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Oracle Corp.: Q4 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 10 June 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 1 raised, 6 new, 1 kept. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue rose 21% in quarter: Total revenues were $19.2 billion, up 21% in USD and 20% in constant currency, with the company citing broad-based demand. Source
  • Non-GAAP EPS was $2.11: Non-GAAP EPS was $2.11, up 24%; GAAP diluted EPS was $1.45, up 21%. Excluding one-time investment gains, non-GAAP EPS was $2.03, up 20% in USD. Source
  • Operating income rose on efficiency actions: GAAP operating income was $6.1 billion, up 20%; non-GAAP operating income was $8.6 billion, up 22%, with operating efficiency actions cited. Source
  • RPO growth came from AI contracts: Most of the RPO increase in Q3 and Q4 came from large AI contracts. Customers either prepaid Oracle for GPUs or bought and supplied the GPUs themselves. Source
  • Operating cash flow reached $32.0 billion: Operating cash flow for FY2026 was $32.0 billion, up 54%. Source
  • FY26 debt and equity raised: Oracle raised $43 billion of debt and $5 billion of equity financing in FY2026. Source
  • Oracle Health AI patient system: Management says Oracle Health AI systems will let doctors spend less time with computers and more time with patients. Source

“This substantially reduces the amount of capital Oracle must raise to build out our AI datacenters.”

Oracle Corp., press release

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Total revenues growth SourceQ1 FY202727% to 29%New
Total cloud revenue growth SourceQ1 FY202757% to 63% constant currency; 58% to 64% in USDNew
Non-GAAP EPS SourceQ1 FY2027$1.71 to $1.75 constant currency; $1.72 to $1.76 in USD; growth 16% to 19% and 17% to 20%New
Total revenues SourceFY2027$90 billionKept
Non-GAAP EPS SourceFY2027$8.05Raised
Non-GAAP EPS growth excluding one-time items SourceFY202718%New
External financing SourceFY2027about $40 billionNew
Oracle Health growth SourceFY2027double-digit growth rateNew

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: FY2027 non-GAAP EPS guidance raised to $8.05, stated as 18% growth after adjusting for one-time items. Source
  • New guidance: Guidance given for Q1 FY2027 total revenues, total cloud revenue and non-GAAP EPS. Source
  • New: Sale of the Ampere chip business and Bloom Energy warrants in FY2026 are named as one-time events. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Revenue rose 21% in quarter: Total revenues were $19.2 billion, up 21% in USD and 20% in constant currency, with the company citing broad-based demand. Source
  • Non-GAAP EPS was $2.11: Non-GAAP EPS was $2.11, up 24%; GAAP diluted EPS was $1.45, up 21%. Excluding one-time investment gains, non-GAAP EPS was $2.03, up 20% in USD. Source
  • Operating income rose on efficiency actions: GAAP operating income was $6.1 billion, up 20%; non-GAAP operating income was $8.6 billion, up 22%, with operating efficiency actions cited. Source
  • Full-year EPS and revenue increased: FY2026 revenue was $67.4 billion, up 17%. GAAP diluted EPS was $5.83, up 34%; non-GAAP diluted EPS was $7.63, up 27%. Source

Demand and remaining performance obligations

  • RPO growth came from AI contracts: Most of the RPO increase in Q3 and Q4 came from large AI contracts. Customers either prepaid Oracle for GPUs or bought and supplied the GPUs themselves. Source
  • AI demand drives RPO growth: Management attributes the RPO and revenue increases to growing demand for cloud infrastructure for AI training and inferencing. Source
  • Database and apps benefit from AI: Management said its database and applications businesses both benefit from early adoption of AI. Source

“Improvements in patient care are expected to yield much better patient outcomes, while dramatically lowering the cost of healthcare throughout the world.”

Oracle Corp., press release

Products and customers

  • Cloud Applications revenue grew 10%: Cloud Applications (SaaS) revenue was $4.1 billion in Q4, up 10% in USD and 9% in constant currency. Full-year Cloud Applications revenue was $15.9 billion, up 11%. Source
  • Services and hardware revenue grew: Services revenue was $1.5 billion, up 13%; hardware revenue was $0.9 billion, up 9%. Source
  • Customer list posted online: A sample list of customers that bought Oracle Cloud services in the quarter is to be posted at the stated website. Source

Segments and regions

  • Americas revenue rose to $13.0 billion: Americas revenue was $13.0 billion in Q4 against $10.0 billion a year earlier, and $44.5 billion for the full year. Source
  • EMEA revenue rose to $4.1 billion: Europe/Middle East/Africa revenue was $4.1 billion in Q4 against $4.0 billion a year earlier. Source
  • Asia Pacific revenue rose to $2.1 billion: Asia Pacific revenue was $2.1 billion in Q4 against $1.9 billion a year earlier. Source
  • Currency added to reported growth: Currency movements increased Q4 revenue growth by 1 point and operating income growth by 2 points compared with the prior-year quarter. Source

Costs, margins and operating items

  • Restructuring and other charge rose: Restructuring and other expense was $823 million in Q4, against $83 million a year earlier; it is excluded from non-GAAP results. Source
  • GAAP tax rate was 19.8%: The effective GAAP tax rate was 19.8% in Q4 and the non-GAAP rate 20.4%, against 17.5% and 19.7% a year earlier. Source
  • One-time tax charge from OBBBA: Fiscal 2026 includes a $933 million net tax expense from the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act, which is excluded from non-GAAP results. Source

Capital, cash and shareholder returns

  • Operating cash flow reached $32.0 billion: Operating cash flow for FY2026 was $32.0 billion, up 54%. Source
  • FY26 debt and equity raised: Oracle raised $43 billion of debt and $5 billion of equity financing in FY2026. Source
  • Quarterly dividend of $0.50 declared: The board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.50 per share of outstanding common stock. Source
  • Capital program funds AI infrastructure: Management says the capital investment program supports AI Cloud Infrastructure growth, as described at its recent Financial Analyst Meeting. Source

Strategy and AI healthcare investment

  • Oracle Health AI patient system: Management says Oracle Health AI systems will let doctors spend less time with computers and more time with patients. Source
  • AI molecular design for drugs: Management expects AI molecular design models to speed the development of drugs. Source
  • Fuel-cell powered datacenters planned: Management says datacenters are being built to use clean energy from natural gas fuel cells, with minimal emissions. Source
  • AI clinical trial review system: A new AI clinical trial system is designed to let regulators review trial results faster, so patients can access new drugs sooner. Source

Coming up, as management said on 10 June 2026

  • Dividend payment dates set: Dividend of $0.50 is payable July 24, 2026 to holders of record on July 10, 2026. Source
  • FY2027 financing plan of about $40 billion: Management expects about $40 billion of debt and equity financing in FY2027, including the previously announced $20 billion at-the-market equity issuance. Source
  • Oracle Health AI system coming soon: A new AI version of the Cerner patient care management system will soon be part of the Oracle Health suite. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Remaining performance obligations Source$638 billion
Cloud revenue (IaaS + SaaS) Source$9.9 billion

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Free cash flow was negative $23.7 billion for fiscal year 2026 as investment in Cloud Infrastructure continued. Source
  • Demand: Software revenue declined 2%, which management attributes to customers moving from on-premise software to the Cloud. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: In February, management said it did not expect to issue additional bonds beyond the planned financing in calendar 2026; the Q4 release repeats that debt is not expected.

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.