Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) Accelerates Cloud Expansion While Balancing Heavy Financing

Oracle moves into an accelerated infrastructure buildout with large public‑sector wins and a material 2026 financing program reshaping near‑term capital allocation and risk profiles.

Recent News

On February 1, 2026 Oracle announced a $45–$50 billion 2026 equity and debt financing plan to fund Oracle Cloud Infrastructure expansion. In mid‑February the company confirmed a major CMS modernization win that positions OCI for large public‑sector workloads, and several sell‑side firms upgraded coverage following the combination of that contract and the financing plan. Reporting since late 2025 highlighted sharply higher AI capex, rapid cloud revenue growth, and a large backlog of contracted cloud commitments.

Technical Analysis

ADX at 27.85 signals a strong directional regime; directional indicators recently shifted with DI+ showing a dip & reversal and DI‑ showing a peak & reversal, which together indicate a recent bullish reassertion in trend momentum despite DI‑ currently exceeding DI+. This dynamic implies near‑term directional conflict: trend strength increased while buyers start to reassert control.

MACD registered a dip & reversal and now sits at -8.46 above its signal line (-9.19); that crossover confirms a return of bullish momentum after recent weakness and supports the view that downward pressure may be moderating.

MRO sits at 4.04 with a peak & reversal; MRO positive indicates price currently sits above the model target and therefore carries short‑term downward potential until momentum normalizes.

RSI at 38.8 with a peak & reversal shows recent selling pressure has decelerated but has not reached bullish territory; read together with the MACD crossover, this suggests improved internals but continued caution for sustained rallies.

Price sits below the 20‑day average ($152.39) and well below the 200‑day average ($220.40); the 12‑day EMA is decreasing and the 26‑day EMA remains above price, signaling that short‑term averages still lag the longer‑term trend. Bollinger band placement shows the close ($150.31) near the lower 1x band ($145.42) but not at the extreme lower bound, indicating limited immediate downside cushion but room for mean reversion toward the 20‑day average.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Revenue growth shows a 7.58% period change and a 34.21% year‑over‑year increase, reflecting robust cloud momentum. Gross margin registers at 66.53% while operating margin equals 32.12%; EBIT margin at 46.08% sits slightly below the industry peer mean of 48.52% and below the industry peer median of 60.27%, indicating high profitability that nevertheless trails the peer central tendency.

Net income totaled $6.135B with EBIT of $7.399B and EBITDA of $9.509B; cash and short‑term investments total $19.766B while net debt stands at $88.834B and total debt at $124.386B. Debt metrics show leverage materially above peer norms: debt‑to‑equity equals 4.15 versus an industry peer mean of 0.215, and debt‑to‑assets equals 60.68%. Interest coverage at 7.0 provides operating cushion but remains below the industry peer mean of 55.37, underlining elevated financing load relative to peers.

Free cash flow sits at -$9.967B with a free cash flow yield of -1.44% and year‑over‑year free cash growth down 18.45%; operating cash flow is $2.066B while cash flow margin measures 59.69%, which contrasts sharply with negative free cash flow driven by heavy capital spending. CapEx totaled -$12.033B and capex‑to‑revenue reads -74.94%, consistent with an aggressive infrastructure investment phase.

