Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) consistently crushed the market over the past few years. Expect 2025 to be a far different year than 2023 and 2024 were for Nvidia. After its latest growth spurt, its year-over-year comparisons will be starting from much higher baselines.

Nvidia needs to continue to grow at a hefty pace or its stock price may start to level off. To do this, the company must execute at an extremely high level -- something it has shown it can do time and again. The biggest upcoming test is the rollout of Blackwell, the newest iteration of its flagship AI chip.

The standout company among those yet to report is Nvidia Corp. NVDA, which is scheduled to announce quarterly results on Wednesday.

Nvidia Corp's results in the coming week could guide the U.S. stock market on its next path, as investors turn their focus to the technology sector and artificial intelligence trade after an election-fueled rally stalled.

However, no company has more directly benefited from the rise of AI than semiconductor behemoth Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). In less than two years, Nvidia has grown from a $360 billion business that was somewhat important within the tech sector to Wall Street's most-valuable publicly traded company ($3.