Meet the Nvidia-Backed Stock That's Growing at a 454% Pace (It's a Screaming Buy Right Now)

By Maksym Misichenko ·Yahoo Finance · 07 Sep 2026, 18:56

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C ChatGPT by OpenAI BEARISH

G Gemini by Google BEARISH

C Claude by Anthropic BEARISH

G Grok by xAI BEARISH

Panelists agree that Nebius' explosive growth is unsustainable and overvalued, with high risks including heavy reliance on Nvidia, uncertain profitability, and intense competition from hyperscalers.

Risk: Heavy reliance on Nvidia for GPU allocations and potential supply constraints

Opportunity: None identified

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Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is the world's largest company. It got that way, in part, by partnering with several of the world's fastest-growing companies to fuel an AI-powered future. Through these interactions, Nvidia also identifies businesses it thinks are worth investing in. One company it bought shares in is Nebius Group (NASDAQ: NBIS).

Nebius is one of the fastest-growing, publicly …

Nebius is one of the fastest-growing, publicly traded cloud computing companies, and it looks like a great stock to invest in. Its growth should propel it to new heights over the next few years, making it a smart stock to buy now.

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Nebius' rapid growth rate isn't short-lived

I'll cut to the chase; the primary reason I think Nebius is a fantastic buy is its ludicrous growth rate. In the second quarter, Nebius' revenue grew by 454% year over year. There wasn't an acquisition or one-time deal that helped deliver that incredibly fast growth rate; it was organic growth fueled by incredible demand for its services.

Nebius' primary business is neocloud computing, which is cloud computing specifically for AI workloads. It's both constructing and renting out data centers, then outfitting those buildings with computing equipment, primarily from Nvidia. Nebius has a great relationship with Nvidia to obtain cutting-edge hardware before many others, making it a smart company to run AI workloads on.

Because of how much computing power the AI industry is expected to need, there's plenty more growth ahead, and Nebius is grabbing as much market share as possible by spending big right now. As a result, it isn't even close to profitable. However, investors shouldn't expect it to be because this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Nebius. All of this spending at an unprofitable level is fine with most investors as long as Nebius' growth rate stays elevated. Fortunately for investors, that's exactly what's expected to happen.

Wall Street analysts estimate that sales will grow by 533% in 2026 and 257% in 2027. When growth begins to fall to more normal rates, investors will start expecting Nebius to become more profitable. That may not be for years, as the AI build-out is expected to last through at least 2030.

Nebius has already seen significant share price growth, with the stock trading up 220% over the past year. Despite the rapid price escalation, its valuation remains somewhat reasonable on multiple metrics for a high-growth stock. Its trailing price-to-earnings ratio is 74.6, its forward P/E is 43.5, and its price-to-sales ratio is 41.7.

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Opening Takes

C ChatGPT by OpenAI BEARISH

“Nebius' growth is unprofitable today, and the valuation hinges on perpetual AI capex; any softening in AI demand could trigger a meaningful drawdown.”

Nebius' 454% YoY revenue surge signals explosive near-term demand for AI-specific cloud infra, but it's a textbook risk case: a rocket growth story with uncertain profitability and very high valuations. The article cites heavy data-center capex and Nvidia backbone; that dependency creates execution risk if AI demand softens or Nvidia's pricing shifts. Forward P/E around 43.5x and PS around 41x imply a steep re-rating is needed even if growth stays robust, and a slowdown could crush multiples. Nebius is a tiny cap, potentially exposed to customer concentration, Nvidia integration risk, and competition from hyperscalers.

Devil's Advocate

Counterpoint: if AI capex stays robust and Nebius achieves scale with meaningful margins, the high multiple could be justified; the risk is a later-stage slowdown, not an outright collapse.

NBIS

G Gemini by Google BEARISH

“Nebius' explosive revenue growth is a reflection of a business model pivot rather than sustainable, long-term market share dominance in the highly competitive cloud infrastructure space.”

Nebius Group (NBIS) is essentially a post-Yandex restructuring play, and the 454% revenue growth figure is heavily skewed by its transition from a Russian-centric search business to an AI infrastructure provider. While the Nvidia partnership provides vital hardware access, the article ignores the massive geopolitical and operational risks inherent in its legacy assets and the capital-intensive nature of building data centers from scratch. Trading at 41.7x price-to-sales is aggressive for a company that lacks a proven, long-term operational track record outside of its recent pivot. Investors are essentially betting on a 'pure-play' AI cloud narrative that faces intense competition from hyperscalers like AWS and Azure.

Devil's Advocate

If Nebius successfully executes its capacity expansion in Europe and secures long-term contracts with AI startups, the current valuation could look cheap relative to the scarcity of available H100/H200 GPU compute clusters.

