Oracle Corporation key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2026, Oracle Corporation had return on equity of 54.3%, an operating margin of 30.6%, debt equal to 306.1% of equity and a current ratio of 1.11. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2010May 2010 | 2011May 2011 | 2012May 2012 | 2013May 2013 | 2014May 2014 | 2015May 2015 | 2016May 2016 | 2017May 2017 | 2018May 2018 | 2019May 2019 | 2020May 2020 | 2021May 2021 | 2022May 2022 | 2023May 2023 | 2024May 2024 | 2025May 2025 | 2026May 2026 | LTMAug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 96.7% | 94.2% | — | — | — | 62.0% | 60.5% | 60.9% | 61.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | 33.8% | 33.8% | 36.9% | 39.5% | 38.6% | 36.3% | 34.0% | 34.2% | 33.7% | 34.3% | 35.6% | 37.6% | 25.7% | 26.2% | 29.0% | 30.8% | 30.6% | 32.1% |
| Net margin | 22.9% | 24.0% | 26.9% | 29.4% | 28.6% | 26.0% | 24.0% | 25.0% | 9.1% | 28.1% | 25.9% | 34.0% | 15.8% | 17.0% | 19.8% | 21.7% | 25.4% | 26.4% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 31.5% | 30.2% | 35.3% | 36.5% | 37.5% | 34.5% | 33.7% | 32.0% | 34.7% | 32.6% | 29.6% | 34.0% | 11.8% | 17.0% | 22.3% | −0.7% | −35.2% | −40.0% |
| Return on equity | 19.9% | 24.2% | 23.9% | 24.7% | 23.9% | 20.8% | 18.6% | 18.7% | 7.2% | 32.5% | 59.9% | 158.8% | — | — | — | 85.4% | 54.3% | 34.6% |
| Return on assets | 10.0% | 12.7% | 13.1% | 13.6% | 12.7% | 9.9% | 8.0% | 7.6% | 2.6% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 11.2% | 5.6% | 7.0% | 7.6% | 8.0% | 7.9% | 6.7% |
| Asset turnover | 0.44 | 0.53 | 0.49 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.38 | 0.33 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.33 | 0.35 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.31 | 0.25 |
| Current ratio | 1.84 | 2.76 | 2.60 | 3.24 | 3.34 | 4.11 | 3.74 | 3.08 | 3.98 | 2.49 | 3.03 | 2.30 | 1.62 | 0.91 | 0.71 | 0.75 | 1.11 | 1.17 |
| Debt to equity | 47.6% | 40.0% | 37.8% | 41.4% | 51.4% | 86.6% | 93.0% | 108.0% | 131.4% | 258.6% | 594.7% | >999% | — | >999% | >999% | 454.3% | 306.1% | 195.5% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | 12.0x | 14.9x | 17.9x | 18.4x | 16.1x | 12.1x | 8.6x | 7.2x | 6.6x | 6.5x | 7.0x | 6.1x | 4.0x | 3.7x | 4.4x | 4.9x | 4.5x | 4.5x |
| Effective tax rate | — | 25.1% | 23.0% | 21.4% | 20.1% | 22.6% | 22.2% | 19.3% | 68.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| R&D as % of revenue | 12.1% | 12.7% | 12.2% | 13.0% | 13.5% | 14.5% | 15.6% | 16.3% | 15.4% | 15.3% | 15.5% | 16.1% | 17.0% | 17.3% | 16.8% | 17.2% | 15.3% | 14.2% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 5.3% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.0% | 5.3% | 10.6% | 17.4% | 13.0% | 37.0% | 82.6% | 105.4% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | 137.8% | 125.9% | 131.2% | 124.2% | 130.9% | 132.7% | 140.4% | 128.1% | 380.5% | 116.3% | 114.2% | 100.0% | 74.9% | 99.6% | 112.8% | −3.2% | −138.6% | −151.8% |
| Dividends ÷ net income | 16.4% | 12.4% | 12.1% | 13.1% | 19.9% | 22.7% | 28.5% | 27.8% | 87.5% | 26.5% | 30.3% | 22.3% | 51.5% | 43.1% | 42.0% | 38.1% | 33.9% | 31.4% |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | 23.6% | 20.6% | 53.9% | 91.7% | 83.6% | 78.4% | 103.9% | 51.2% | 106.1% | 303.1% | 192.7% | 174.5% | 391.9% | 58.7% | 47.4% | — | — | — |
| Quarter | 2025 Q2Nov 2024 | 2025 Q3Feb 2025 | 2025 Q4May 2025 | 2026 Q1Aug 2025 | 2026 Q2Nov 2025 | 2026 Q3Feb 2026 | 2026 Q4May 2026 | 2027 Q1Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 30.0% | 30.8% | 32.1% | 28.7% | 29.5% | 31.8% | 32.0% | 34.8% |
| Net margin | 22.4% | 20.8% | 21.5% | 19.6% | 38.2% | 21.6% | 22.4% | 24.6% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −19.0% | 0.5% | −18.4% | −2.4% | −62.1% | −66.8% | −9.8% | −27.9% |
| Current ratio | 0.81 | 1.02 | 0.75 | 0.62 | 0.91 | 1.35 | 1.11 | 1.17 |
| Debt to equity | — | — | 452.6% | — | — | — | 304.7% | — |
| R&D as % of revenue | 17.6% | 17.2% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 15.9% | 15.2% | 13.6% | 12.4% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $55.6bn of assets due within a year against $47.5bn of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities Not assessable from the reported split. Not assessable.
- More cash than debt Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $23.1bn against $5.1bn of interest.
Moat
Moderate moat
How hard Oracle's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 10 / 20
Net income has been a median 7.1% of total assets over 10 years.
- Durability 20 / 20
Operating margin has been a median 32.9%; its worst year was 22.9%.
- Cash conversion 18 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 8 of 10 years, at a median 25.1% of revenue.
- Discipline 13 / 20
The diluted share count fell 0.8% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 5.6% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: High. In this industry, the core product is information work that AI systems increasingly perform. The score above includes a 15-point deduction for that exposure (76 before it).
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