Why did Oracle (ORCL) stock move recently?

On 7/21/2026, Oracle moved +4.7% — Oracle rose with other AI cloud infrastructure plays amid positive sector momentum and coverage tying gains to AI cloud demand. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is Oracle (ORCL) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Oracle's valuation in context — a trailing P/E of about 21.8, a forward P/E of about 10.8, a price-to-book of about 9.0 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Oracle's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 4 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (1.83×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Oracle's revenue?

Oracle reported revenue of $67.4B for FY2026, with net profit of $17.1B, per official filings.

What is the share price of Oracle (ORCL)?

Oracle last traded at $117.84 (-1.7% on the day), as of 7/29/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Oracle

ORCL · NYSE · Technology · United States

Snapshot

TickerORCL

ExchangeNYSE

SectorTechnology

IndustrySoftware - Infrastructure

CountryUnited States

CEOMr. Michael D. Sicilia

Employees141,000

HeadquartersAustin, United States

Websitewww.oracle.com

Filings tracked17

About Oracle

Oracle Corporation offers products and services that build, run and support enterprise information technology frameworks worldwide. Its Oracle cloud software as a service offering includes various cloud software applications, including Oracle Fusion cloud enterprise resource planning ERP, Oracle Fusion cloud enterprise performance management EPM, Oracle Fusion cloud supply chain and manufacturing management SCM, Oracle Fusion cloud human capital management HCM, and NetSuite applications suite, Oracle Health applications, as well as Oracle Fusion Sales, Service, and Marketing. The company also offers cloud-based industry solutions for various industries; Oracle cloud license and on-premise license; and Oracle license support services. In addition, it provides cloud and license business' infrastructure technologies, such as the Oracle Database and MySQL Database; Java, a software development language; and middleware, including development tools and others. The company's cloud and license business' infrastructure technologies also comprise cloud-based compute, storage, and networking capabilities; and Oracle autonomous database, as well as AI, Internet-of-Things, machine learning, digital assistant, and blockchain. Further, it provides hardware products and other hardware-related software offerings, including Oracle engineered systems, enterprise servers, storage solutions, industry-specific hardware, virtualization software, operating systems, management software, and related hardware support services, and consulting and advanced customer services. It markets and sells its cloud, license, hardware, support, and services offerings directly to businesses in various industries, government agencies, and educational institutions, as well as through indirect channels. Oracle Corporation has a strategic alliance with Metron, Inc. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Who owns it

Insiders40.5%
Institutions43.9%
Public & other15.6%

4,497 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.4.98%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC3.86%
State Street Corporation2.65%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC1.97%
Geode Capital Management, LLC1.35%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO1.13%
Capital Research Global Investors1.12%
Morgan Stanley1.01%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 3/31/2026.

Forensic scorecard

No major accounting red flags in the fundamentals we have — profit is backed by cash and returns look healthy.

Cash conversion1.83×

Over 4 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend17.0% → 25.4%

Margin has expanded by about 8.3 points — the business is getting more profitable.

Return on equity40.2%

Latest ROE of 40.2% — capital is generating a healthy return.

Growth qualityrev 10% · PAT 26%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $21.1B · EPS 1.89

Est. earnings growth -16.5%

Next fiscal year

Rev $130.5B · EPS 10.89

Est. earnings growth +35.3%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2026)

$67.4B

Net margin

25.4%

ROE

40.2%

Revenue CAGR (3y)

+10.5%

Profit CAGR (3y)

+26.2%

EPS (FY2026)

5.83

Net profit (FY2026)

$17.1B

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Why it moved

Jul 21, 2026
Oracle rose with other AI cloud infrastructure plays amid positive sector momentum and coverage tying gains to AI cloud demand.
source 1 ↗· confidence: medium
Jul 20, 2026
Oracle shares fell as renewed attention focused on S&P Global's recent downgrade of its credit rating to BBB- (one notch above junk), citing rising business risk from heavy AI infrastructure spending and significant exposure to OpenAI as a key credit risk.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗· confidence: high
Jul 16, 2026
Oracle shares fell amid renewed investor concerns over the company's heavy AI infrastructure spending and execution risks on its large backlog, pushing the stock to a 52-week low.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗source 3 ↗· confidence: high
Jul 15, 2026
No specific catalyst identified in recent filings or credible news coverage; the gain appears to reflect broader market or sector movement amid ongoing concerns over AI infrastructure spending and debt.
· confidence: low
Jul 13, 2026
Oracle shares fell to a new 52-week low amid ongoing investor concerns over a projected $42 billion fiscal 2027 free cash flow deficit, heavy AI infrastructure spending, high debt, and customer concentration risk with OpenAI.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗· confidence: medium
Jun 25, 2026
Oracle shares declined amid investor focus on its recent 10-K filing, which disclosed a 21,000-employee (13%) workforce reduction and higher restructuring costs tied to AI and cloud operations.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗source 3 ↗· confidence: medium
Jun 24, 2026
Oracle shares declined after its 10-K filing disclosed a 21,000-employee (13%) workforce reduction over the past year driven by AI adoption and operational changes, prompting investor concerns around costs and restructuring despite strong backlog and cloud revenue commentary.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗source 3 ↗· confidence: high
Jun 22, 2026
Oracle shares fell 5% amid sector-wide weakness in software stocks, as Alphabet dropped ~6% on AI talent departures and regulatory overhang weighed on the group; ongoing investor concerns over heavy AI capex, debt plans, and Microsoft deal pressure from the prior week's earnings also contributed.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗· confidence: medium

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2026	$67.4B	$17.1B	5.83	25.4%	40.2%
FY2025	$57.4B	$12.4B	4.34	21.7%	60.8%
FY2024	$53.0B	$10.5B	3.71	19.8%	120.3%
FY2023	$50.0B	$8.5B	3.07	17.0%	792.5%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q1	$17.2B	$3.7B	1.27	21.6%
2025Q4	$16.1B	$6.1B	2.10	38.2%
2025Q3	$14.9B	$2.9B	1.01	19.6%
2025Q1	$14.1B	$2.9B	1.02	20.8%
2024Q4	$14.1B	$3.2B	1.10	22.4%
2024Q3	$13.3B	$2.9B	1.03	22.0%
2024Q1	$13.3B	$2.4B	0.85	18.1%
2023Q4	$12.9B	$2.5B	0.89	19.3%
2023Q3	$12.5B	$2.4B	0.86	19.4%
2023Q1	$12.4B	$1.9B	0.68	15.3%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

10-K filing
SEC6/22/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Other events, Exhibits
SEC6/10/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC5/12/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC4/6/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC3/11/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Other events, Exhibits
SEC3/10/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Security holder rights, Bylaw/charter change, Exhibits
SEC2/5/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Other events, Exhibits
SEC2/4/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC1/9/2026material

2025

10-Q filing
SEC12/11/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Other events, Exhibits
SEC12/10/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change, Shareholder vote results, Exhibits
SEC11/21/2025material
8-K/A — Executive/director change
SEC10/6/2025
8-K — Other events, Exhibits
SEC9/26/2025material
8-K — Executive/director change, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC9/22/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC9/10/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Other events, Exhibits
SEC9/9/2025material

In the news

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