Nvidia leaders push back on circular financing criticism
During its second-quarter earnings call, Nvidia leadership rejected criticism that its investments and financing arrangements create circular financing to boost chip demand.
Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA ) leadership pushed back against criticism that its investments and financing arrangements could create a circular flow of capital that artificially boosts demand for its chips, during the company’s second-quarter earnings call on Wednesday.
The Circular Financing Debate As skepticism mounts over Nvidia’s massive $500 billion institutional credit financing push in partnership with six financial institutions and its support for a multibillion-dollar OpenAI data center in Ohio, CEO Jensen Huang and CFO Colette Kress fiercely defended the company’s balance sheet strategy.
Addressing the controversy directly, the company downplayed the fears by emphasizing that the arrangements secure infrastructure supply rather than finance demand.
Kress acknowledged the market’s unease but remained resolute: “We recognize the scale of this support, and we know some will call this circular financing.
We see it differently.” Huang had already pushed back on the criticism earlier this month, writing in an Nvidia blog post about the Ohio project: "Is this circular financing? No.
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How Has Nvidia Performed in 2026? NVDA shares rose 12.42% year-to-date, advanced by 15.34% over the last year, and gained 13.40% over the last six months.
It closed 1.59% lower at $209.66 per share on Wednesday, and it was 5.91% higher in premarket trading on Thursday.
Edge Stock Rankings indicate that NVDA maintains a strong price trend in the short and medium terms and a weak trend in the long term, with a solid growth score.
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