billion. All shares delivered from these repurchases have been placed into treasury stock. As of ~~April 26, 2020,~~May 2, 2021, we were authorized, subject to certain specifications, to repurchase additional shares of our common stock up to $7.24 billion through December 2022.

During the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2021,~~2022, we paid ~~$98~~$99 million in cash dividends to our shareholders.

Note 15 - Segment Information

Our Chief Executive Officer, who is considered to be our chief operating decision maker, or CODM, reviews financial information presented on an operating segment basis for purposes of making decisions and assessing financial performance. Previously, we had reported two operating segments: GPU and Tegra Processor. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, we changed our operating segments to be consistent with the revised manner in which our CODM reviews our financial performance and allocates resources. The two newOur 2 operating segments are "Graphics" and "Compute & ~~Networking". Comparative periods presented reflect this change.~~Networking." Our operating segments are equivalent to our reportable segments.

Our Graphics segment includes GeForce GPUs for gaming and PCs, the GeForce NOW game streaming service and related infrastructure, and solutions for gaming platforms; ~~Quadro~~Quadro/NVIDIA RTX GPUs for enterprise design; GRID software for cloud-based visual and virtual computing; and automotive platforms for infotainment systems.

Our Compute & Networking segment includes Data Center platforms and systems for artificial intelligence, or AI, high performance computing, or HPC, and accelerated computing; ~~DRIVE for~~Mellanox networking and interconnect solutions; automotive AI Cockpit, autonomous ~~vehicles;~~driving development agreements, and autonomous vehicle solutions; cryptocurrency mining processors, or CMP; and Jetson for robotics and other embedded platforms.

Operating results by segment include costs or expenses that are directly attributable to each segment, and costs or expenses that are leveraged across our unified architecture and therefore allocated between our ~~two~~2 segments.

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The “All Other” category includes the expenses that our CODM does not assign to either Graphics or Compute & Networking for purposes of making operating decisions or assessing financial performance. The expenses include stock-based compensation expense, corporate infrastructure and support costs, acquisition-related costs, ~~legal settlement~~IP-related costs, and other non-recurring charges and benefits that our CODM deems to be enterprise in nature.

Our CODM does not review any information regarding total assets on a reportable segment basis. Depreciation and amortization expense directly attributable to each reportable segment is included in operating results for each segment. However, the CODM does not evaluate depreciation and amortization expense by operating segment and, therefore, it is not separately presented. There is no intersegment revenue. The accounting policies for segment reporting are the same as for our consolidated financial statements. The table below presents details of our reportable segments and the “All Other” category.

Graphics Compute & Networking All Other Consolidated
(In millions)
Three Months Ended April 26, 2020
Revenue $ 1,906 $ 1,174 $ — $ 3,080
Operating income (loss) $ 836 $ 451 $ (311) $ 976
Three Months Ended April 28, 2019
Revenue $ 1,526 $ 694 $ — $ 2,220
Operating income (loss) $ 532 $ 95 $ (269) $ 358

Three Months Ended
April 26,
2020 April 28,
2019
(In millions)
Reconciling items included in "All Other" category:
Stock-based compensation expense $ (224) $ (178)
Unallocated cost of revenue and operating expenses (82) (70)
Acquisition-related and other costs (5) (10)
Legal settlement costs — (11)
Total $ (311) $ (269)


	Graphics		Compute & Networking		All Other		Consolidated

	(In millions)
Three Months Ended May 2, 2021
Revenue	$	3,451	$	2,210	$	0	$	5,661

Operating income (loss)	$	1,786	$	861	$	(691)	$	1,956

Three Months Ended April 26, 2020
Revenue	$	1,906	$	1,174	$	0	$	3,080

Operating income (loss)	$	836	$	451	$	(311)	$	976

1920

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	Three Months Ended
	May 2, 2021		April 26, 2020

	(In millions)
Reconciling items included in "All Other" category:

Stock-based compensation expense	$	(429)	$	(224)
Acquisition-related and other costs	(167)		(5)
Unallocated cost of revenue and operating expenses	(90)		(82)
IP-related costs	(5)		0


Total	$	(691)	$	(311)

Revenue by geographic region is allocated to individual countries based on the location to which the products are initially billed even if our customers’ revenue is attributable to end customers that are located in a different location. The following table summarizes information pertaining to our revenue from customers based on the invoicing address by geographic regions:


							Three Months Ended
		Three Months Ended							May 2,		April 26,
		April 26,		April 28,			2021		2020
		2020		2019
		(In millions)							(In millions)
Revenue:	Revenue:					Revenue:
Taiwan	Taiwan	$	813	$	698	Taiwan	$	1,784	$	813
China (including Hong Kong)	China (including Hong Kong)	758		553		China (including Hong Kong)	1,391		758
Other Asia Pacific	Other Asia Pacific	607		422		Other Asia Pacific	1,001		607
United States	United States	497		165		United States	768		497
Europe	Europe	254		249		Europe	381		254
Other countries	Other countries	151		133		Other countries	336		151
Total revenue	Total revenue	$	3,080	$	2,220	Total revenue	$	5,661	$	3,080

The following table summarizes information pertaining to our revenue by each of the specialized markets we serve:


							Three Months Ended
		Three Months Ended							May 2,		April 26,
		April 26,		April 28,			2021		2020
		2020		2019
		(In millions)							(In millions)
Revenue:	Revenue:					Revenue:
Gaming	Gaming	$	1,339	$	1,055	Gaming	$	2,760	$	1,339
Data Center						Data Center	2,048		1,141
Professional Visualization	Professional Visualization	307		266		Professional Visualization	372		307
Data Center		1,141		634
Automotive	Automotive	155		166		Automotive	154		155
OEM and Other	OEM and Other	138		99		OEM and Other	327		138
Total revenue	Total revenue	$	3,080	$	2,220	Total revenue	$	5,661	$	3,080

No customer represented 10% or more of total revenue for the first quarter of fiscal ~~year~~years 2022 or 2021. ~~One customer represented 11% of our total revenue for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, and was attributable primarily to the Graphics segment.~~

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One customer represented ~~15%~~13% and ~~21%~~16% of our accounts receivable balance as of ~~April 26, 2020~~May 2, 2021 and January ~~26, 2020,~~31, 2021, respectively.

Note 16 ~~- Goodwill~~– Subsequent Event

~~During~~On May 21, 2021, our Board of Directors declared a 4-for-one split of our common stock in the ~~first quarter~~form of ~~fiscal year~~a stock dividend, conditioned on obtaining stockholder approval at our 2021 ~~we changed~~Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June 3, 2021, of an amendment to our ~~operating segments~~Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to ~~Graphics~~increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 2 billion to 4 billion. The following table reflects basic and ~~Compute & Networking, as discussed in Note 15 of these Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. As a result, our reporting units also changed,~~diluted weighted average shares and ~~we have reassigned the goodwill balance~~net income per share on an unaudited pro forma basis giving effect to the new reporting units based on their relative fair values. We determined there was 0 goodwill impairment immediately prior to the reorganization. As of April 26, 2020, the total carrying amount of goodwill was $628 million and the amount of goodwill allocated to our Graphics and Compute & Networking reporting units were $347 million and $281 million, respectively. In the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, goodwill increasedfour-for-one stock split as if it had been effective for all periods presented:


	Pro Forma (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended			Twelve Months Ended
		May 2,		April 26,		January 31,		January 26,		January 27,
		2021		2020		2021		2020		2019

		(In millions, except per share data)
Numerator:
Net income		$	1,912	$	917	$	4,332	$	2,796	$	4,141
Denominator:
Basic weighted average shares		2,484		2,456		2,468		2,436		2,432
Dilutive impact of outstanding equity awards		44		32		44		36		68


Diluted weighted average shares		2,528		2,488		2,512		2,472		2,500
Net income per share:
Basic (1)		$	0.77	$	0.37	$	1.76	$	1.15	$	1.70
Diluted (2)		$	0.76	$	0.37	$	1.72	$	1.13	$	1.66

(1) Calculated as net income divided by ~~$10 million related to acquisition activity.~~basic weighted average shares.

