Oracle Corporation

ORCL

Software - Infrastructure · Technology

Price

$126.48

+2.27 (+1.83%)

Market Cap

$364.32B

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count rising — dilution

+4.6% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 2.79B (2022) → 2.92B (2026)

Oracle makes software that helps big companies store, organize, and analyze their data. The company's main products are database software and cloud computing services that businesses use to run their operations, from tracking inventory to processing customer orders. Oracle is one of the world's largest enterprise software companies and has been a dominant player in database technology for decades.

Oracle makes money by selling software licenses and charging monthly fees for its cloud services. The company operates globally and serves large corporations, government agencies, and other organizations that need to handle massive amounts of data. Oracle's main competitive advantage is that many businesses have used its database software for years and find it expensive and risky to switch to competitors. The company's growth depends heavily on convincing existing customers to move from traditional software to its cloud-based services.

Winston Score History

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+21.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+21.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$10.3B/ year

→ Flat (+4% vs prior year)

15.2% of revenue

In line with sector average (15%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

40.5%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

~10 months

$38.5B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Oracle Corporation has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

62.2%

Premium pricing power — 62.2% gross margin

Operating Margin

32.8%

Excellent — 32.8% operating margin

ROCE

3.1%

Weak — 3.1% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+11.9%

Steady sales growth (11.9% YoY)

EPS YoY

+36.4%

Earnings growing fast (36.4% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency

8/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

131%

Turns 131% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

-38.4%

Burning cash (-38.4%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

3.73

Heavy debt load (3.73)

Interest Cover

4.83x

Adequate interest coverage (4.8x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

22.2x

Growth-priced — P/E 22.2

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward

+11.9

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (22.2 → 10.3)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield

1.27%

Small dividend — 1.27% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend Growth

+11.1%

Dividend growing fast (11.1% YoY)

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