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Oracle Corporation ORCL

NYSEInfrastructure softwareFinancials to Aug 31, 2026 · Updated Oct 9, 2026

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ORCL financials
Moat score
68
ROIC
13.3%
P/E
21.7
Incl. +$2.7B one-offs
EV/EBIT
21.7
FCF yield
-7.0%
Dividend yield
1.4%
Market cap
$411.3B

Moat ranks

Score rankTied #264 of 396
Durabilitydurable
Market structureOligopoly
Pricing powermoderate

Balance sheet

8/31/26
$BMay 31Aug 31
Cash31.336.4
Securities0.60.7
Restricted cash–2.6
Debt129.5125.3
Net cash-97.6-88.3
Equity42.566.8
Leverage
Debt / EBITDA
3.69×
Debt / equity
1.88×
Leases (8/31/26)
$43.8B
Capital
Diluted shares
3,000M
Book value / share
$22.26
Price / book
6.2×
Net cash / share
−$29.42
Market cap
$411.3B
Enterprise value
$499.6B

Per-share record

Fiscal years and TTM
Scale
$0$10$20$30'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'2523.11'2623.93TTM
Revenue per shareCash flow per share

Key indicators

Latest: Q1 '27
IndicatorLatestVs year agoLast 8 quarters
Revenue growth29.6%+17.4 pts
Operating margin34.8%+6.1 pts
FCF margin-27.9%-25.5 pts
Capex / revenue147.3%+90.4 pts
Cloud applications revenue$4.2B+10%
Cloud infrastructure revenue$7.4B+121%
Software support revenue$4.9B-1%
Remaining performance obligations~$664.0B+46%
Datacenter capacity delivered (MW)850––

Margins and growth from reported quarters; company KPIs as reported in results releases.

About ORCL

Oracle sells enterprise software and support, cloud applications, cloud infrastructure, hardware and implementation services. Software support protects an installed base that is costly to replace; integrated application suites reduce the work of connecting business processes.

Revenue mix
Software license and support 36.4%Cloud infrastructure 26.9%Cloud applications 23.6%Services 8.5%Hardware 4.6%
  • Suite Bundling

    Oracle combines finance, HR, supply-chain and other applications around common data and security.

  • Capex Knowhow Scale

    Oracle operates the computing, networking and database capacity behind OCI.

  • Long Term Contracts

    Large cloud commitments provide a forward workload book and can keep scarce capacity reserved for years.

  • Switching Costs General

    Mission-critical database and middleware systems require tested integrations, trained staff and dependable upgrades.

Timeline
  1. Oct 8, 2026

    Bloomberg reported Oracle used trucked natural gas near Salt Lake City and for early work at an OpenAI campus in Texas while pipeline access was delayed. Temporary fuel can support delivery but does not replace dependable long-term power infrastructure.

  2. Oct 7, 2026

    Reports describe Oracle talks with Apollo and Goldman Sachs to finance chips through an investor-owned vehicle. The deal is unconfirmed; leasing may defer cash payments while adding future obligations.

  3. Oct 2, 2026

    Oracle committed to a planned Point Beach electricity subscription associated with about $300 million of rising energy costs; regulatory approval and power economics remain conditions.

  4. Oct 1, 2026

    Oracle and King Faisal Specialist Hospital signed a non-binding healthcare memorandum, creating a potential data and cloud opportunity without a confirmed revenue contract.

  5. Sep 30, 2026

    Oracle and STACK said flooding reached Project Jupiter without damaging critical infrastructure and kept their planned schedule; weather remains another delivery risk.