(2) Calculated as net income divided by diluted weighted average shares.

2022

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which are subject to the “safe harbor” created by those sections. Forward-looking statements are based on our management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “goal,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “project,” “predict,” “potential” and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. Other statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q regarding the potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business and results of operations are forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause our actual results, performance, time frames or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, time frames or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. We discuss many of these risks, uncertainties and other factors in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021 in greater detail under the heading “Risk ~~Factors.”~~Factors” of such reports. Given these risks, uncertainties and other factors, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Also, these forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this filing. You should read this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We hereby qualify our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.

All ~~referen~~cesreferences to “NVIDIA,” “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company” mean NVIDIA Corporation and its subsidiaries.

NVIDIA, the NVIDIA logo, GeForce, GeForce NOW, GeForce RTX, ~~SUPER,~~Maxine, Mellanox, NVIDIA ~~CUDA,~~DRIVE, NVIDIA ~~DGX,~~DRIVE Hyperion, NVIDIA ~~EGX AI Edge,~~DRIVE Orin, NVIDIA Grace, NVIDIA GRID, NVIDIA ~~Jarvis, NVIDIA~~ Jetson, NVIDIA ~~Merlin,~~Omniverse, NVIDIA RTX, ~~Mellanox,~~ Quadro and Quadro RTX ~~and Tegra~~ are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. Features, pricing, availability, and specifications are subject to change without notice.

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with ~~“Item 6. Selected Financial Data”~~the risk factors set forth in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January ~~26, 2020~~31, 2021 and ~~“Item~~Part II, Item 1A. ~~Risk~~“Risk Factors” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes thereto, as well as other cautionary statements and risks described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, before deciding to purchase or sell shares of our common stock.

Overview

Our Company and Our Businesses

NVIDIA pioneered accelerated computing to help solve the most challenging computational problems. ~~Starting with a~~Since our original focus on PC graphics, we ~~extended our focus in recent years~~have expanded to ~~the revolutionary field of AI.~~several other large and important computationally intensive fields. Fueled by the sustained demand for exceptional 3D graphics and the scale of the gaming market, NVIDIA has leveraged its GPU architecture to create platforms for scientific computing, AI, data science, autonomous vehicles, or AV, robotics, and augmented and virtual reality, ~~HPC,~~or AR and ~~AI.~~VR.

~~Through fiscal year 2020, our reportable~~Our two operating segments ~~were GPU and Tegra Processor. Starting with the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, our reportable segments have changed to~~are "Graphics" and "Compute & ~~Networking".~~

~~Our Graphics segment includes GeForce GPUs for gaming and PCs,~~Networking," as described in Note 15 of the GeForce NOW game streaming service and related infrastructure, and solutions for gaming platforms; Quadro GPUs for enterprise design; GRID software for cloud-based visual and virtual computing; and automotive platforms for infotainment systems.

Our Compute & Networking segment includes Data Center platforms and systems for AI, HPC, and accelerated computing; DRIVE for autonomous vehicles; and Jetson for robotics and other embedded platforms. Starting with the second quarter of fiscal year 2021, we will include Mellanox revenue in this segment.

All prior period comparisons presented reflect our new reportable segments. Our market platforms – Gaming, Professional Visualization, Data Center, Automotive, OEM and Other – remain unchanged. We will incorporate Mellanox in our Data Center market platform.Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, NVIDIA was incorporated in California in April 1993 and reincorporated in Delaware in April 1998.

Recent Developments, Future Objectives and Challenges

~~COVID-19~~Pending Acquisition of Arm Limited

~~The novel strain~~On September 13, 2020, we entered into a Purchase Agreement with Arm and SoftBank for us to acquire, from SoftBank, all allotted and issued ordinary shares of Arm in a transaction valued at $40 billion. We paid the Signing Consideration and will pay upon closing of the ~~coronavirus identified~~acquisition $10 billion in ~~late calendar 2019 (COVID-19) has spread~~cash and issue to SoftBank 44.3 million shares of our common

stock, which had an aggregate value of $21.5 billion as of the date of the Purchase Agreement. The transaction includes a ~~worldwide pandemic within~~potential earn out, which is contingent on the achievement of certain financial performance targets by Arm during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022. If the financial performance targets are achieved, Softbank can elect to receive either up to an additional $5 billion in cash or up to an additional 10.3 million shares of our common stock. We will issue up to $1.5 billion in restricted stock units to Arm employees after closing. The $2 billion paid upon signing was allocated between advanced consideration for the acquisition of $1.36 billion and the prepayment of intellectual property licenses from Arm of $0.17 billion and royalties of $0.47 billion, both with a 20-year term. The closing of the acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of specified governmental and regulatory consents and approvals and the expiration of any related mandatory waiting period, and Arm's implementation of the reorganization and distribution of Arm’s IoT Services Group and certain other assets and liabilities. We are engaged with regulators in the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, China and other jurisdictions. If the Purchase Agreement is terminated under certain circumstances, we will be refunded $1.25 billion of the Signing Consideration. The Signing Consideration was allocated on a fair value basis and any refund of the Signing Consideration will use stated values in the Purchase Agreement. We believe the closing of the acquisition will likely occur in the first quarter of ~~fiscal~~calendar year ~~2021. Government authorities around~~2022.

Demand

Demand for our products is based on many factors, including our product introductions and transitions, competitor announcements, and competing technologies, all of which can impact the ~~world implemented measures to try to contain the disease, such as travel bans~~timing and ~~restrictions, quarantines, shelter-in-place orders and shutdowns. Since March 2020, most~~amount of our ~~employees have been working remotely~~revenue. For example, our GPUs for gaming are capable of digital currency mining. Demand and ~~we temporarily prohibited business travel.~~

use of GPUs for cryptocurrency has fluctuated in the past and is likely to continue to change quickly. Volatility in the cryptocurrency market, including changes in the prices of cryptocurrencies, can impact demand for our products and our ability to estimate demand for our products. Changes to cryptocurrency standards and processes including, but not limited to, the pending Ethereum 2.0 standard may also create increased aftermarket resales of our GPUs and may reduce demand for our new GPUs. During the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2021,~~2022, we ~~experienced disruptions~~believe Gaming benefited from cryptocurrency mining demand, although it is hard to ~~our supply chain and logistical services provided by outsourcing partners and component supply, primarily based in Asia. These disruptions adversely impacted our linearity of supply and sales within~~determine to what extent. Additionally, consumer behavior during the ~~quarter.~~

~~The shelter-in-place or similar global orders have impacted~~COVID-19 pandemic, such as increased demand for our ~~gaming~~Gaming, Data Center and notebook workstation products, has made it more difficult for us to estimate future demand, and these challenges may be more pronounced or volatile in the future on both a global and regional basis if and when the effects of the pandemic subside. In estimating demand and evaluating trends, we make multiple assumptions, any of which may prove to be incorrect.

Supply

Our products are manufactured based on estimates of customers’ future demand and our manufacturing lead times are very long. We sell many ~~jurisdictions that rely on purchases at physical~~of our products through a channel model, and our channel customers sell to retailers, ~~due~~distributors, and/or end customers. As a result, the decisions made by our channel partners, retailers, and distributors in response to ~~temporary store closures,~~changing market conditions and ~~demand from iCafes located in China which have temporarily closed. In addition,~~ the ~~global demand for automobiles has decreased during this time which negatively impacts~~changing demand for our ~~automotive~~ products could impact our financial results. To have shorter shipment lead times and ~~solutions. In some regions, the shelter-in-place orders have driven a temporary increase in~~quicker delivery schedules for our customers, we may build inventory for anticipated periods of growth which do not occur, may build inventory anticipating demand that does not materialize, or may ~~not be sustainable, for gaming, OEM platforms~~build inventory to serve what we believe is pent-up demand. We expect to remain supply-constrained into the second half of the fiscal year, primarily in gaming. We may need to place non-cancellable inventory orders significantly in advance of our normal lead times, pay premiums or provide deposits to secure normal and ~~compute infrastructure as a result of work from home, learn at home, and gaming.~~incremental future supply.

