Cramer Urges Nvidia to Launch $500 Billion Buyback as Shares Lag 70% Growth Outlook
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Updated · CNBC · Sep 1
Cramer Urges Nvidia to Launch $500 Billion Buyback as Shares Lag 70% Growth Outlook
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Sep 1
Summary
$500 billion is the buyback size Jim Cramer said Nvidia should announce, arguing the chipmaker could repurchase about a tenth of itself because Wall Street is undervaluing its growth.
Nvidia has already accelerated repurchases: its board added $80 billion in May, and the company bought back nearly $40 billion in the first two quarters of fiscal 2027 after returning 60% of free cash flow year to date.
That push comes even after Nvidia last week projected roughly 70% revenue growth in fiscal 2028, yet the stock is up only 8% since its October 2025 GTC event, trailing the S&P 500's roughly 11% gain.
Cramer said investor unease may reflect Nvidia's role in financing AI infrastructure through customers and partners, a practice critics say resembles circular financing and could inflate demand.
He argued a much larger buyback would be easier for Wall Street to value, pointing to Apple, which has spent more than $800 billion on repurchases and cut its share count by about 40% under Tim Cook.