Financial record

Fiscal year2017201820192020202120222023202420252026TTMTrendChange 2017–26
Per share ($)
Revenue8.969.2910.5911.8613.3915.2318.0618.7620.0323.1123.93+11.1%/yr
Cash flow3.353.633.903.995.263.426.216.617.2610.9715.65+14.1%/yr
Earnings2.240.852.973.084.552.413.073.714.345.866.31+11.3%/yr
Free cash flow2.873.223.453.514.551.803.064.18-0.14-8.13-9.57–
Capex0.480.410.440.470.711.623.142.437.4019.1025.22+50.6%/yr
Dividends0.620.740.790.931.011.241.331.561.651.991.98+13.7%/yr
Book value12.7710.945.843.671.73-2.230.393.087.1414.5922.26+1.5%/yr
Diluted shares (M)4,2174,2383,7323,2943,0222,7862,7662,8232,8662,9143,000-4.0%/yr
Totals ($B)
Revenue37.839.439.539.140.542.450.053.057.467.471.8+6.6%/yr
Operating income12.913.313.513.915.210.913.115.417.720.623.1+5.3%/yr
Net income9.53.611.110.113.76.78.510.512.417.118.9+6.8%/yr
Free cash flow12.113.712.911.613.85.08.511.8-0.4-23.7-28.7–
Buybacks3.611.336.119.220.916.21.31.20.60.10.0-33.1%/yr
Dividends2.63.12.93.13.13.53.74.44.75.85.9+9.2%/yr
Net cash8.26.6-18.3-28.5-37.7-54.0-80.3-76.2-81.4-97.6-88.3−$105.8B
Margins & returns (%)
Gross margin80.379.579.879.780.679.172.871.470.565.864.0-14.5 pts
Operating margin34.233.734.335.637.625.726.229.030.830.632.1-3.6 pts
Net margin25.09.128.125.934.015.817.019.821.725.426.4+0.4 pts
FCF margin32.034.732.629.634.011.817.022.3-0.7-35.2-40.0-67.2 pts
ROIC25.329.930.230.631.720.514.416.215.513.213.3-12.1 pts
Return on equity17.57.750.983.9262.4––120.360.840.228.3+22.6 pts
R&D % of revenue16.315.415.315.516.117.017.316.817.215.314.2-1.0 pts
Stock pay % of revenue3.64.14.24.14.56.27.17.58.17.16.7+3.6 pts
Capex % of revenue5.34.44.24.05.310.617.413.037.082.6105.4+77.3 pts

Change uses 2017 and 2026 only: compound annual growth for amounts, points for margins and returns, and the change in amount for net cash. A dash means no 2017 base. Trend shows the fiscal years.

TTM = four quarters to Aug 31, 2026. Per-share values use diluted weighted shares.ROIC = operating income × (1 − 10.5% tax rate, the company's own over three fiscal years excluding one-offs) ÷ (equity + debt − cash and current securities). Returns show a dash when their base is negative or under 10% of revenue. Free cash flow = operating cash flow − capex. Debt is all borrowings; net cash counts long-term securities and excludes leases.

Moat

Moat scorecard

Moat score68
Strength
Confidence
Structure
Oligopoly
Durability
durable
Trajectory
stable
Pricing power
moderate
Segments
  • Cloud applications23.6%
    1 claim
  • Cloud infrastructure26.9%
    2 claims
  • Software license and support36.4%
    1 claim
  • Hardware4.6%
    No moat
  • Services8.5%
    No moat

Moat claims

Applies to
Cloud applications
Confidence
Durability
durable
Trajectory
stableas of Aug 31, 2026
Why it holds

Oracle combines finance, HR, supply-chain and other applications around common data and security. Replacing a working suite requires customers to rebuild integrations and business processes. Q1 FY2027 cloud applications revenue was $4.219 billion, up 10%; this supports adoption but does not disclose retention or additional modules per customer.

Why stable

Q1 FY2027 cloud applications revenue rose 10% to $4.219 billion; adoption persists, but Oracle does not publish suite retention or module-attach rates.

Indicators
  • Cloud applications revenue$4.2B+10%
Risks
  • Best-of-breed point solutions displacing individual modules
  • Standardized APIs/integration tooling reducing suite-level advantage
  • Aggressive bundling from competing suites (Microsoft, SAP)
  • AI tools and standard integration interfaces can let customers use other vendors without replacing the core suite.
  • Healthcare implementation failures and government oversight can damage trust and consume support resources even when a contract ceiling expands.

Profile change log

  1. Oct 9, 2026 · analyst revision

    The primary software license-and-support market now includes the HP judgment as evidence that vendor control remains subject to contractual compatibility and support obligations.

