Nvidia returned $20 billion to shareholders this quarter while raising its equity stakes in other companies to nearly $74 billion, showing it can simultaneously fund buybacks and investments across the AI economy.

Nvidia bought back $19.3 billion of stock in the first quarter, paid $243 million in dividends, and authorized an additional $80 billion in repurchases. It also raised its quarterly dividend from $0.01 to $0.25 a share, payable June 26.

As of quarter-end, Nvidia held $30.2 billion in public-company equity securities and $43.4 billion in stakes in private companies, totaling roughly $73.6 billion in outside investments while maintaining shareholder returns.

Revenue jumped 85% year-over-year to $81.6 billion, with data center revenue rising 92% to $75.2 billion and free cash flow climbing 86% to $48.6 billion. The company guided current-quarter revenue to about $91 billion.