COVID-19

The ~~full extent~~worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has caused governments and ~~duration~~businesses to take unprecedented measures including restrictions on travel, temporary business closures, quarantines and shelter-in-place orders. It has significantly impacted global economic activity and caused volatility and disruption in global financial markets. Some regions are easing COVID-19 related restrictions; however, most of our employees continue to work remotely and we continue to temporarily prohibit most business travel.

The COVID-19 ~~is uncertain. If~~pandemic continues to evolve and affect our business and financial results. Our Gaming and Data Center market platforms have benefited from stronger demand as people continue to work, learn, and play from home. In Professional Visualization, notebook workstations continue to benefit from work-from-home trends and desktop workstations have started to recover as employees return onsite in certain markets. As our own offices begin to reopen, we expect to incur incremental expenses as we resume onsite services and related in-office costs.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, ~~for an extended period,~~ the timing and overall demand from customers and the availability of supply chain, logistical services and component supply ~~could~~may have a material net negative impact on our business and financial results. Refer to Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information under the heading “Risk ~~Factors”.~~Factors.”

We believe our existing balances of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, along with commercial paper and other short-term liquidity arrangements, will be sufficient to satisfy our working capital needs, capital asset purchases, dividends, debt repayments and other liquidity requirements associated with our existing operations.

First Quarter of Fiscal Year ~~2021~~2022 Summary


																Three Months Ended
		Three Months Ended																				May 2, 2021			January 31, 2021		April 26, 2020		Quarter-over-Quarter Change	Year-over-Year Change
		April 26, 2020			January 26, 2020			April 28, 2019			Quarter-over-Quarter Change		Year-over-Year Change
		($ in millions, except per share data)																				($ in millions, except per share data)
Revenue	Revenue	$	3,080		$	3,105		$	2,220		(1)	%	39	%	Revenue	$	5,661		$	5,003		$	3,080		13	%	84	%
Gross margin	Gross margin	65.1		%	64.9		%	58.4		%	20 bps		670 bps		Gross margin	64.1		%	63.1		%	65.1		%	100 bps		(100) bps
Operating expenses	Operating expenses	$	1,028		$	1,025		$	938		—	%	10	%	Operating expenses	$	1,673		$	1,650		$	1,028		1	%	63	%
Income from operations	Income from operations	$	976		$	990		$	358		(1)	%	173	%	Income from operations	$	1,956		$	1,507		$	976		30	%	100	%
Net income	Net income	$	917		$	950		$	394		(3)	%	133	%	Net income	$	1,912		$	1,457		$	917		31	%	109	%
Net income per diluted share	Net income per diluted share	$	1.47		$	1.53		$	0.64		(4)	%	130	%	Net income per diluted share	$	3.03		$	2.31		$	1.47		31	%	106	%

~~Revenue~~We specialize in markets where our computing platforms can provide tremendous acceleration for ~~the first quarter was $3.08 billion, up 39% from a year earlier~~applications. These platforms incorporate processors, interconnects, software, algorithms, systems, and ~~down 1% sequentially.~~

~~Graphics segment revenue for the first quarter was $1.91 billion, up 25% from a year earlier and down 9% sequentially.~~

~~Compute & Networking segment revenue for the first quarter was $1.17 billion, up 69% from a year ago and up 15% sequentially.~~

~~From a market-platform perspective,~~services to deliver unique value. Our platforms address four large markets where our expertise is critical: Gaming, revenue for the first quarter was $1.34 billion, up 27% from a year ago and down 10% sequentially. The year-on-year increase reflects higher sales across our major gaming products. The sequential decrease reflects seasonally lower sales of GeForce desktop GPUs for gaming, partially offset by higher sales of SoCs for gaming platforms and GeForce laptop GPUs.

Data Center, Professional Visualization, ~~revenue for the first quarter was $307 million, up 15% from a year earlier~~ and down 7% sequentially. The year-on-year growth reflects strength in laptop and desktop workstations. The sequential decrease was driven by lower sales of desktop workstations, partially offset by strength in laptop workstations.Automotive.

~~Data Center revenue for the first quarter was $1.14 billion, up 80% from a year ago and up 18% sequentially, driven by higher vertical industries and hyperscale demand.~~

~~Automotive revenue was $155 million, down 7% from a year earlier and down 5% sequentially, primarily reflecting lower legacy infotainment revenue.~~

OEM and Other revenue for the first quarter was $138 million, up 39% from a year ago and down 9% sequentially. The year-on-year increase was primarily due to higher demand for entry level laptop GPUs from PC OEMs. The sequential decrease reflects seasonally lower sales of entry-level GPUs for PC OEMs.

~~Gross margin~~Revenue for the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2021~~2022 was ~~65.1%,~~$5.66 billion, up ~~670~~84% from a year earlier. Revenue was up 13% sequentially with growth in all market platforms.

Gaming revenue was up 106% from a year ago and up 11% sequentially, reflecting higher sales in GeForce GPUs, as well as in game-console SOCs. We continued to benefit from strong sales of our GeForce RTX 30 Series based on the NVIDIA Ampere architecture. We believe Gaming also benefited from cryptocurrency mining demand, although it is hard to determine to what extent.

Data Center revenue was up 79% from a year ago and up 8% sequentially. The year-on-year revenue growth was driven primarily by the Mellanox acquisition and the ramp of NVIDIA Ampere GPU architecture products into vertical industries and hyperscale customers. Sequentially, growth in Data Center came from both compute and networking products, primarily driven by hyperscale customers.

Professional Visualization revenue was up 21% from both a year earlier and sequentially. The year-on-year increase was driven by sales of notebook workstation GPUs. The sequential growth reflects sales of GPUs for both desktop and notebook workstations.

Automotive revenue was down 1% from a year earlier and up 6% sequentially.

OEM and Other revenue was up 137% from a year ago and up 114% sequentially, primarily reflecting the addition of CMP, which generated revenue of $155 million.

Gross margin was down 100 basis points from a year earlier due to amortization of intangible assets related to the Mellanox acquisition and a shift in the mix of Data Center products, partially offset by a lower contribution from Automotive products. Gross margin was up 100 basis points sequentially due to a more favorable mix within Data Center and the addition of CMP products.

Operating expenses were up 63% from a year earlier, which did not include Mellanox, and up ~~20 basis points~~1% sequentially. ~~The~~In addition to Mellanox, the year-on-year increase was primarily driven by ~~GeForce GPU product mix~~compensation-related costs, including employee growth and ~~higher Data Center sales. The sequential increase was Data Center, partially~~infrastructure costs. Sequential costs were relatively flat, with increased expenses from growth in employees offset by ~~product mix~~the additional week in ~~GeForce GPUs.~~

~~Operating expenses for~~ the ~~first~~fourth quarter of fiscal year ~~2021 were $1.03~~2021.

Income from operations was $1.96 billion, up ~~10%~~100% from a year earlier and ~~flat~~up 30% sequentially. ~~The year-on-year growth primarily reflects employee additions and increases in employee compensation and other related costs, including stock-based compensation and infrastructure costs.~~

~~Income from operations for the first quarter of fiscal year 2021~~Net income was ~~$976 million,~~$1.91 billion. Net income per diluted share was $3.03, up ~~173%~~106% from a year earlier and ~~down 1% sequentially. Net income for the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 was $917 million. Net income per diluted share for the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 were $1.47,~~ up ~~130% from a year earlier and down 4%~~31% sequentially.

In the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, we paid dividends of $98 million. Due to the current market uncertainties, we are evaluating the timing of resuming share repurchases and will remain nimble based on market conditions. We are currently authorized to repurchase up to $7.24 billion through December 2022. We remain committed to paying quarterly dividends.

Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities at the end of the first quarter were ~~$16.35~~$12.67 billion, updown from ~~$7.80~~$16.35 billion a year earlier and ~~$10.90~~up from $11.56 billion in the prior ~~quarter, reflecting~~quarter. The year-on-year decrease primarily reflects payment for Mellanox acquisition, while the ~~issuance of $5 billion of March 2020 Notes and strong~~sequential increase primarily reflects growth in operating income.

