Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) Plans $0.50 Quarterly Dividend

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, September 9th. Investors of record on Friday, October 9th will be given a dividend of 0.50 per share by the enterprise software provider on Friday, October 23rd. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 9th.

Oracle has increased its dividend by an average of 0.1%per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend every year for the last 1 years. Oracle has a dividend payout ratio of 24.6% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect Oracle to earn $9.03 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $2.00 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 22.1%.

Oracle Trading Down 5.2%

NYSE:ORCL opened at $153.17 on Friday. Oracle has a 52 week low of $114.50 and a 52 week high of $331.00. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $140.88 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $160.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12. The firm has a market cap of $441.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.74.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.74 by $0.18. The business had revenue of $19.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.13 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 58.62% and a net margin of 25.37%.The business’s revenue was up 29.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share. Oracle has set its Q2 2027 guidance at 1.850-1.930 EPS and its FY 2027 guidance at 8.100-8.100 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Oracle will post 6.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle reported adjusted earnings of $1.92 per share versus the $1.74 consensus, while revenue rose 29.6% year over year to approximately $19.3 billion. Cloud infrastructure revenue surged 121% to $7.4 billion, highlighting strong demand for AI computing capacity. Oracle shares rise as AI cloud backlog beats estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Remaining performance obligations reached a record $664 billion, improving visibility into future revenue. Management also issued fiscal 2027 adjusted EPS guidance of $8.10, above the roughly $7.75 analyst expectation, and forecast second-quarter EPS of $1.85–$1.93. Oracle’s stock jumps on earnings beat
• Positive Sentiment: William Blair, Piper Sandler and Citizens JMP reiterated bullish views, citing triple-digit cloud growth, AI demand and an attractive valuation. Oracle’s $0.50 quarterly dividend was also declared. Analyst sees Oracle as a prime AI beneficiary
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are reassessing Oracle as more than an OpenAI listing proxy. The company’s broader cloud infrastructure business, customer backlog and long-term AI partnerships may provide growth even if OpenAI-related enthusiasm cools. Why Oracle stock is more than an OpenAI proxy
• Negative Sentiment: Oracle’s AI buildout remains expensive: capital spending is expected to remain about $90 billion–$95 billion, while free cash flow was negative and the company continues to rely on debt and equity financing. This raises concerns about returns and balance-sheet risk. Oracle AI data center buildout faces delays
• Negative Sentiment: Some analysts remain cautious despite the beat, noting data-center construction delays, execution risk and Oracle’s leverage. The stock is therefore sensitive to interest rates, bond-market conditions and evidence that backlog converts into cash.

Oracle Company Profile

Oracle Corporation is a global enterprise technology company that develops and provides database software, cloud infrastructure, business applications and related technology services. Its offerings help organizations manage data, run applications, support business operations and build technology environments across on-premises, hybrid and cloud-based settings.

The company’s products include Oracle Database, MySQL, Java, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and a broad portfolio of cloud applications for enterprise resource planning, financial management, human resources, supply chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.