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Oracle Corporation

United States · Large Cap · listed since 1986 · Revenue 12 mo. $71.8B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
3.6
of 10 4 of 11 points Low Match To the score
Price
$116.10
1 Y −62.0%
Market cap
$385.8B
Phase
Growth
revenue growing, core business profitable
Revenue +10.5% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 30.8%Payout 21.4% of operating cash flow

Summary

Oracle Corporation is below the middle of the Technology sector overall

38.4 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

Free cash flow was negative in 2026. No priced-in expectation can be derived from it.

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 7.4×, below its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 16.8× to 23.1×, median 19.4×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

No sign supports the expectation, 4 speak against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

No indication in the stored figures.

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • Negative free cash flow FCF −€21.3B (2026)
  • High leverage debt to equity 3.67
  • Share count rising despite money spent on own shares shares +1.7% year on year
1 more
  • Dividend above free cash flow

AI summary of the 2026 annual report

The business of Oracle Corporation according to its report

A language model selected and condensed statements from the report. Each statement carries a verbatim quote. The selection is not complete and shows the state of the report. It gives no rating and does not feed into the score.

Form 10-K, fiscal year ended 05/31/2026, filed 06/22/2026. Open the report at the SEC

Revenue by segment, fiscal year ended 05/31/2026

SegmentShareRevenue
Cloud and Software Business
86.9%
$58.5B
Services Business
8.5%
$5.7B
Hardware Business
4.6%
$3.1B

From the report's structured data (XBRL), not from the language model. The sum can differ slightly from group revenue.

Business model according to the report

  • Oracle's cloud applications run in a cloud IT environment that Oracle deploys and manages, and customers buy them through a subscription for a stated period.

    Quote
    The broad spectrum of OCA offerings provides customers with a choice of software applications delivered via a cloud-based IT environment that we deploy and manage and that customers purchase by entering into a subscription agreement with us for a stated period.
  • Oracle's cloud infrastructure (OCI) is designed to provide compute, storage, networking and cloud-native services.

    Quote
    OCI offerings are designed to deliver our infrastructure technologies, including compute, storage, networking, and cloud-native services
  • Customers can buy software licenses for Oracle Applications, including E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and Siebel, for use in the Oracle Cloud or in their own IT environments.

    Quote
    Customers have the ability to buy software licenses for Oracle Applications, including Oracle E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards and Siebel applications, among others, for use within the Oracle Cloud or within their own cloud-based or on-premise IT environments.
  • Oracle's hardware products include Engineered Systems, servers, storage and industry-specific products.

    Quote
    Oracle hardware products include Oracle Engineered Systems, servers, storage and industry-specific products, among others.
  • Oracle also offers professional services that help customers and partners get the most from their investments in Oracle products and services.

    Quote
    Oracle also offers professional services to assist our customers and partners to maximize the performance of their investments in Oracle products and services.

Customers according to the report

  • Oracle's customers include businesses of various sizes and industries, government agencies, educational institutions and resellers.

    Quote
    Our global customer base includes businesses of various sizes and industries, government agencies, educational institutions and resellers
  • NetSuite is generally marketed to small and medium-sized organizations.

    Quote
    NetSuite Applications Suite, which is generally marketed to small to medium-sized organizations
  • Oracle earns revenue from contracts with the U.S. government, state and local governments and foreign governments.

    Quote
    We derive revenues from contracts with the U.S. government, state and local governments, and foreign governments

Competition according to the report

  • Oracle's enterprise cloud, software and hardware offerings compete directly with offerings from some of the largest companies in the world, including Adobe, Alphabet, Amazon, Cisco, Intel, IBM, Microsoft, Salesforce and SAP.

    Quote
    Our enterprise cloud, software and hardware offerings compete directly with certain offerings from some of the largest and most competitive companies in the world, including Adobe Systems Incorporated, Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., Intel Corporation, International Business Machines Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, Salesforce, Inc. and SAP SE
  • Key competitive factors include total cost of ownership, performance, scalability, reliability, security, functionality, efficiency, ease of use, speed to production and quality of technical support.

    Quote
    Key competitive factors in each of the segments in which we currently compete and may compete in the future include: total cost of ownership, performance, scalability, reliability, security, functionality, efficiency, ease of use, speed to production and quality of technical support.
  • After the acquisition of Cerner, Oracle also faces competition from large healthcare IT providers such as Allscripts, Arcadia Solutions, athenahealth, Epic Systems and InterSystems.

    Quote
    following our acquisition of Cerner Corporation, we also face competition from large healthcare IT providers such as Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc., Arcadia Solutions, athenahealth, Inc., Epic Systems Corporation and InterSystems Corporation

Risks according to the report

  • Oracle's AI products may not work as expected, which could hurt its reputation, revenues and profit.

    Quote
    Our AI products may not operate as anticipated, which could adversely affect our reputation, revenues and profitability.
  • Oracle has faced, and may continue to face, challenges securing reliable and affordable power for its data centers.