We paid $99 million in quarterly cash ~~flow.~~

~~Subsequent to the end of~~dividends in the first ~~quarter~~quarter.

On May 21, 2021, our Board of ~~fiscal year~~Directors declared a four-for-one split of our common stock payable in the form of a stock dividend, with the additional shares expected to be distributed on July 19, 2021. The stock dividend is conditioned on obtaining stockholder approval at our 2021 ~~we closed~~Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 3, 2021 to increase the ~~acquisition~~number of ~~Mellanox for a transaction value~~authorized shares of ~~approximately $7.0~~common stock from 2 billion ~~in cash on April 27, 2020.~~to 4 billion.

Market Platform Highlights

During the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2021,~~2022, in our Gaming platform, we launched ~~Minecraft~~GeForce RTX 3060 laptop GPU systems; announced GeForce 3050 Ti and 3050 laptop GPUs; accelerated RTX momentum with ~~RTX as an open beta on Windows 10;~~now over 60 games; announced plans to integrate NVIDIA DLSS into the Unity game engine; announced that NVIDIA Reflex is incorporated in more games; and announced that GeForce NOW has over 10 million members.

In our Data Center platform, we launched new NVIDIA A30 and A10 GPUs for mainstream AI, data analytics and graphics; debuted a new class of NVIDIA-Certified Systems with leading server OEMs; announced the ~~release~~NVIDIA AI Enterprise software suite; hosted our largest-ever GPU Technology Conference, where we unveiled NVIDIA Grace, our first Arm-based data center CPU; introduced the NVIDIA Morpheus AI and NVIDIA TAO application frameworks; and announced the availability of ~~laptop models powered by~~ NVIDIA ~~GeForce GPUs; expanded the RTX Studio lineup powered by new GeForce RTX SUPER GPUs; released DLSS 2.0;~~Jarvis and ~~expanded~~ NVIDIA ~~GeForce NOW.~~Maxine.

In our Professional Visualization platform, we ~~powered Autodesk’s latest 3D visualization software with~~unveiled NVIDIA ~~Quadro RTX; accelerated Altair's engineering software with~~RTX GPUs for next-generation notebook and desktop workstations; and launched NVIDIA ~~CUDA; and brought Quadro professional graphics to HP's mobile workstation lineup.~~Omniverse Enterprise.

In our ~~Data Center~~Automotive platform, we ~~introduced NVIDIA A100 data center GPU, the first based on~~announced that the NVIDIA ~~Ampere architecture; launched~~DRIVE platform powers MBUX Hyperscreen, the AI cockpit in Mercedes-Benz’s new EQS sedan, and that Volvo Cars will use NVIDIA DRIVE Orin to power the autonomous driving computer in its next-generation cars, beginning with the XC90 in 2022; announced that NVIDIA DRIVE will be powering intelligent new energy vehicles from R-Auto, IM Motors, Faraday Future and VinFast, and robotaxis including Cruise and Amazon Zoox; announced NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion 8; and unveiled the NVIDIA DGX A100; introduced two products for the EGX Edge AI platform; released NVIDIA Jarvis; collaborated with the open-source community to bring end-to-end GPU acceleration to Apache Spark 3.0; and announced NVIDIA Merlin.DRIVE Atlan next-generation SOC.

Financial Information by Business Segment and Geographic Data

Refer to Note 15 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for disclosure regarding segment information.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain items in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income expressed as a percentage of revenue.


		Three Months Ended							Three Months Ended
		April 26, 2020		April 28, 2019			May 2, 2021		April 26, 2020
Revenue	Revenue	100.0	%	100.0	%	Revenue	100.0	%	100.0	%
Cost of revenue	Cost of revenue	34.9		41.6		Cost of revenue	35.9		34.9
Gross profit	Gross profit	65.1		58.4		Gross profit	64.1		65.1
Operating expenses	Operating expenses					Operating expenses
Research and development	Research and development	23.9		30.4		Research and development	20.4		23.9
Sales, general and administrative	Sales, general and administrative	9.5		11.9		Sales, general and administrative	9.2		9.5

Total operating expenses	Total operating expenses	33.4		42.3		Total operating expenses	29.6		33.4
Income from operations	Income from operations	31.7		16.1		Income from operations	34.5		31.7
Interest income	Interest income	1.0		2.0		Interest income	0.1		1.0
Interest expense	Interest expense	(0.8)		(0.6)		Interest expense	(0.9)		(0.8)

Other income, net		0.2		1.4
Other, net						Other, net	2.4		—
Other income (expense), net						Other income (expense), net	1.6		0.2
Income before income tax	Income before income tax	31.9		17.5		Income before income tax	36.1		31.9
Income tax expense (benefit)		2.1		(0.2)
Income tax expense						Income tax expense	2.3		2.1
Net income	Net income	29.8	%	17.7	%	Net income	33.8	%	29.8	%

Revenue

Revenue by Reportable Segments


											Three Months Ended
		Three Months Ended															May 2, 2021		April 26, 2020	$ Change	% Change
		April 26, 2020		April 28, 2019		$ Change		% Change
		($ in millions)															($ in millions)
Graphics	Graphics	$	1,906	$	1,526	$	380	25	%	Graphics	$	3,451	$	1,906	$	1,545	81	%
Compute & Networking	Compute & Networking	1,174		694		480		69	%	Compute & Networking	2,210		1,174		1,036		88	%
Total	Total	$	3,080	$	2,220	$	860	39	%	Total	$	5,661	$	3,080	$	2,581	84	%

Graphics - Graphics segment revenue increased ~~25%~~81% in the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2021~~2022 compared to the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2020, which reflects~~2021, reflecting growth in GeForce ~~gaming~~GPUs which benefited from continued strong sales of our GeForce RTX 30 Series based on the NVIDIA Ampere architecture. Additionally, revenue increased from higher sales of Quadro/NVIDIA RTX workstations and ~~Quadro GPU revenue. Gaming increased 28%, reflecting revenue growth across all platforms. Revenue~~game console SOCs. We believe this segment also benefited from ~~Quadro GPUs increased by 24%, reflecting strength in desktop and laptop workstations.~~cryptocurrency mining demand, although it is hard to determine to what extent.

Compute & Networking - Compute & Networking segment revenue increased ~~69%~~88% for the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2021~~2022 compared to the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2020, driven by an increase in data center-related sales for~~2021, reflecting the addition of Mellanox, which we acquired on April 27, 2020. Revenue also increased due to the ramp of NVIDIA Ampere GPU architecture products into vertical industries and ~~hyperscales.~~hyperscale customers and the addition of CMP revenue.

Concentration of Revenue

Revenue from sales to customers outside of the United States accounted for ~~84%~~86% and ~~93%~~84% of total revenue for the first quarter of fiscal years ~~2021~~2022 and ~~2020,~~2021, respectively. Revenue by geographic region is allocated to individual countries based on the location to which the products are initially billed even if the revenue is attributable to end customers in a different location.

No customer represented 10% or more of total revenue orfor the first quarter of fiscal ~~year~~years 2022 or 2021. ~~One customer represented 11% of our total revenue~~

Gross Margin

Our overall gross margin decreased to 64.1% for the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2020 and was attributable primarily to the Graphics segment.~~

~~Gross Margin~~

~~Our overall gross margin increased to~~2022 from 65.1% for the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, reflecting amortization of intangible assets related to the Mellanox acquisition and a shift in the mix of Data Center products, partially offset by a lower contribution from ~~58.4% for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. The increase in fiscal year 2021 is primarily driven by GeForce GPU product mix and higher data center sales.~~Automotive products.

Inventory provisions totaled ~~$36~~$58 million and ~~$43~~$36 million for the first quarter of fiscal years ~~2021~~2022 and ~~2020,~~2021, respectively. Sales of inventory that was previously written-off or -down totaled ~~$39~~$21 million and ~~$12~~$39 million for the first quarter of fiscal years ~~2021~~2022 and ~~2020,~~2021, respectively. As a result, the overall net effect on our gross margin was an unfavorable impact of 0.6% and a favorable impact of 0.1% ~~and unfavorable impact of 1.4% for~~in the first quarter of fiscal years ~~2021~~2022 and ~~2020,~~2021, respectively.

