Oracle provides enterprise applications and infrastructure offerings through a variety of flexible IT deployment models, including on-premises, cloud-based, and hybrid.
It is a $429B technology company. Revenue grew 21.6% over the last year, and it keeps 26¢ of every dollar of sales as profit. It trades at 22.6× earnings — near the lowest of its own history.
- Website
- oracle.com
- Location
- Austin, TX
- Employees
- 141 000
- Sector
- Technology
- Founded
- 1977
Skills
Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.
Strong growth and profitability; Valuation and Health lag behind.
Valuation49
- P/E vs own history5th pct · 25/25
- FCF yield-6.7% · 0/25
- P/S6.0x · 12/25
- EV/EBITDA21.4x · 12/25
Growth82
- Revenue CAGR12.2% · 20/25
- Net income CAGR26.3% · 25/25
- EPS CAGR ~5Y5.2% · 12/25
- Fwd implied growth36.6% · 25/25
Profitability75
- ROICn/a · 0/25
- ROE42.6% · 25/25
- Net margin26.2% · 25/25
- Operating margin32.1% · 25/25
Health40
- Altman Z1.25 · 3/25
- Current ratio1.17 · 12/25
- Interest coverage15.4x · 25/25
- Net cash / debtn/a · 0/25
Quality65
- Piotroski F6/9 · 15/25
- Beneish M-7.32 · 25/25
- FCF conversion-152% · 0/25
- Margin stabilityσ 4.4% · 25/25
Moat69
- ROIC >12% years8/9 yrs · 20/25
- Median gross margin37.6% · 13/25
- FCF-positive years8/10 yrs · 18/25
- Worst-year net marginworst 9.6% · 18/25
Experience
The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.
- FY2026FinancialBest year on record$17.1B net income
- 2025MilestoneBecame an AI-cloud contendergiant OCI contracts (incl. OpenAI) sent the stock to record highs
- FY2024FinancialRevenue crossed $50B$53.0B for the year
- Jun 8, 2022AcquisitionAcquired Cerner$28.3B push into healthcare data
- 2021AcquisitionOracle announced the acquisition of Cerner, a health information technology company
- 2018ProductOracle released its Autonomous Database in 2018, Oracle Database 23ai in 2024
- FY2016FinancialProfitable every year on record11 consecutive profitable years in our data
- FY2016FinancialRevenue already above $10B$37.0B in first reported year
- 2010ProductOracle launched Fusion Applications to unify the features and technologies of acquisitions PeopleSoft,…
- Jan 27, 2010AcquisitionAcquired Sun Microsystems$7.4B — Java, MySQL and Sparc hardware
- 2004ProductThe Oracle Database was released in 2004 as 10g
- 2000MilestoneMany at Oracle wanted to discontinue applications; the first several versions were weak, they competed with the…
- 1994AcquisitionOracle acquired Rdb in 1994 from Digital Equipment Corporation
- Mar 12, 1986IPOIPO on Nasdaqwent public one day before Microsoft
- 1979ProductOracle Databasethe first commercially available SQL database
- 1979MilestoneSDL changed its name to Relational Software, Inc (RSI) in 1979, then again to Oracle Systems Corporation in 1983, to…
- Jun 16, 1977FoundedFounded as Software Development LabsLarry Ellison, Bob Miner and Ed Oates read the IBM relational paper
Achievements
Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.
Strengths & watch-outs
What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.
Strengths
- High gross margin (64.0%)
- Strongly profitable — 26.2% net margin
- Revenue growing 21.6% year over year
- Interest covered 15.4× by operating earnings
Watch-outs
- Negative free cash flow (-$28.7B)
- Altman Z-Score 1.25 — elevated financial-distress risk
Qualifications
The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.
- Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago+21.6% YoY
- Profitable — makes more than it spends$18.8B TTM
- Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year+24.0% YoY
- Generates cash — cash left after running and investing-$28.7B TTM
- Debt under control — could handle its obligationscurrent ratio 1.17
- Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$429B market cap
- Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice-3.6% shares over ~5y
- Proven track record — years of profitability behind it11/11 profitable years
- Financially stable — balance sheet not near distressAltman Z 1.3 — distress
- Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersyield 1.39%
- Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 22.6
Peer comparisonOracle Corp vs 6 largest technology peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾Close ▴
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth | Net margin | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORCL this company | $428.7B | 22.6 | +21.6% | 26.2% | Mixed |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp | $5.5T | 28.6 | +83.4% | 63.7% | Mixed |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | $4.9T | 38.1 | +14.2% | 27.6% | Strong |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. | $4.3T | 17.6 | +20.1% | 54.8% | Mixed |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp | $4.0T | 29.7 | +17.8% | 40.3% | Strong |
| SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | $2.1T | — | +33.2% | -34.0% | Strained |
| META Meta Platforms, Inc. | $1.8T | 26.9 | +27.7% | 29.8% | Mixed |
Head-to-head: ORCL vs NVDA · ORCL vs AAPL · ORCL vs GOOGL
References
What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.
Appendix · Financial records
The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2026. For readers who want to check the numbers.
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