Nvidia Shares Hit Record, Valuation Surpasses 5 Trillion US Dollars

Nvidia’s shares once again closed at an all-time high, driving its market capitalisation to surpass 5 trillion US dollars during trading on Friday (25/4/2026). This performance marks Nvidia’s return as the company with the highest valuation in the world. Quoted from Yahoo Finance on Saturday (25/4/2026), the strong rally in chip sector shares was the main driver of this increase. Positive sentiment came from Intel’s financial reports as well as a nuclear energy agreement with Oklo, which also lifted technology stocks. With this achievement, Nvidia now has a valuation about 1 trillion US dollars larger than the second-largest technology company, Alphabet. Additionally, Nvidia’s shares closed at an all-time high level. The closing price stood at 208 US dollars per share, approaching the intraday record high of 212.19 US dollars achieved on 29 October 2025. However, Nvidia’s share journey throughout this year has not been entirely smooth. In the first three months of 2026, shares of this company, known as a leader in the artificial intelligence sector, had dropped 6.4 per cent. As written by Yahoo Finance analysts, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index or SOX is currently recording a consecutive rise for 18 days, a historic record. This rally adds tens of billions of US dollars to the market value of global chip companies such as Broadcom, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Micron Technology, Advanced Micro Devices, Intel, and Texas Instruments. Specifically, Intel’s shares also drew attention for surpassing the previous all-time high from the technology bubble era, following the release of its latest financial report.