A discussion of our gross margin results for each of our reportable segments is as follows:

Graphics - The gross margin of our Graphics segment increased during the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2021~~2022 compared to the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2020,~~2021, primarily ~~driven by GeForce GPU product mix.~~due to reduced contribution from lower margin products.

Compute & Networking - The gross margin of our Compute & Networking segment ~~increased~~decreased during the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2021~~2022 compared to the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2020,~~2021, primarily ~~driven~~due to a shift in the mix of Data Center products, partially offset by ~~higher data center sales.~~a lower contribution from Automotive solutions.

Operating Expenses


													Three Months Ended
		Three Months Ended																			May 2, 2021		April 26, 2020	$ Change	% Change
		April 26, 2020			April 28, 2019			$ Change		% Change
		($ in millions)																			($ in millions)
Research and development expenses	Research and development expenses	$	735		$	674		$	61	9	%	Research and development expenses	$	1,153		$	735		$	418	57	%
% of net revenue	% of net revenue	24		%	30		%					% of net revenue	20		%	24		%
Sales, general and administrative expenses	Sales, general and administrative expenses	293			264			29		11	%	Sales, general and administrative expenses	520			293			227		77	%
% of net revenue	% of net revenue	10		%	12		%					% of net revenue	9		%	10		%
Total operating expenses	Total operating expenses	$	1,028		$	938		$	90	10	%	Total operating expenses	$	1,673		$	1,028		$	645	63	%

Research and Development

Research and development expenses increased by 9%57% during the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2021,~~2022 compared to the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2020,~~2021, driven primarily by the acquisition of Mellanox. The increase also reflects the impact of employee additions ~~increases in~~and higher employee compensation, ~~and other related costs,~~ including ~~infrastructure costs and~~ stock-based compensation ~~expense.~~and infrastructure costs.

Sales, General and Administrative

Sales, general and administrative expenses increased by ~~11%~~77% during the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2021,~~2022 compared to the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2020,~~2021, driven primarily by the Mellanox acquisition. The increase also reflects the impact of employee additions ~~increases in~~and higher employee compensation, ~~and other related costs,~~ including ~~infrastructure costs and~~ stock-based compensation, ~~expense.~~and costs related to the pending acquisition of Arm.

Other Income (Expense), Net

~~Interest Income and Interest Expense~~

Interest income consists of interest earned on cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities. Interest income was ~~$31~~$6 million and ~~$44~~$31 million during the first quarter of fiscal years ~~2021~~2022 and ~~2020,~~2021, respectively. The decrease in interest income was primarily due to lower interest earned on our investments.

Interest expense is primarily comprised of coupon interest and debt discount amortization related to our September 2016 Notes and March 2020 Notes. Interest expense was ~~$25~~$53 million and ~~$13~~$25 million during the first ~~quarters~~quarter of fiscal years 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Other, net, consists primarily of realized or unrealized gains and ~~2020, respectively.~~losses from non-affiliated investments, mark to market adjustment of our publicly-traded equity security investment and the impact of changes in foreign currency rates. Other, net, was an income of $135 million during the first quarter of fiscal year 2022 and not significant during the first quarter

of fiscal year 2021. The increase was primarily due to a $124 million unrealized gain from an equity investment in a company that commenced public trading. Refer to Note 8 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Income Taxes

We recognized an income tax expense of $132 million and $64 million for the first quarter of fiscal ~~year~~years 2022 and 2021, ~~and an income tax benefit of $5 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020.~~respectively. The income tax expense as a percentage of income before income tax

was 6.5% and 6.6% for the first quarter of fiscal ~~year~~years 2022 and 2021, ~~and income tax benefit as a percentage of income before income tax was 1.3% for the first quarter of fiscal year 2020.~~respectively.

Refer to Note 6 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

Liquidity and Capital Resources


							May 2, 2021		January 31, 2021
		April 26, 2020		January 26, 2020
		(In millions)							(In millions)
Cash and cash equivalents	Cash and cash equivalents	$	15,494	$	10,896	Cash and cash equivalents	$	978	$	847
Marketable securities	Marketable securities	860		1		Marketable securities	11,689		10,714
Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities	Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities	$	16,354	$	10,897	Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities	$	12,667	$	11,561


							Three Months Ended
		Three Months Ended							May 2, 2021		April 26, 2020
		April 26, 2020		April 28, 2019
		(In millions)							(In millions)
Net cash provided by operating activities	Net cash provided by operating activities	$	909	$	720	Net cash provided by operating activities	$	1,874	$	909
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		$	(1,055)	$	1,495
Net cash used in investing activities						Net cash used in investing activities	$	(1,272)	$	(1,055)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	$	4,744	$	(225)	Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	$	(471)	$	4,744

As of ~~April 26, 2020,~~May 2, 2021, we had ~~$16.35~~$12.67 billion in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, an increase of ~~$5.46~~$1.11 billion from the end of fiscal year ~~2020.~~2021. Our investment policy requires the purchase of highly rated fixed income securities, the diversification of investment types and credit exposures, and certain maturity limits on our ~~portfolio duration.~~portfolio.

Cash provided by operating activities increased in the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2021~~2022 compared to the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2020,~~2021, due to higher net income and non-cash adjustments, partially offset by changes in working capital. ~~Change~~Changes in working capital ~~was driven by an increase~~include increases in ~~accounts receivable, an increase in inventory,~~outstanding trade receivables due to higher revenue and ~~changes in operating liabilities.~~corresponding shipment linearity.

Cash used in investing activities increased in the first quarter of fiscal year 2022 compared to cash used in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, which primarily reflects higher purchases of marketable securities, and higher purchases of property and equipment and intangible assets, offset by higher sales and maturities of marketable securities.

Cash used in financing activities increased in the first quarter of fiscal year 2022 compared to cash provided in the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2020, due to absence of maturities of marketable securities.~~

~~Cash provided by financing activities increased in the first quarter of fiscal year~~ 2021, ~~compared to cash used in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, due to~~which primarily reflects the debt issued in the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2021.~~2021 and higher payments related to tax on restricted stock units.

Liquidity

Our primary sources of liquidity are our cash and cash equivalents, our marketable securities, and the cash generated by our operations. As of ~~April 26, 2020,~~May 2, 2021, we had ~~$16.35~~$12.67 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities. Our marketable securities consist of certificates of deposits and debt securities issued by the U.S. government and its agencies, highly rated corporations and financial institutions, and ~~certificates of deposits.~~foreign government entities. These marketable securities are primarily denominated in ~~United States~~U.S. dollars. Refer to Note 7 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information. We believe that we have sufficient liquidity to meet our operating requirements ~~and capital expenditures~~ for at least the next ~~twelve~~12 months, including our proposed acquisition of Arm. We continuously evaluate our liquidity and

capital resources, including our access to external capital, to ensure we can adequately and efficiently finance our capital requirements beyond 12 months. ~~Subsequent~~

We have approximately $1.5 billion of cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities held outside the U.S. for which we have not accrued any related foreign or state taxes if we repatriate these amounts to the ~~first quarter of fiscal year 2021, we used approximately $7.0 billion to close the Mellanox acquisition.~~

~~As a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,~~U.S. Other than that, substantially all of our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities held outside of the ~~United States~~U.S. as of ~~April 26, 2020~~May 2, 2021 are available for use in the ~~United States~~U.S. without incurring additional U.S. federal income taxes.

Capital Return to Shareholders

In the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2021,~~2022, we ~~returned $98~~paid $99 million in quarterly cash dividends. Our cash dividend program and the payment of future cash dividends under that program are subject to the continuing determination by our Board of Directors that the dividend program and the declaration of dividends thereunder are in the best interests of our shareholders.

