10 Most Profitable Blue Chip Stocks to Buy Now

1. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA)

Net Profit Margin: 55.85%

Last year’s net income: $32.31 billion

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 223

​NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) is renowned for its edge in GPUs and AI platforms. Its primary revenue stems from state-of-the-art data center GPUs like the H100 and Blackwell chips, essential for AI workloads. The company also develops the CUDA software platform, which enables developers to leverage GPU acceleration across various applications. NVDA has become a pivotal player in AI infrastructure, with its GPUs powering major AI models and platforms, and thus ranked 1^st on our recent list of 11 Best Innovative Stocks to Buy According to Analysts.

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) reported record financial results for Q4 and fiscal year 2025, with quarterly revenue of $39.3 billion, up 78% YoY, and full year revenue of $130.5 billion, up 114%. The company’s Data Center segment was the primary driver, more than doubling to $115.2 billion for the full year. Demand for AI chips and systems remains extremely strong as customers race to build out AI infrastructure. NVDA successfully ramped production of its new Blackwell architecture, delivering $11 billion in Blackwell revenue in Q4 despite some initial delays.

Looking ahead, NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) expects continued strong growth in fiscal 2026, forecasting Q1 revenue of $43 billion. The company sees multiple drivers of AI compute demand, including pre-training of larger multimodal models, post-training techniques like reinforcement learning, and inference scaling for reasoning AI that can require 100x more compute per task. The company is positioning itself to address the full spectrum of AI workloads from cloud to enterprise with its Blackwell platform. While gross margins are expected to dip initially with the Blackwell ramp, management expects them to recover to the mid-70% range later in the fiscal year as manufacturing efficiencies improve. With high margins and a wide technological edge, NVDA is undoubtedly one of the most profitable stocks in the world.

Overall, NVDA ranks first on our list of the most profitable blue chip stocks to buy now. While we acknowledge the potential of NVDA to grow, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than NVDA but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

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