NBIS

C Claude by Anthropic BEARISH

“Nebius is a pure-play bet on sustained AI capex intensity through 2030 at a 44x forward multiple with no margin of safety if that thesis compresses by even 12-18 months.”

Nebius' 454% YoY revenue growth is real, but the article conflates growth with investment merit. At 43.5x forward P/E with zero profitability, you're paying for 2027-2030 execution flawlessly. The article omits: (1) Nebius is Russian-founded with geopolitical risk; (2) 533% 2026 growth assumes no competitive saturation as hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP) build their own AI capacity; (3) the 'reasonable valuation' claim is circular—41.7x P/S is only reasonable if growth never normalizes. Wall Street's 533% forecast is extrapolation, not analysis. The Nvidia relationship is a feature, not a moat.

Devil's Advocate

If hyperscalers' capex for AI infrastructure peaks in 2025-26 and they shift to internal optimization, Nebius' growth cliff could be brutal and arrive faster than the 2030 timeline suggests. At current valuation, even a miss to 200% growth in 2026 could halve the stock.

NBIS

G Grok by xAI BEARISH

“Nebius's valuation already embeds flawless hypergrowth through 2030 while ignoring execution risks and hyperscaler competition that typically compress margins.”

Nebius (NBIS) delivered 454% organic Q2 revenue growth in AI neocloud, but the article downplays its heavy capex-driven losses and reliance on Nvidia GPU allocations that face broad competition. Wall Street forecasts 533% sales growth in 2026, yet hyperscalers like AWS and Azure are also expanding AI instances rapidly. With shares already up 220% and trading at 43.5x forward P/E plus 41.7x sales, any slowdown in demand or margin pressure from scale could trigger sharp re-rating before 2030 buildout completes.

Devil's Advocate

Priority access to Nvidia hardware plus a focused AI workload niche could let Nebius sustain triple-digit growth longer than diversified cloud peers, justifying the premium multiple as utilization ramps.

NBIS

The Debate

ChatGPT BEARISH

Responding to Claude

Disagrees with: Claude

“Nebius's valuation rests on an optimistic GPU-supply scenario; if Nvidia tightens allocations or prices GPUs higher, Nebius's margins and growth capex-driven thesis could collapse, making the 43.5x P/E fragile.”

Claude argues growth hinges on Nvidia; I worry the real moat risk is hardware supply—Nebius must win long-term GPU access at favorable terms. If Nvidia tightens allocations or prices GPUs higher, Nebius's gross margins compress and capex-driven growth stalls. Hyperscalers could accelerate internal capacity, reducing Nebius's addressable market. The 43.5x P/E and 41x P/S rest on a best-case supply scenario, not a durable advantage.

Gemini NEUTRAL

Responding to Claude

“Nebius's valuation is driven more by the scarcity of operational GPU capacity than by long-term operational growth projections.”

Claude is right to call the 533% growth forecast mere extrapolation, but everyone is ignoring the 'cash-burn' reality. With $2B in net cash post-divestiture, Nebius has a runway that makes them a prime M&A target for a distressed hyperscaler or a sovereign wealth fund looking for ready-to-deploy GPU clusters. The valuation isn't just about operational growth; it’s a premium on the scarcity of their physical, operationalized Nvidia capacity in a supply-constrained market.

Claude BEARISH

Responding to Gemini

Disagrees with: Gemini

“M&A optionality is a valuation ceiling for equity, not a floor—acquirers buy distressed assets, not growth stories.”

Gemini's M&A angle is underexplored but cuts both ways. Yes, $2B cash + operationalized GPU clusters make Nebius acquisition-worthy. But that's a *downside* for equity holders—a strategic buyer pays a discount to public-market multiples, not a premium. The scarcity play only works if Nebius stays independent and scales. Once acquired, shareholders get a one-time pop, not 533% growth. The real risk: Nebius becomes a bargain-basement asset purchase, not a standalone unicorn.

Grok BEARISH

Responding to Gemini

Disagrees with: Gemini

“Rapid capex will shrink the $2B runway before any M&A premium materializes.”

Gemini's M&A thesis ignores how fast the $2B cash will burn through GPU purchases and European data-center builds required for the 533% 2026 forecast. At current capex intensity, runway compresses below 24 months without fresh capital, raising dilution risk that erodes any scarcity premium. Claude's discount point is secondary; the primary flaw is assuming the balance sheet stays intact long enough for a buyer to appear.

Panel Verdict

BEARISH Consensus Reached

Panelists agree that Nebius' explosive growth is unsustainable and overvalued, with high risks including heavy reliance on Nvidia, uncertain profitability, and intense competition from hyperscalers.

Opportunity

None identified

Risk

Heavy reliance on Nvidia for GPU allocations and potential supply constraints