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Company results: is the money showing up?

Big tech plans ~$720B+ of data-centre spending in 2026. Here's who is cashing in.

📊 Stage 4: proof the bets are paying off. These are company results: by the time you read them, the market already knows. Use them to confirm that the research trends on our Research page are turning into real money.

Key numbers

$96.2B
Nvidia quarterly revenue (Q2 FY27)[1]
= same as prev issue
+106% YoY
$46.7B
TSMC Q3 2026 revenue[2]
= same as prev issue
+41% YoY
₩104.6T
SK hynix Q3 revenue (+328% YoY; 80% operating margin)[21]
= same as prev issue
sold out to 2029
₩107.4T
Samsung Q3 operating profit (vs ₩12.2T a year ago)[22]
= same as prev issue
shares fell up to 6.2%
~$720B+
Big-4 cloud capex guide 2026[6]
= same as prev issue
estimate range
75.0%
Nvidia gross margin[1]
= same as prev issue
+2.6 pts YoY
₹1.64L cr
India ISM 1.0 approved investment[8]
= same as prev issue
12 projects

💸 Follow the money

Quarterly revenue, $ billions (year-ago vs latest)■ year ago■ latestNvidia (Q2 FY27)$46.7B$96.2B (+106%)TSMC (Q3 2026)$33.1B$46.7B (+41%)Nvidia Data Center$41.1B$89B (+117%)AMD Data Center (Q2 2026)$3.2B$6.7B (+109%)
AMD year-ago figure derived from reported 107% growth. [1] [2] [1] [3]
2026 capex guidance, $ billions (midpoints, approximate)Amazon$220Alphabet$200Microsoft$175Meta$137TSMC$62
Midpoints of guidance [6][2]
Profit margins, latest quarter (%)SK hynix operating80Nvidia gross75TSMC gross66.4TSMC operating58.7
[4][1][2]
How big is the AI chip market in 2026? It depends who you ask ($B)Narrow 'accelerator' (Grand View)$42.1AI accelerators (Mordor)$174.7AI GPUs (Mordor)$288.4Gen-AI chips (Deloitte)$500
Same market, four definitions. Narrow studies count only add-on accelerator cards; wide ones count every chip used for generative AI. [10] [11] [12] [13]

💵 Valuations

CompanyStock codeMarket capForward P/E
NvidiaNVDA~$5.1-5.3T~24.5x
TSMCTSM / 2330.TW~$2.2-2.3T~24.5-25x
BroadcomAVGO~$1.55T~34x
Valuations, late Oct 2026 (approximate, move daily) [9]

🗓 Earnings & events calendar

Highlighted days have a confirmed date (hover/tap for detail). Estimated dates are listed below and are not confirmed by the companies.

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  • Late Nov 2026 (est.) — Nvidia Q3 FY27 results (date not yet announced)[1]
  • Jan 2027 (est.) — TSMC Q4 results vs $52.3-54.3B guide[2]
  • 2026 (ongoing) — India ISM 2.0 approvals; 4th plant to start production[8]

📈 Results history per company

CompanyMarket cap & forward P/E by issue
Nvidia2026-10-28: ~$5.1-5.3T · P/E ~24.5x → 2026-10-29: ~$5.1-5.3T · P/E ~24.5x → 2026-10-30: ~$5.1-5.3T · P/E ~24.5x → 2026-10-31: ~$5.1-5.3T · P/E ~24.5x → 2026-11-01: ~$5.1-5.3T · P/E ~24.5x
TSMC2026-10-28: ~$2.2-2.3T · P/E ~24.5-25x → 2026-10-29: ~$2.2-2.3T · P/E ~24.5-25x → 2026-10-30: ~$2.2-2.3T · P/E ~24.5-25x → 2026-10-31: ~$2.2-2.3T · P/E ~24.5-25x → 2026-11-01: ~$2.2-2.3T · P/E ~24.5-25x
Broadcom2026-10-28: ~$1.55T · P/E ~34x → 2026-10-29: ~$1.55T · P/E ~34x → 2026-10-30: ~$1.55T · P/E ~34x → 2026-10-31: ~$1.55T · P/E ~34x → 2026-11-01: ~$1.55T · P/E ~34x
Third-party valuation snapshot [9]; one entry per daily issue.

📅 Key dates

2026-11-03 AMD Q3 results (confirmed by AMD)[16]
Late Nov 2026 (est.) Nvidia Q3 FY27 results (date not yet announced)[1]
Jan 2027 (est.) TSMC Q4 results vs $52.3-54.3B guide[2]
2026 (ongoing) India ISM 2.0 approvals; 4th plant to start production[8]