Valuation multiples appear elevated: trailing P/E equals 106.49 and forward P/E equals 124.04, while price‑to‑book sits at 23.09 compared with an industry peer mean price‑to‑book of 10.58. Price‑to‑sales stands at 43.06 in the context of an industry peer mean PS near 43.93, so the company trades at premium multiples on earnings and book basis while matching peers on revenue multiple. WMDST values the stock as over‑valued given the combination of stretched leverage, negative free cash flow, and elevated earnings multiples alongside heavy near‑term capex commitments.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-11-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-12-10
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-03-11
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 10.4 B
 Operating Cash Flow 2.1 B
 Capital Expenditures -12.03 B
 Change In Working Capital -4.76 B
 Dividends Paid -1.44 B
 Cash Flow Delta 8.8 B
 End Period Cash Flow 19.2 B
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 16.1 B
 Forward Revenue 3.7 B
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 5.4 B
 Depreciation 1.7 B
 Depreciation and Amortization 2.1 B
 Research and Development 2.6 B
 Total Operating Expenses 10.9 B
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 10.7 B
 EBITDA 9.5 B
 EBIT 7.4 B
 Operating Income 5.2 B
 Interest Income 192.0 M
 Interest Expense 1.1 B
 Net Interest Income -865.00 M
 Income Before Tax 6.3 B
 Tax Provision 207.0 M
 Tax Rate 3.264 %
 Net Income 6.1 B
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 6.1 B
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 1.64
 EPS Actual 2.26
 EPS Difference 0.62
 EPS Surprise 37.805 %
 Forward EPS 1.98
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 205.0 B
 Intangible Assets 66.0 B
 Net Tangible Assets -36.02 B
 Total Current Assets 34.4 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 19.8 B
 Cash 19.2 B
 Net Receivables 9.4 B
 Inventory
 Long-Term Investments 25.2 B
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 10.1 B
 Short-Term Debt 8.1 B
 Total Current Liabilities 37.8 B
 Net Debt 88.8 B
 Total Debt 124.4 B
 Total Liabilities 174.5 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 30.0 B
 Retained Earnings -9.36 B
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 10.42
 Shares Outstanding 2.873 B
 Revenue Per-Share 5.59
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 691.4 B
 Enterprise Value 796.1 B
 Enterprise Multiple 83.716
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -30.137 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -0.311 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 798.871
ORCL: 83.716
mean: 67.031
median: 61.115
low: -442.099
 EV/R 49.574
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 6.844
 Asset To Liability 1.175
 Debt To Capital 0.806
 Debt To Assets 0.607
Debt To Assets QoQ 3.879 %
Debt To Assets YoY 1003.893 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.687
ORCL: 0.607
mean: 0.108
median: 0.087
low: 0.004
 Debt To Equity 4.153
Debt To Equity QoQ -4.836 %
Debt To Equity YoY 599.426 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA ORCL: 4.153
high: 1.865
mean: 0.215
median: 0.147
low: -1.125
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 23.086
Price To Book QoQ -12.746 %
Price To Book YoY -34.763 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 39.175
ORCL: 23.086
mean: 10.583
median: 9.178
low: -16.001
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 106.49
Price To Earnings QoQ -30.409 %
Price To Earnings YoY -10.022 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 522.411
mean: 131.65
ORCL: 106.49
median: 83.642
low: -185.3
 PE/G Ratio 1.982
 Price To Sales (P/S) 43.059
Price To Sales QoQ 0.568 %
Price To Sales YoY 24.448 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 101.971
median: 44.141
mean: 43.933
ORCL: 43.059
low: 4.135
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 124.037
Forward PE/G 2.308
Forward P/S 184.449
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 9.242
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.083
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ -2.641 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY -13.272 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.373
mean: 0.129
median: 0.125
ORCL: 0.083
low: 0.0
 Receivables Turnover 1.757
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 2.394 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 1.193 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 4.512
ORCL: 1.757
mean: 1.56
median: 1.485
low: 0.601
 Inventory Turnover
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 51.947
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC)
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 92.114
mean: 44.851
median: 33.146
low: 21.685
ORCL: 0
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio -4.683
 CapEx To Revenue -0.749
 CapEx To Depreciation -7.062
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 129.9 B
 Net Invested Capital 138.0 B
 Invested Capital 138.0 B
 Net Tangible Assets -36.02 B
 Net Working Capital -3.43 B
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.523
 Current Ratio 0.909
Current Ratio QoQ 47.179 %
Current Ratio YoY 12.394 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 5.255
mean: 1.402
median: 1.386
ORCL: 0.909
low: 0.466
 Quick Ratio
Quick Ratio QoQ
Quick Ratio YoY
Quick Ratio IPRWA
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 13.081
 Cost Of Debt 0.753 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 7.0
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 48.529 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 42.434 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 147.069
median: 66.552
mean: 55.372
ORCL: 7.0
low: -61.95
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.254
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 171.355
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 4.275
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.234
 Dividend Rate 0.50
 Dividend Yield 0.002
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 13.597 %
 Revenue Growth 7.584 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -223.458 %
Revenue Growth YoY 34.206 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 14.586 %
ORCL: 7.584 %
median: 4.635 %
mean: 4.211 %
low: -7.075 %
 Earnings Growth 53.741 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -497.228 %
Earnings Growth YoY 833.814 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 100.0 %
ORCL: 53.741 %
mean: 8.52 %
median: 3.226 %
low: -128.333 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 66.534 %
Gross Margin QoQ -1.107 %
Gross Margin YoY -6.216 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 91.096 %
mean: 70.634 %
median: 68.036 %
ORCL: 66.534 %
low: 40.427 %
 EBIT Margin 46.077 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 58.101 %
EBIT Margin YoY 52.21 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 60.268 %
median: 60.268 %
mean: 48.521 %
ORCL: 46.077 %
low: -44.038 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 32.121 %
Return On Sales QoQ 2.182 %
Return On Sales YoY 6.108 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 47.094 %
median: 47.094 %
mean: 37.928 %
ORCL: 32.121 %
low: -31.502 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) -9.97 B
 Free Cash Flow Yield -1.441 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 2428.07 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY 162.956 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 3.753 %
mean: 0.369 %
median: 0.164 %
ORCL: -1.441 %
low: -1.998 %
 Free Cash Growth 2653.315 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -3128.38 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -1845.258 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA ORCL: 2653.315 %
high: 403.227 %
mean: -34.15 %
median: -77.08 %
low: -132.549 %
 Free Cash To Net Income -1.625
 Cash Flow Margin 59.69 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.562
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 3.183 %
Return On Assets QoQ 89.69 %
Return On Assets YoY 47.84 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 8.509 %
median: 5.909 %
mean: 4.786 %
ORCL: 3.183 %
low: -10.846 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 4.426 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.205
Return On Equity QoQ 69.03 %
Return On Equity YoY -10.644 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.298
ORCL: 0.205
median: 0.098
mean: 0.079
low: -0.138
 DuPont ROE 22.677 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 5.186 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 61.156 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -104.13 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 13.9 %
median: 9.056 %
mean: 7.484 %
ORCL: 5.186 %
low: -11.474 %

