Nvidia sells off stake in Arm, a company it once tried to buy

The world’s most valuable company has become a major investor across the technology industry

Published Wed, Feb 18, 2026 · 12:59 PM

Nvidia sold off the last of its stake in Arm Holdings, a chip technology company that it tried and failed to acquire five years ago.

Nvidia unloaded 1.1 million shares, worth about US$140 million based on Arm’s closing price on Tuesday (Feb 17), according to a regulatory filing. The disposal, which occurred sometime in the fourth quarter of last year, brings Nvidia’s stake to zero.

Nvidia declined to comment, while Arm didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

The move caps a tumultuous saga for both companies. Nvidia agreed to buy Arm in 2020 for US$40 billion, a deal that was expected to become the largest-ever for the chip industry. But the transaction almost immediately faced opposition from regulators and customers.

Arm’s technology underpins most of the world’s advanced semiconductors, and its independence was seen as a crucial asset.

In February 2022, the two sides announced the termination of the agreement. Arm, majority-owned by SoftBank Group, subsequently went ahead with its plan to sell shares to the public.

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