Artificial intelligence (AI) stocks once again helped lead the market higher in 2025, and with the technology still looking like it could be in its early innings, this is a good place to find investment opportunities.

As we head into 2026, let's look at four no-brainer AI stocks to buy right now.

1. Nvidia

Nvidia ( NVDA 2.16% ) has been the biggest beneficiary of the AI infrastructure boom, and that should continue. The company has more than 90% market share in graphics processing units (GPUs) , which are the main chips used for AI workloads.

With data center spending continuing to ramp up and the company recently getting approval to once again sell its H200 chips to China, it has a lot of growth still ahead of it.

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