Because Nvidia is still growing its revenue rapidly, using trailing earning metrics can give a false impression of where the company is headed. However, they're also useful in this case because its future had a wrench thrown into it thanks to DeepSeek's breakthrough.

While the demand is there, it's clear that's not the sole reason why Nvidia's RTX 50 series is impossible to find in stores. Many retailers received fairly low stock quantities, as Nvidia reportedly experienced manufacturing issues.

Perhaps no stock was more profoundly affected by the news from DeepSeek than Nvidia (NVDA -2.42%). In a sense, DeepSeek validated its dominance by announcing its H800 accelerators