Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Nvidia Adds $150 Billion Buyback Amid AI-Driven Cash Flow
Nvidia makes computer chips used to build artificial-intelligence systems.
The company said it will spend up to $150 billion more buying back its own shares.
This raises the money available for buybacks to $235 billion.
Buybacks can reduce the number of shares in the market and may increase earnings per share for remaining shareholders.
Nvidia says its fast-growing AI business is producing enough cash to fund both new technology and shareholder returns.
The company expects to use the buyback authorization through fiscal year 2028.
Nvidia also launched a safety platform intended to monitor AI agents and limit what they can do.
More than 100 industry partners are working with Nvidia on that platform.
The announcement came as Nvidia reported quarterly revenue of $96.2 billion and continued strong demand for AI infrastructure.
Nvidia’s board authorized an additional $150 billion for stock buybacks, raising remaining capacity to $235 billion.
The company expects to use the remaining authorization through fiscal year 2028, marking the largest increase in a U.S. corporate buyback program.
CEO Jensen Huang said Nvidia’s strong cash generation supports both investment in AI technologies and shareholder returns.
Nvidia introduced an Open Agent Safety Platform combining OpenShell and Sentry to monitor AI agents and enforce security policies.
Nvidia’s latest quarterly revenue more than doubled to $96.2 billion, including $89 billion from data centers, while shares rose 2% in pre-market trading.
- Who
- Nvidia and its founder and CEO, Jensen Huang.
- What
- Nvidia increased its share-buyback authorization by $150 billion and launched an AI-agent safety platform.
- When
- The announcements were made on Monday; the buyback program is expected to continue through fiscal year 2028.
- Where
- The announcements came from Nvidia, the U.S. chipmaker.
- Why
- Nvidia said strong cash generation from AI-related growth allows it to invest in technology and return capital to shareholders, while the safety platform addresses security risks from autonomous AI agents.
- Additional buyback authorization
- $150 billion
- Remaining buyback capacity
- $235 billion
- Expected buyback horizon
- Through fiscal year 2028
- Latest quarterly revenue
- $96.2 billion, more than double the prior year
- Data-center revenue
- $89 billion, up 117% year over year
- AI safety platform
- Open Agent Safety Platform, combining OpenShell and Sentry
- Industry partners
- More than 100
