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Nvidia Raises $25B Bonds, $85B Demand, Shares Jump

6/16/2026

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Summary

Nvidia Issues Bonds

Nvidia issued $25 billion of bonds, exceeding its $20 billion target.
Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley underwrote the issue, which matures in 2056.
Investor demand reached about $85 billion, more than three times the final size.
Proceeds will fund general corporate purposes, including debt refinancing, and create a credit-cost benchmark.
Nvidia shares rose about 3.5% after the sale.

Summary

Nvidia Backs AI

Nvidia is committing $5 billion to Intel, up to $10 billion to Anthropic, and $30 billion to OpenAI.
The move joins an AI-driven borrowing surge as Alphabet and Amazon issue large debt for data-center and AI projects.
Analyst Robert Schiffman said the cheap long-dated bonds should cut Nvidia’s cost of capital and support its AI partnerships without harming its AA rating.

Summary

Nvidia Returns Cash

Nvidia said it will return roughly 50 % of its $49 billion free cash flow to shareholders this year.
Nvidia’s shares rose 1.35 % in pre-market trading after the bond plan was disclosed.
Analysts noted the 30-year tranche is priced at a spread of 90 basis points over U.S. Treasuries, tighter than the 220-basis-point spread on 2021 issue.
CEO Jensen Huang promoted the company, speaking to media in Seoul’s Hongdae district on June 5 2026.

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Historical Context

Apple’s 2008 bond issuance showed that a silicon company could tap the corporate bond market, where investors receive higher yields than on government debt. Nvidia’s 2026 multi-year bond illustrated the growing reliance of tech firms on corporate debt, with major banks underwriting the issue.

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Nvidia Issues Bonds

Nvidia issued $25 billion of bonds, exceeding its $20 billion target.
Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley underwrote the issue, which matures in 2056.
Investor demand reached about $85 billion, more than three times the final size.
Proceeds will fund general corporate purposes, including debt refinancing, and create a credit-cost benchmark.
Nvidia shares rose about 3.5% after the sale.

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