Will Nvidia's stock close higher Thursday May 21 after its Wednesday earnings?
81% of users predicted YES — the community missed this one. 36 predictions cast.
Nvidia shares fell approximately 1.3 percent on Thursday, May 21, 2026, closing lower despite a strong fiscal first-quarter 2027 earnings report released the evening before. The company posted revenue of $81.62 billion for the quarter — an 85 percent year-over-year increase and above the roughly $79 billion analyst consensus — and non-GAAP earnings per share of $1.87, beating estimates by about 5.6 percent.
The post-earnings decline extended a pattern Nvidia has experienced across recent quarters. The company beat expectations in 18 of its last 20 quarterly reports, yet the stock fell after each of its three most recent earnings releases. Analysts pointed to investor expectations running ahead of even strong results, with the bar set high enough that guidance or commentary short of exceptional tends to prompt profit-taking.
The community was wrong on this question. Eighty-one percent of participants predicted the stock would close higher on Thursday, a prediction the day's trading did not support.