A 32% Single-Day Stock Surge Driven By Dell’s Fastest Revenue Growth Since Its 2018 Public Market Return Powered Entirely By AI Server And Data Centre Demand That Analysts Say Is Still Accelerating
According to Forbes, Benzinga and CNBC, Dell Technologies stock surged approximately 32% on Friday May 29, its best single trading day since returning to public markets in 2018, after the company reported its fastest quarterly revenue growth since that listing. The results triggered a massive surge of excitement across data centre and AI stocks.
The surge added roughly $3.5 billion to Michael Dell’s net worth in aLa single session, pushing him past Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to become the world’s sixth-richest person. He is now behind only Larry Ellison, whose net worth sits at approximately $273.8 billion. Dell has been among the top gainers in net worth in 2026; a period that includes his donation of $6.25 billion to the Trump Accounts initiative.
The catalyst was entirely AI. CNBC’s Jim Cramer noted the blowout quarter reignited enthusiasm for AI and data centre hardware stocks broadly. Susquehanna upgraded DELL from Neutral to Positive on May 29. Fiscal year 2026 revenue was $113.54 billion, an increase of 18.8% year-over-year. Analysts say the AI infrastructure opportunity may be larger than originally anticipated.
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