  2. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    A federal court approved the separate $17.5 million cloud securities class-action settlement, including fees and costs. It ended this case, while the related derivative action remained separate.

  3. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    The U.S. Supreme Court denied Oracle’s petition in the HP Itanium case, ending the dispute after the company paid and recorded the judgment in Q2 FY2022.

  4. Oct 9, 2026 · analyst revision

    The FY2022 legal adjustment now covers only the HP judgment in the quarter ended November 30, 2021. The separate $17.5 million cloud securities settlement has its own legal history; its expense-recognition period is not disclosed.

  5. Oct 9, 2026 · analyst revision

    Corrected the chip-financing report date from October 8 to October 7, the first reported date in contemporaneous coverage. The talks remain unconfirmed. Added customer migration evidence and purchase commitments to the installed-base and cash-conversion analysis.

  6. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    Bloomberg reported Oracle used trucked natural gas near Salt Lake City and for early work at an OpenAI campus in Texas while pipeline access was delayed. Temporary fuel can support delivery but does not replace dependable long-term power infrastructure.

  7. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS moved its internal Oracle database platform to Autonomous AI Database on OCI and reported 43% lower database license costs. Oracle retained twelve critical systems, while the customer gained a cheaper consumption model.

  8. Oct 9, 2026 · analyst revision

    The current permit debate now reflects the September 17 court decision rather than the earlier stay. Recent software and storage announcements broaden the offering, while reported financing talks remain separate from completed debt.

  9. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    Reports describe Oracle talks with Apollo and Goldman Sachs to finance chips through an investor-owned vehicle. The deal is unconfirmed; leasing may defer cash payments while adding future obligations.

  10. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    Oracle and NetApp announced a native managed storage service planned within twelve months. Familiar storage tools may ease OCI migration, but delivery and revenue are not yet confirmed.

  11. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    Oracle launched Fusion Claw with 25 new applications that automate business workflows under customer controls. They extend its application suite; paid adoption and incremental revenue were not disclosed.

  12. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    New Mexico’s Supreme Court lifted temporary Project Jupiter air and water permit stays. Proceedings can resume, easing one delay while power and final approvals remain unresolved.

  13. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    Senate Veterans’ Affairs members requested Oracle’s VA contract documents by October 23, seeking explanations for the higher contract ceiling and delayed healthcare-system delivery.

  14. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    House Veterans’ Affairs subpoenas were served on Larry Ellison and Mike Sicilia over the VA health-record contract, increasing scrutiny of delivery, costs and patient safety.

  15. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    Larry Ellison cancelled his planned Oracle stock sales before any shares were sold under the plan; the founder’s existing ownership remains central to governance.

  16. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    Wisconsin’s utility regulator revoked the completeness finding for the Ozaukee transmission application, requiring a new application and increasing power-delivery uncertainty for the Port Washington campus.

  17. Oct 9, 2026 · analyst revision

    The cloud share estimate now uses the reported Q1 2026 value of 4% instead of mixing current and prior-quarter shares into a range. Government healthcare oversight and transmission approval risks strengthen the delivery and trust debate.

  18. Oct 9, 2026 · analyst revision

    The hardware and services no-moat decisions add their revenue to score coverage at zero. Coverage rises from 86.90% to 100%; the company score moves from 77.68 to 68.10 including exact weights and the infrastructure contract-claim reassignment.

  19. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    The Dutch Supreme Court sent the privacy class action back after finding the wrong admissibility standard had been used; liability and damages remain unresolved.

  20. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    An amended OCI securities complaint challenged Oracle’s infrastructure disclosures; the company disputes the claims and says it does not expect a material financial effect.

  21. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    Oracle committed to a planned Point Beach electricity subscription associated with about $300 million of rising energy costs; regulatory approval and power economics remain conditions.

  22. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    Oracle and King Faisal Specialist Hospital signed a non-binding healthcare memorandum, creating a potential data and cloud opportunity without a confirmed revenue contract.