    Quote
    We have faced, and may continue to face, challenges with securing reliable and cost-effective power sources for our data center energy demands
  • The terms, renewal options and price adjustments of Oracle's long-term data center leases typically do not match the length and pricing of customer contracts.

    Quote
    In addition, the terms, renewal options and pricing adjustments in our long-term data center leases typically do not align with the duration and pricing of customer contracts
  • Some technologies and components can only be bought from a single vendor, for reasons such as price, quality, technology or availability.

    Quote
    there are some technologies and components that can only be purchased from a single vendor due to price, quality, technology, availability or other business constraints
  • The use of AI across Oracle's operations has led, and may continue to lead, to workforce reductions.

    Quote
    the adoption and deployment of AI technologies across our operations have resulted, and may continue to result, in reductions to our workforce

Since the last quarter

Q2 → Q3 2026

Mostly worse than the previous quarter: 5 of 7 changes for the worse.

  • Revenue, 12 mo.$67.4B → $71.8B+6.6%better
  • FCF, 12 mo.−$23.7B → −$28.7B−21.3%worse
  • Gross margin65.8% → 64.0%−1.9 ppworse
  • EBIT margin30.9% → 32.4%+1.5 ppbetter
  • FCF margin−35.2% → −40.0%−4.9 ppworse
  • Shares outstanding2.92B → 3.00B+2.9%worse
  • Return on equity40.2% → 28.3%−11.9 ppworse

1 more unchanged: Net debt

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability54.3around the middleEarns about as much as the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity40.20%14.60%Rank 88
Return on capital (Greenblatt)15.45%29.77%Rank 29
EBIT margin30.85%17.40%Rank 82
FCF margin−35.16%18.54%Rank 3
Gross margin65.20%48.47%Rank 69
Growth65.9above the middleGrows faster than the sector: Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings) 82.64%, sector 2.87%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year17.35%12.70%Rank 65
Earnings growth, 3 years per year24.00%9.54%Rank 79
Earnings growth, 5 years per year5.20%14.07%Rank 22
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)82.64%2.87%Rank 98
Valuation43.4around the middleValued about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield5.05%2.64%Rank 81
FCF yield−6.14%3.06%Rank 2
EV/saleslower is better7.575.18Rank 36
EV/EBITlower is better24.5526.24Rank 54
Momentum16.4below the middleShare price doing worse than the sector: Share price, 1 year −61.99%, sector −0.59%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year−61.99%−0.59%Rank 1
Share price, 6 months−40.27%−4.46%Rank 11
Share price, 3 months−15.90%−5.84%Rank 36
Distance from 52-week high−53.21%−33.23%Rank 19
Quality37.1below the middleQuality below the sector: Accruals (Sloan) 17.19%, sector 1.65%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better17.19%1.65%Rank 12
Change in share countlower is better1.71%−0.17%Rank 17
Dividend streak in years128Rank 77
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted−2.62%−1.57%Rank 43
Balance sheet & risk13.4below the middleMore risk than the sector: Debt to equity 3.67, sector 0.33.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio16.24%53.98%Rank 8
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better3.71−0.20Rank 6
Debt to equitylower is better3.670.33Rank 1
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better58.67%50.37%Rank 38

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $37.7B (2017) to $67.4B (2026), 6.7% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCFSharesNet debt, $B
201737.734.2%$12.1B4.22B36.1
201839.833.3%$13.7B4.24B39.0
201939.534.3%$12.9B3.73B35.7
202039.135.6%$11.6B3.29B34.4
202140.537.6%$13.8B3.02B54.1
202242.425.7%$5.0B2.79B54.5
202350.026.2%$8.5B2.77B80.7
202453.029.0%$11.8B2.82B84.0
202557.430.8%−$394.0M2.87B93.3
202667.430.9%−$23.7B2.92B124.9
3.6 / 10Low MatchStockScorer score4 of 11 points

3 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

Oracle Corporation mainly meets criteria in the Growth category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

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How Oracle Corporation's score is built

Oracle Corporation is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

3 of 7 rules met

4 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector medianmet1 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%met2 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.met1 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketnot met0 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does Oracle Corporation stock perform across 18 strategies?

Excerpt from 18 strategies checked. The full evaluation is visible after a free sign-up.

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  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Balanced GARP
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum
  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check
  • Growth Momentum (CAN SLIM principle)

Oracle Corporation key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for Oracle Corporation.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio19.835.1
P/B ratio8.05.5
Return on equity (ROE)40.2%14.6%
Equity ratio16.2%54.0%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)3.670.33
Dividend yield1.7%0.9%

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Frequently asked questions about Oracle Corporation stock

How does Oracle Corporation stock (ORCL) score in the StockScorer model?
Oracle Corporation stock reaches a StockScorer score of 3.6 out of 10, which is a low match with the rule-based strategies. 3 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is Oracle Corporation's P/E ratio?
Oracle Corporation's P/E ratio is 19.8. The Technology sector median is 35.1.
What sector is Oracle Corporation in?
Oracle Corporation is assigned to the Technology sector. Its rank within the sector is 38.4 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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