📚 Sources

  1. HKU Engineering news (Oct 26, 2026)
  2. Nature Communications: DNA-SaM
  3. Microsystems & Nanoengineering paper
  4. Google blog (Oct 15, 2026)
  5. Quantinuum press release (Oct 19, 2026)
  6. IQM investor news (Oct 29, 2026)
  7. Nature news
  8. Cell paper
  9. Nature Genetics paper (Oct 1, 2026)
  10. Brain (Oxford Academic), Oct 22, 2026
  11. Neuralink update
  12. Inside BCI (Oct 9, 2026)
  13. Meta AI Research blog
  14. DeepMind blog
  15. Meta AI Research blog
  16. Nature Communications (Oct 17, 2026)
  17. Nature Energy paper
  18. HELENA project news (Oct 8, 2026)
  19. SpaceNews
  20. Rocket Lab investor update (Oct 14, 2026)
  21. Spaceflight Now (Oct 16, 2026)
  22. Nvidia Q2 FY27 results & CFO commentary (SEC)
  23. TSMC Q3 2026 earnings release & call
  24. AMD Q2 2026 results
  25. SK hynix 3Q26 results
  26. BIS: H200 case-by-case rule (Federal Register, Jan 15 2026)
  27. Hyperscaler capex 2026 comparison (NextMSC)
  28. BIS guidance on China-HQ entities (May 31 2026)
  29. PIB: approved semiconductor projects; ISM 2.0
  30. Mega-cap forward P/E (StockTi), late Oct 2026
  31. Grand View Research: AI accelerator market
  32. Mordor Intelligence: AI accelerators
  33. Mordor Intelligence: AI GPU chips
  34. Deloitte 2026 semiconductor outlook
  35. Previous FrontierRadar breakthroughs issue (sources listed there)
  36. Business Standard: ~$12B ISM 2.0 proposals
  37. AMD: to report fiscal Q3 2026 results on Nov 3, 2026 (Oct 6, 2026)
  38. Nature Photonics (2026): Photonic accelerators for AI across cloud and edge
  39. SDxCentral: Nvidia backs copper amid CPO push
  40. Tom's Hardware: Glass substrate roadmaps examined
  41. BrainChip H1 2026 half-yearly report (ASX Appendix 4D)
  42. Korea JoongAng Daily: SK hynix says DRAM, HBM booked through 2029 (Oct 28, 2026)
  43. Samsung Electronics Q3 2026 results (Oct 29, 2026)
  44. Reuters via Investing.com: Samsung sees AI chip shortage worsening (Oct 29, 2026)
  45. Finance in Time: SK hynix locks in over half of 2027-28 output, drops Solidigm IPO (Oct 29, 2026)
  46. CoinDesk (Oct 27, 2026)
  47. Plaid via Business Wire (Oct 6, 2026)
  48. Lloyds Banking Group press release (Oct 26, 2026)
  49. The Hindu (Oct 17, 2026)
  50. NPCI MDR FAQ (updated Oct 15, 2026)
  51. Business Today (Oct 1, 2026)
  52. Google blog (Oct 28, 2026)
  53. OrigoTech on Artificial Analysis Index v5 (Oct 2026)
  54. OpenAI (Oct 2026)
  55. Anthropic (Oct 7, 2026)
  56. Quantum Computing Report (Oct 30, 2026)
  57. ISRO: GSLV-F18/NVS-03 mission page
  58. Times of India (Oct 31, 2026)
  59. HHS press release (Oct 27, 2026)
  60. Federal Register notice (Oct 28, 2026)
  61. BioSpace (Oct 28, 2026)
  62. AI123 news (Oct 30, 2026)
  63. Jiemian / ZDNet China (Oct 30, 2026, in Chinese)
  64. CGTN: DF1000 unveiled (Jul 13, 2026)
  65. Mistral AI: Large 4 is now open weight (Oct 2026)
  66. Hugging Face model page
  67. Business Standard / Reuters (Oct 30, 2026)
  68. Rush University Medical Center news (Oct 29, 2026)
  69. Embedded Computing Design (Oct 28, 2026)
  70. PIB: Semicon India blog (2026)
  71. tuput: India's 12 approved chip plants (Oct 2026)
  72. CNA (Oct 2026)
  73. Reflect Orbital press release (Oct 14, 2026)
  74. Ars Technica Rocket Report (Oct 2026)
  75. MundoGEO (Oct 8, 2026, in Portuguese)
  76. PIB press release (Oct 16, 2026)
  77. IANS (Oct 16, 2026)
  78. PIB: 1,000-km quantum network (2026)
  79. IndiaX24: National Quantum Mission in 2026
  80. Sarvam blog (Oct 27, 2026)
  81. ThePrint (Oct 27, 2026)
  82. pv magazine India (Oct 13, 2026)
  83. BusinessLine: HYDGEN electrolyser plant (Oct 2026)
  84. BESS News: battery PLI 1 GWh of 40 GWh (Oct 26, 2026)
  85. IEEFA: battery PLI progress
  86. FDA press announcement (Oct 30, 2026)
  87. FDA approval letter (Oct 30, 2026)
  88. America Pharma Today (Oct 2026)
  89. IBM Quantum blog: l-couplers (Oct 2026)
  90. Phys.org (Oct 31, 2026)
  91. arXiv preprint 2610.29986
  92. FuriosaAI blog: Series D (Oct 28, 2026)
  93. Google blog: Suncatcher's first response (Oct 30, 2026)
  94. TechCrunch (Oct 30, 2026)
  95. Anthropic Alignment Science blog (Oct 2026)
  96. DailyCited AI roundup (Oct 31, 2026)
  97. Hugging Face model card (Oct 30, 2026)
  98. Inside BCI (Oct 31, 2026)
  99. South China Morning Post (Oct 31, 2026)
  100. Moneycontrol / PTI (Oct 30, 2026)
  101. The Hindu BusinessLine (Oct 30, 2026)
  102. PIB / MNRE press release (Oct 29, 2026)
  103. The Hindu BusinessLine (Oct 2026)

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