Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) was one of the top stocks to own in 2023, 2024, and 2025. In 2026, it hasn't been so rewarding. Although it's up around 10% so far, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is up by nearly 9%. So, its shareholders are barely beating the market despite the chipmaker's growth rate and its dominance in one of the most critical parts of the artificial intelligence (AI) build-out. Nvidia is also down by more than 10% from the all-time high it established in early May.