Six-Week Outlook

Near‑term price action should hinge on execution of the financing plan and any incremental contract confirmations. Technical signals show momentum turning into bullish territory (MACD crossover and directional indicator reversals), but price remains below short and long moving averages and MRO flags upside overextension. Expect choppy, range‑bound trading with potential rallies toward the $152–$160 short‑term band if financing news proceeds without dilution surprises; conversely, any sign of slower or more dilutive capital raises could re‑accelerate downside given high leverage and negative free cash flow. Swing traders should monitor confirmation of financing details and volume on moves above the 20‑day average before increasing exposure, while positioning size should reflect elevated beta (42‑day beta 2.15) and implied volatility in recent sessions.

About Oracle Corporation

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) develops comprehensive solutions for enterprise information technology environments globally. The company’s offerings include Oracle Cloud Software as a Service (SaaS), which encompasses a wide range of applications such as Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management, and Oracle Fusion Cloud Supply Chain and Manufacturing Management. Additionally, Oracle delivers cloud-based industry solutions tailored to various sectors, alongside application licenses and support services. Oracle’s infrastructure technologies feature the Oracle Database, MySQL Database, and Java programming language. The company also provides middleware solutions, cloud-based compute, storage, networking capabilities, and innovative technologies like the Oracle Autonomous Database and MySQL HeatWave. Oracle’s portfolio extends to Internet-of-Things (IoT), digital assistants, and blockchain technologies. In the hardware domain, Oracle produces engineered systems, enterprise servers, and storage solutions, complemented by industry-specific hardware and virtualization software. The company also offers operating systems, management software, and hardware support services. Oracle markets its diverse range of cloud, license, hardware, and service offerings directly to businesses across various industries, government bodies, and educational institutions, as well as through indirect channels. Founded in 1977, Oracle is headquartered in Austin, Texas.



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