On Thursday, Deepwater Asset Management’s managing partner Gene Munster said new signals from Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) and its key chip supplier suggest artificial intelligence growth is accelerating into 2026, not slowing.
Munster took X and said that key indicators point to stronger-than-expected AI fundamentals this year, prompting him to forecast Nvidia revenue growth of more than 65% year over year in 2026, well above Wall Street’s roughly 50% consensus.
“Bottom line: AI infrastructure growth in 2026 is likely to exceed expectations,” Munster wrote on X, calling current signals “2-for-2” in favor of continued momentum.
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Munster pointed to Nvidia’s management commentary at CES, saying executives appeared confident that demand for AI infrastructure could outpace current analyst models.
He noted that the tone from Nvidia leadership suggested upside to consensus growth forecasts, reinforcing the view that enterprise and data center AI spending remains robust.
Munster also cited Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s (NYSE:TSM) latest guidance as a key confirmation signal. TSMC projected first-quarter 2026 revenue in the range of $34.6 billion to $35.8 billion, comfortably above Wall Street expectations of about $33.2 billion.
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TSMC shares gained 4.44% during Thursday’s regular session and an additional 0.47% in after-hours trading. Meanwhile, Nvidia was up 2.10% during the regular session and increased by 0.39% in after-hours.
“Nvidia is up on the read-through,” Munster said, adding that the results imply TSMC revenue could grow about 40% year over year in the March 2026 quarter.
Key indicators of AI fundamental health in 2026 are now 2-for-2.
Bottom line: AI infrastructure growth in 2026 is likely to exceed expectations. I believe NVDA will grow >65% y/y, versus the Street at 50%.
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