Nvidia to pay dividends this week

Nvidia is set to pay its next quarterly dividend this week, as the chipmaker’s shares climb in premarket trading on renewed optimism around AI chip shipments to China.

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) will distribute a cash dividend of $0.01 per share on December 26, 2025, according to the company. The ex-dividend date is December 4, 2025, meaning shareholders must have owned the stock before that date to be eligible for the payout.

The dividend represents a forward annual yield of roughly 0.021%, based on Nvidia’s current stock price of $188.15, with a forward payout ratio of about 0.60%, reflecting the AI company’s continued emphasis on reinvestment and share buybacks over income generation.

Nvidia shares closed at $180.99 on Friday and were trading around $184.32 in premarket, up 1.84%, following reports that the company plans to begin shipping its H200 AI chips to China by mid-February. Initial shipments are expected to fulfill roughly 5,000 to 10,000 modules from existing inventory, with additional production capacity planned to come online in Q2 2026.

The prospect of resumed China shipments has provided a boost to sentiment, as investors assess Nvidia’s ability to navigate export restrictions while sustaining demand for its high-end AI accelerators.

Capital returns remain substantial

While Nvidia’s dividend remains modest, the company continues to return significant capital to shareholders through repurchases. In its Q3 fiscal 2026 results, covering the quarter ended October 26, 2025, Nvidia reported that it had returned $37.0 billion to shareholders via share buybacks and dividends during the first nine months of the fiscal year.

At quarter-end, Nvidia also disclosed $62.2 billion remaining under its share repurchase authorization, underscoring management’s preference for buybacks as its primary capital return mechanism.

As Nvidia continues to dominate AI infrastructure spending while balancing capital returns, the upcoming dividend serves as a small but symbolic payout alongside much larger buyback-driven shareholder rewards.