As of ~~April 26, 2020,~~May 2, 2021, we were authorized, subject to certain specifications, to repurchase additional shares of our common stock up to $7.24 billion through December 2022. We did not repurchase any shares during the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2021. Due to the~~

~~current market uncertainties, we are evaluating the timing of resuming share repurchases and will remain nimble based on market conditions. We remain committed to paying quarterly dividends.~~

Our cash dividend program and the payment of future cash dividends under that program are subject to our Board's continuing determination that the dividend program and the declaration of dividends thereunder are in the best interests of our shareholders.2022.

Outstanding Indebtedness and Credit Facilities

~~In March 2020, we issued~~We have outstanding $1.50 billion of ~~the 2.85%~~ Notes Due 2030, $1.00 billion of ~~the 3.50%~~ Notes Due 2040, $2.00 billion of ~~the 3.50%~~ Notes Due 2050, and $500 million of ~~the 3.70%~~ Notes ~~Due~~due 2060, or collectively, the March 2020 Notes. ~~The net proceeds from the March 2020 Notes were $4.97 billion, after deducting debt discounts and estimated issuance costs.~~

~~In September 2016, we issued~~We have outstanding $1.00 billion of ~~the 2.20%~~ Notes ~~Due~~due 2021 and $1.00 billion of ~~the 3.20%~~ Notes ~~Due~~due 2026, or collectively, the September 2016 Notes. ~~The net proceeds from the September 2016 Notes were $1.98 billion, after deducting debt discounts and issuance costs.~~

We have a Credit Agreement under which we may borrow up to $575 million for general corporate purposes and can obtain revolving loan commitments up to $425 million. As of ~~April 26, 2020,~~May 2, 2021, we had not borrowed any amounts under this agreement. The Credit Agreement expires October 2021.

We have a $575 million commercial paper program to support general corporate purposes. As of ~~April 26, 2020,~~May 2, 2021, we had not issued any commercial paper.

~~Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements~~

~~As of April 26, 2020, we had no material off-balance sheet arrangements as defined by applicable SEC regulations.~~

Contractual Obligations

There were no material changes outside the ordinary course of business in our contractual obligations from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January ~~26, 2020.~~

31, 2021. Refer to Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January ~~26, 2020~~31, 2021 for a description of our contractual obligations. For a description of our operating lease obligations, long-term debt, and purchase obligations, refer to Note 3, Note 12, and Note 13 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, respectively.

Adoption of New and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of adoption of new and recently issued accounting pronouncements.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Investment and Interest Rate Risk

Financial market risks related to investment and interest rate risk are described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January ~~26, 2020.~~31, 2021. As of ~~April 26, 2020,~~May 2, 2021, there have been no material changes, ~~as a result~~including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, to the financial market risks described as of January ~~26, 2020.~~31, 2021.

Foreign Exchange Rate Risk

The impact of foreign currency transactions related to foreign exchange rate risk is described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January ~~26, 2020.~~31, 2021. As of ~~April 26, 2020,~~May 2, 2021, there have been no material changes, ~~as a result~~including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, to the foreign exchange rate risks described as of January ~~26, 2020.~~31, 2021.

Refer to Note 11 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Based on their evaluation as of ~~April 26, 2020,~~May 2, 2021, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) were effective to provide reasonable assurance.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2021~~2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting despite the fact that virtually all of our employees are working remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are continually monitoring and assessing the COVID-19 situation on our internal controls to minimize the impact on their operating effectiveness.reporting.

Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls

Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls, will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within NVIDIA have been detected.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Refer to Part I, Item 1, Note 13 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of significant developments in our legal proceedings since January ~~26, 2020.~~31, 2021. Also refer to Item 3, “Legal Proceedings” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January ~~26, 2020~~31, 2021 for a prior discussion of our legal proceedings.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

~~Refer to the description of the risk factors associated with our business previously disclosed in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 26, 2020.~~ Other than the risk factors listed below, there have been no material changes from the risk factors previously described under Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January ~~26, 2020.~~31, 2021.

Before you buy our common stock, you should know that making such an investment involves some risks including, but not limited to, the risks described in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January ~~26, 2020.~~31, 2021. Additionally, any one of those risks could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations, which could cause our stock price to decline. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations.

The ~~recent novel coronavirus (COVID-19)~~COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our business and could materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

~~The novel strain of the coronavirus identified in late calendar 2019 (COVID-19)~~COVID-19 has spread worldwide, resulting ~~in shutdowns of manufacturing and commerce in the months that followed. Since then, COVID-19 has resulted~~ in government authorities implementing numerous measures to try to contain the disease, such as travel bans and restrictions, quarantines, shelter-in-place orders and shutdowns. Our corporate headquarters, and a portion of our research and development activities and data center capacity, are located in California, and other critical business operations, including most of our finished goods inventory, and many of our key suppliers, are located in the Asia Pacific Region. We have development, operations and employees in China, Hong Kong, India and Taiwan, and the Asia Pacific region represents an important end market for our products. Our customers and suppliers within the Asia Pacific region are also affected by COVID-19 related restrictions and closures. These measures have impacted, and may further

impact, our workforce and operations, the operations of our customers and our partners, and those of our respective vendors and suppliers (including our subcontractors and third-party contract manufacturers). ~~For example, during~~Our critical business operations, including our headquarters, most of our finished goods inventory and many of our key suppliers, are located in regions which have been impacted by COVID-19. Our customers and suppliers worldwide have also been affected and may continue to be affected by COVID-19 related restrictions and closures.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve and affect our business and financial results and it has increased the duration and impact of economic and demand uncertainty. In the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2021, we experienced disruptions~~2022, our Gaming and Data Center market platforms benefited from stronger demand as people continue to ~~our supply chain~~work, learn, and ~~logistical services provided by outsourcing partners~~play from home. In Professional Visualization, notebook workstations continue to benefit from work-from-home trends and ~~component supply, primarily based~~desktop workstations have started to recover as employees return onsite in Asia. The shelter-in-place or similar global orders have impacted demand for our gaming products in many jurisdictions that rely on purchases at physical retailers due to temporary store closures, and demand from iCafes located in China which have temporarily closed. In addition, the global demand for automobiles has decreased during this time which negatively impacts demand for our automotive products and solutions. certain markets.

In some regions, ~~the shelter-in-place orders have~~markets, or industries, where COVID-19 has driven ~~a temporary~~an increase in sales for our products, the demand ~~that~~ may not be sustainable if conditions change. The reopening of offices may also generate demand for ~~gaming, OEM platforms~~our products that may be temporary. Additionally, stronger demand globally has limited the availability of capacity and ~~compute infrastructure as~~components in our supply chain, particularly in Gaming, which could cause us to order an excess amount if demand changes, pay higher prices, or limit our ability to obtain supply at necessary levels or at all. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the timing and overall demand from customers and the availability of supply chain, logistical services and component supply may have a ~~result of work from home, learn at home,~~material net negative impact on our business and ~~gaming.~~financial results.

The manufacture of product components, the final assembly of our products and other critical operations are concentrated in certain geographic locations, including Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Israel and Korea. ~~Additionally, a~~A significant portion of our finished goods product distribution occurs through Hong ~~Kong.~~Kong, Israel and Taiwan. Additionally, our headquarters is in California. Each of these countries and locations has been affected by the pandemic and has taken measures to try to contain ~~it. There is considerable uncertainty regarding the impact of such measures and potential future measures,~~it, including restrictions on manufacturing facilities, commerce, travel, on our support operations or workforce, or on our customers, partners, vendors and suppliers. There is considerable uncertainty regarding the impact of such measures and potential future measures. Such measures, as well as restrictions on or disruptions of transportation, such as reduced availability or increased cost of air transport, port closures and increased border controls or closures, could limit our capacity to meet customer demand and have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

The spread of COVID-19 has caused us to modify our business practices (including employee travel, mandatory work-from-home policies and cancellation of physical participation in meetings, events and conferences), and we may take further actions as required by government authorities and regulations or that we determine are in the best interests of our employees, customers, partners and suppliers. Some regions are easing COVID-19 related restrictions; however, most of our employees continue to work remotely and we continue to temporarily prohibit most business travel. There is no certainty that such measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks posed by the disease, and our ability to perform critical functions could be harmed. As our offices begin to reopen, we expect to incur incremental expenses as we resume onsite services and related in-office costs, which could adversely impact our results of operations.