  23. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    Oracle and STACK said flooding reached Project Jupiter without damaging critical infrastructure and kept their planned schedule; weather remains another delivery risk.

  24. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    A reported Project Jupiter force-majeure notice highlighted contract and power risks; Oracle said the project remained on its planned schedule.

  25. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    Oracle said a court stay covers Project Jupiter microgrid air permitting but does not stop separate data-center building construction; energization remains a key delivery risk.

  26. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    Oracle reported Q1 FY2027 OCI revenue of $7.388 billion and $664 billion contracted backlog; delivered capacity is turning AI commitments into revenue.

  27. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    Hilary Maxson became Oracle CFO, taking responsibility for financing and capital discipline during the AI infrastructure expansion.

  28. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    Oracle sold its Ampere interests to SoftBank for $4.3 billion cash and recorded a $2.7 billion gain, improving liquidity without adding cloud operating profit.

  29. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    Oracle appointed Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia as co-CEOs; Safra Catz became executive vice chair, placing cloud and industry operators in joint leadership.

  30. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    The U.S. tax law caused a $958 million Oracle deferred-tax charge, reducing reported profit without changing cloud demand.

  31. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    Oracle completed its Cerner acquisition, adding healthcare software and customer workflows; FY2023 now includes acquired revenue and costs.

  32. Oct 9, 2026 · analyst revision

    Moved the long-contract claim from cloud applications to infrastructure because current AI commitments drive group backlog; the KPI identifies the backlog as group-wide rather than SaaS-only.

  33. Oct 9, 2026 · analyst revision

    Replaced rounded FY2026 segment weights with exact filed offering revenue; added quarterly moat trajectories, evidence-based hardware and services no-moat decisions, market links, management and a cash-conversion debate. Kept industry, sector and the stock-page test timestamps.

Industry & peers

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Enterprise software licenses and support

As of Oct 9, 2026
OligopolyMedium cyclicality

Global licenses, upgrades and technical support for enterprise databases, middleware and business applications deployed on premises or in customer-managed hybrid environments. Excludes vendor-operated cloud subscriptions, equipment and consulting projects.

StocksMoatGross m.Op. m.
ORCL6864.0%32.1%
Industry median78467.9%32.1%
Sector median777564.9%23.6%
All stocks median3987652.9%19.6%

Moat medians cover every stock. Margin medians count only stocks with collected numbers and need at least three.

Drivers & risks

Demand drivers
  • Mission-critical databases and applications require tested upgrades, security updates and staff expertise, supporting installed-base renewals.
  • Cloud migration can retain a vendor relationship through hybrid deployments, even as license and support revenue move into subscription revenue.
  • Data sovereignty, security and application latency can preserve customer-managed or on-premise deployments.
  • Economic weakness and higher financing costs have a stronger effect on new licenses and migration projects than on essential support renewals.
  • Currencies change translated global revenue and customer purchasing power; multinational vendors have partial cost offsets from local staff.
Risks
  • Open-source databases, cloud-native replacements and third-party support can reduce dependence on incumbent license and maintenance offerings.
  • Contract audits, complex license terms and price increases can provoke customer migration or support disputes.
  • Interoperability and data-portability rules can reduce barriers to changing providers.
  • Legacy support can decline before cloud revenue fully replaces it, while AI-enabled new entrants compete for new workloads.
  • Cyber failures or unsuccessful upgrades can damage trust in systems that customers depend on every day.

Bulls & bears

Key question · as of Oct 9, 2026

Can Oracle deliver its contracted AI capacity and earn cash after equipment, power, lease and financing costs without weakening its installed software base?

Arguments

3 forFaded: weakening or settled6 against

What to watch

  1. 1OCI revenue and RPO conversion
  2. 2Capital expenditure, binding purchase commitments, customer financing advances and earned cash generation
  3. 3Software support and cloud applications revenue

Next check: October 23, 2026 Senate document deadline and Wisconsin power approvals, then Q2 FY2027 results for the quarter ending November 30; the results date is not confirmed.

Sources: company filings and dated sources collected for Find My Moat; market cap as of Oct 8, 2026. Not investment advice.

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