~~In addition, while~~While the extent and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy and our business ~~in particular~~ is difficult to assess or predict, the pandemic has resulted in, and may continue to result in, significant disruption of global financial markets, which may reduce our ability to access capital or our customers’ ability to pay us for past or future purchases, which could negatively affect our liquidity. ~~The COVID-19 pandemic could also reduce the demand for our products. In addition, a~~A recession or financial market correction resulting from the lack of containment and spread of COVID-19 could ~~decrease~~impact overall technology spending, adversely affecting demand for our products, our business and the value of our common stock.

~~The global pandemic of COVID-19 continues to rapidly evolve, and we will continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation closely.~~ The ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic or a similar health epidemic is highly uncertain and subject to change. The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operational and financial performance, including our ability to execute our business strategies and initiatives in the expected time frame, will depend on future developments, including, but not limited to, the duration and continued spread of the pandemic, its severity, the actions to contain the disease or treat its impact, availability of vaccines or other treatments, further related restrictions on travel, and the duration, timing and severity of the impact on customer spending, including any recession resulting from the pandemic, all of which are uncertain and cannot be predicted. An extended period of global supply chain and economic disruption as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic could have a material negative impact on our business, results of operations, access to sources of liquidity and financial condition, though the full extent and duration is uncertain.

~~Business disruptions could harm our business, lead to a decline in revenue and increase our costs.~~

Our worldwide operations could be disrupted by earthquakes, telecommunications failures, power or water shortages, outages at cloud service providers, tsunamis, floods, hurricanes, typhoons, fires, extreme weather conditions, cyber-attacks, terrorist attacks, medical epidemics or pandemics (including, but not limited to, COVID-19) and other natural or man-made disasters, catastrophic events or climate change. The occurrence of any of these disruptions could harm our business and result in significant losses, a decline in revenue and an increase in our costs and expenses. Any of these business disruptions could require substantial expenditures and recovery time in order to fully resume operations. Such risks are discussed further in the risk factor “The recent novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic could materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.” Our corporate headquarters, and a portion of our research and development activities, are located in California, and other critical business operations, finished goods inventory, and some of our suppliers are located in Asia, near major earthquake faults known for seismic activity. In addition, a large portion of our current data center capacity is located in California, making our operations vulnerable to natural disasters or other business disruptions occurring in these geographical areas. The manufacture of product

components, the final assembly of our products and other critical operations are concentrated in certain geographic locations, including Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, and Korea. Additionally, a significant portion of our finished goods product distribution occurs through Hong Kong. Geopolitical change or changes in government regulations and policies in the United States or abroad may result in changing regulatory requirements, trade policies, import duties and economic disruptions that could impact our operating strategies, product demand, access to global markets, hiring, and profitability. In particular, revisions to laws or regulations or their interpretation and enforcement could result in increased taxation, trade sanctions, the imposition of import duties or tariffs, restrictions and controls on imports or exports, or other retaliatory actions, which could have an adverse effect on our business plans. For example, regulations to implement the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 could have an adverse effect on our business plans. Catastrophic events can also have an impact on third-party vendors who provide us critical infrastructure services for IT and research and development systems and personnel. Our operations could be harmed if manufacturing, logistics or other operations in these locations are disrupted for any reason, including natural disasters, high heat events or water shortages, information technology system failures, military actions or economic, business, labor, environmental, public health, regulatory or political issues. The ultimate impact on us, our third-party foundries and other suppliers and our general infrastructure of being located near major earthquake faults and being consolidated in certain geographical areas is unknown. In the event a major earthquake or other disaster or catastrophic event affects us or the third-party systems on which we rely, our business could be harmed as a result of declines in revenue, increases in expenses, substantial expenditures and time spent to fully resume operations.

~~We are subject to risks and uncertainties associated with international operations, which may harm our business.~~

We conduct our business worldwide and we have offices in various countries outside of the United States. Our semiconductor wafers are manufactured, assembled, tested and packaged by third parties located outside of the United States. We also generate a significant portion of our revenue from sales outside the United States. We allocate revenue to individual countries based on the location to which the products are initially billed even if our customers’ revenue is attributable to end customers that are located in a different location. Revenue from sales outside of the United States accounted for 84% and 93% of total revenue for the first quarter of fiscal years 2021 and 2020, respectively Revenue from billings to China, including Hong Kong, was 25% of our revenue for the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, even if our customers' revenue is attributable to end customers that are located in a different location. Additionally, as of April 26, 2020, approximately 46% of our employees were located outside of the United States. The global nature of our business subjects us to a number of risks and uncertainties, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations, including:

•international economic and political conditions, including as a result of the United Kingdom's vote to withdraw from the European Union, and other political tensions between countries in which we do business;

•~~unexpected changes in, or impositions of, legislative or regulatory requirements, including changes in tax laws;~~

•~~differing legal standards with respect to protection of intellectual property and employment practices;~~

•local business and cultural factors that differ from our normal standards and practices, including business practices that we are prohibited from engaging in by the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anticorruption laws and regulations;

•~~exporting or importing issues related to export or import restrictions, including deemed export restrictions, tariffs, quotas and other trade barriers and restrictions;~~

•~~disruptions of capital and trading markets and currency fluctuations;~~

•~~increased costs due to imposition of climate change regulations, such as carbon taxes, fuel or energy taxes, and pollution limits; and~~

•natural disasters, public health issues (including the COVID-19 pandemic discussed further in the risk factor “The recent novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic could materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations,” above), and other catastrophic events.

~~If our sales outside of the United States are delayed or cancelled because of any of the above factors, our revenue may be negatively impacted.~~

Adverse changes in global or regional economic conditions, including recession or slowing growth, changes or uncertainty in fiscal, monetary, or trade policy, higher interest rates, tighter credit, inflation, lower capital expenditures

by businesses including on IT infrastructure, increases in unemployment, and lower consumer confidence and spending, periodically occur. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased economic and demand uncertainty. It is likely that the continued spread of COVID-19 will cause an economic slowdown, and it is possible that it could cause a global recession. Adverse changes in economic conditions, including as a result of the pandemic, can significantly harm demand for our products and make it more challenging to forecast our operating results and make business decisions, including regarding prioritization of investments in our business. An economic downturn or increased uncertainty may also lead to increased credit and collectability risks, higher borrowing costs or reduced availability of capital markets, reduced liquidity, adverse impacts on our suppliers, failures of counterparties including financial institutions and insurers, asset impairments, and declines in the value of our financial instruments.

We may not be able to realize the potential financial or strategic benefits of business acquisitions or strategic investments, including the Mellanox acquisition, and we may not be able to successfully integrate acquisition targets, which could hurt our ability to grow our business, develop new products or sell our products.

We have in the past ~~acquired and invested in,~~fluctuated and may in the future fluctuate, and if our operating results are below the expectations of securities analysts or investors, our stock price could decline.

Our operating results have in the past fluctuated and may in the future continue to ~~acquire and invest~~fluctuate due to numerous factors. Therefore, investors should not rely on quarterly comparisons of our results of operations as an indication of our future performance. Additional factors, other than or in other businesses that offer products, services and technologies that we believe will help expand or enhance our existing products, strategic objectives and business. We completed our acquisition of Mellanox for approximately $7.0 billion on April 27, 2020. The Mellanox acquisition and other past or future acquisitions or investments involve significant challenges and risks, and could impair our abilityaddition to grow our business, develop new products or sell our products, and ultimately could have a negative impact on our growth or our financial results. Given that our resources are limited, our decision to pursue a transaction has opportunity costs; accordingly, if we pursue a particular transaction, we may need to forgo the prospect of entering into other transactionsthose described elsewhere in these risk factors, that could ~~help us achieve~~affect our ~~strategic objectives. Additional risks related to~~results of operations in the ~~Mellanox acquisition, and other acquisitions or strategic investments~~future include, but are not limited to:

•~~difficulty in combining the technology, products, operations or workforce of the acquired business with our business;~~

•~~diversion~~our ability to achieve volume production of ~~capital and other resources, including management’s attention;~~our next-generation products;

•~~assumption~~our inability to adjust spending to offset revenue shortfalls due to the multi-year development cycle for some of ~~liabilities~~our products and ~~incurring amortization expenses, impairment charges to goodwill or write-downs of acquired assets;~~services;

•~~integrating financial forecasting and controls, procedures and reporting cycles;~~

•~~coordinating and integrating operations in countries in which we have not previously operated;~~

•~~difficulty in realizing a satisfactory return, if at all;~~

•~~difficulty in obtaining regulatory, other approvals or financing;~~

•~~failure and costs associated with the failure to consummate a proposed acquisition or other strategic investment;~~

•~~legal proceedings initiated as a result of an acquisition or investment;~~

•~~uncertainties and time needed to realize the benefits of an acquisition or strategic investment, if at all;~~

•~~negative changes in general economic conditions~~fluctuations in the ~~regions or~~demand for our products related to cryptocurrencies and COVID-19, as discussed further in the ~~industries~~risk factor “If we fail to estimate customer demand properly, our financial results could be harmed” in ~~which we or our target operate;~~

•~~the need to later divest acquired assets if an acquisition does not meet our expectations;~~

•~~potential failure~~Item 1A of our ~~due diligence processes to identify significant issues with~~Annual Report on Form 10-K for the ~~acquired assets or company; and~~fiscal year ended January 31, 2021;

•~~impairment of relationships with, or loss of our or our target’s, employees, vendors and customers, as a result of our acquisition or investment.~~

~~Our indebtedness could adversely affect our financial position and prevent us from implementing our strategy or fulfilling our contractual obligations.~~

~~In September 2016, we issued $2.00 billion of the September 2016 Notes. In March 2020, we issued $5.00 billion of the March 2020 Notes.~~

~~Our indebtedness may limit~~

•changes in the timing of product orders due to unexpected delays in the introduction of our partners’ products;

•our ability to ~~use~~cover the manufacturing and design costs of our cash flow or borrow additional funds for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and general corporate and other purposes. Additionally, our obligation to make payments related to the Notes could impact our cash balance and limit products through competitive pricing;

•our ability to ~~use~~comply and continue to comply with our ~~cash~~customers’ contractual obligations;

•product rates of return in excess of that forecasted or expected due to quality issues;

•our ability to secure appropriate safety certifications and meet industry safety standards;

•supply constraints for and changes in the cost of the other components incorporated into our ~~capital return program~~products;

•inventory write-downs;

•our ability to continue generating revenue from our partner network, including by generating sales within our partner network and ensuring our products are incorporated into our partners product ecosystems, and our ~~other liquidity needs,~~partner network’s ability to sell products that incorporate our technologies;

•our dependence on third party vendors and end users to adopt our products, including ~~working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, investments~~InfiniBand;

•the inability of certain of our customers to make required payments to us, and ~~other~~ our ability to obtain credit insurance over the purchasing credit extended to these customers;

•customer bad debt write-offs;

•any unanticipated costs associated with environmental liabilities;

•unexpected costs related to our ownership of real property;

•our ability to maintain and scale our business processes, information systems and internal controls;

•increases in our future tax rates, as discussed further in the risk factor “We may have exposure to additional tax liabilities and our operating results may be adversely impacted by higher than expected tax rates” in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2021;

•changes in financial accounting standards or interpretations of existing standards; and

•general ~~corporate purposes.~~macroeconomic or industry events and factors affecting the overall market and our target markets, including global and domestic inflation rates.

Any one or more of the factors discussed above could prevent us from achieving our expected future financial results. Any such failure to meet our expectations or the expectations of our investors or security analysts could cause our stock price to decline or experience substantial price volatility.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Beginning August 2004, our Board of Directors authorized us to repurchase our stock.

Since the inception of our share repurchase program, we have repurchased an aggregate of 260 million shares for a total cost of $7.08 billion through ~~April 26, 2020.~~May 2, 2021. All shares delivered from these repurchases have been placed into treasury stock.

The repurchases can be made in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions, or in structured share repurchase programs, and can be made in one or more larger ~~repurchases.~~repurchases, in compliance with Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements, and other factors. The program does not obligate NVIDIA to acquire any particular amount of common stock and the program may be suspended at any time at our discretion.

In the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2021,~~2022, we ~~returned $98~~paid $99 million in quarterly cash dividends. As of ~~April 26, 2020,~~May 2, 2021, we were authorized, subject to certain specifications, to repurchase additional shares of our common stock up to $7.24 billion through December 2022. We did not repurchase any shares during the first quarter of fiscal year 2021. Due to the current market uncertainties, we are evaluating the timing of resuming share repurchases and will remain nimble based on market conditions. We remain committed to paying quarterly dividends.2022.

Restricted Stock Unit Share Withholding

We also withhold common stock shares associated with net share settlements to cover tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit awards under our employee equity incentive program. During the first quarter of fiscal year ~~2021,~~2022, we withheld approximately 1 million shares at a total cost of ~~$222~~$486 million through net share settlements. ~~Refer to Note 4 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion regarding our equity incentive plans.~~

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibit No. Exhibit Description Schedule
/Form File Number Exhibit Filing Date
2.1^
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 10, 2019, by and among NVIDIA Corporation, NVIDIA International Holdings Inc., Mellanox Technologies Ltd., and Teal Barvaz Ltd.^
8-K 000-23985 2.1 3/11/2019
4.1
Indenture, dated as of September 16, 2016, by and between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee.

8-K 000-23985 4.1 (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to NVIDIA Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 16, 2016 (File No. 000-23985)) 3/31/2020
4.2
Officers’ Certificate, dated as of March 31, 2020.
8-K 000-23985 4.2 3/31/2020
4.3
Form of 2030 Note
8-K 000-23985 4.3 (included in Exhibit 4.2) 3/31/2020
4.4
Form of 2040 Note
8-K 000-23985 4.4 (included in Exhibit 4.2) 3/31/2020
4.5
Form of 2050 Note
8-K 000-23985 4.5 (included in Exhibit 4.2) 3/31/2020
4.6
Form of 2060 Note
8-K 000-23985 4.6 (included in Exhibit 4.2) 3/31/2020
10.1+
Fiscal Year 2021 Variable Compensation Plan
8-K 000-23985 10.1 3/10/2020
10.2*+
Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan – Global Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Global Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (2020)*
31.1*
Certification of Chief Executive Officer as required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
31.2*
Certification of Chief Financial Officer as required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
32.1#*
Certification of Chief Executive Officer as required by Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
32.2#*
Certification of Chief Financial Officer as required by Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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10.1

3/19/2021

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Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan – Global Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Global Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (2021)

31.1**

Certification of Chief Executive Officer as required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

31.2**

Certification of Chief Financial Officer as required by Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

32.1#**

Certification of Chief Executive Officer as required by Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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** Filed ~~herewith~~

^ Certain exhibits and schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K, and the Company agrees to furnish supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission a copy of any omitted exhibits or schedules upon request; provided that the Company may request confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.herewith.

+ Management contract or compensatory plan or ~~arrangement~~arrangement.

# In accordance with Item 601(b)(32)(ii) of Regulation S-K and SEC Release Nos. 33-8238 and 34-47986, Final Rule: Management's Reports on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and Certification of Disclosure in Exchange Act Periodic Reports, the certifications furnished in Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 hereto are deemed to accompany this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and will not be deemed “filed” for purpose of Section 18 of the Exchange Act. Such certifications will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.

Copies of above exhibits not contained herein are available to any shareholder upon written request to:

Investor Relations: NVIDIA Corporation, 2788 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95051.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: May ~~21, 2020~~26, 2021

NVIDIA Corporation

By:

/s/ Colette M. Kress

Colette M. Kress

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Duly Authorized Officer and Principal Financial Officer)