Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) Announces FY 2030 Earnings Guidance

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) updated its FY 2030 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 21.000- for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $225.0 billion. Oracle also updated its FY 2027 guidance to 8.100-8.100 EPS.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $284.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research note on Thursday, October 22nd. Yorkville Ives initiated coverage on shares of Oracle in a research note on Wednesday, October 7th. They issued an “in-line” rating and a $155.00 target price on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Friday, October 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Piper Sandler reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $225.00 price objective on shares of Oracle in a research report on Thursday. Thirty-six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $248.41.

Oracle Stock Performance

NYSE:ORCL traded down $6.37 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $133.19. 8,611,663 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 29,577,285. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.89, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.17. Oracle has a 52-week low of $114.50 and a 52-week high of $265.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $402.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.86, a PEG ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.78. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $142.04 and its 200-day moving average price is $157.56.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $1.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.74 by $0.18. The firm had revenue of $19.34 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $19.13 billion. Oracle had a return on equity of 48.85% and a net margin of 26.36%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $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. As a group, research analysts forecast that Oracle will post 6.72 earnings per share for the current year.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, October 9th were issued a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, October 9th. Oracle’s payout ratio is presently 31.35%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Oracle

In other news, Director Stephen H. Rusckowski acquired 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 29th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $139.35 per share, with a total value of $3,483,750.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 25,390 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,538,096.50. This trade represents a 6,410.26% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Maria Smith sold 2,631 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.70, for a total value of $399,122.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 64,357 shares in the company, valued at $9,762,956.90. This represents a 3.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 36,075 shares of company stock valued at $5,342,123 over the last 90 days. 38.40% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Trending Headlines about Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle’s investor day provided greater visibility into the payoff from its AI build-out. Management targets fiscal 2030 revenue of at least $225 billion, non-GAAP EPS of $21 or more, and an operating margin above 40%, implying roughly 35% annual revenue growth from fiscal 2026. Oracle Investor Day 2026
• Positive Sentiment: The company expects positive free cash flow in the second half of fiscal 2028 and more than $30 billion in fiscal 2029. It also capped additional capital-market funding through fiscal 2030 at $20 billion, addressing concerns about unlimited borrowing and shareholder dilution after raising $48 billion in fiscal 2026. Oracle capital plan
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street firms including TD Cowen, Piper Sandler and Bank of America reaffirmed bullish ratings, with price targets ranging from $225 to $240 or higher. Analysts also point to Oracle’s expanding cloud backlog, multicloud growth and AI infrastructure demand as potential catalysts. Oracle analyst day outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: Oracle reiterated fiscal 2027 EPS guidance of $8.10, above the $7.86 consensus, but its $90 billion revenue outlook is slightly below the $90.4 billion estimate. Investors may therefore require evidence that the backlog is converting into revenue and cash flow.
• Negative Sentiment: Shares are under pressure from weakness in large-cap technology stocks and lighter-than-expected capital spending by major AI customers. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s criticism of businesses that rent AI capacity to a few large customers also raised concerns about the durability of Oracle’s AI-cloud economics. Oracle stock sell-off
• Negative Sentiment: Execution remains the key risk: data-center construction, chip availability, power, financing and customer monetization must progress as planned. Elevated debt and continued near-term capital spending could keep earnings and free cash flow under pressure before the projected improvement.

Oracle Company Profile

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) is a global technology company that develops enterprise software, cloud infrastructure and database technologies. Its products help organizations store, manage, analyze and secure data, while supporting business operations across industries and geographies.

The company’s offerings include Oracle Database, Java, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and a broad portfolio of cloud-based applications. These applications serve functions such as enterprise resource planning, financial management, human resources, supply-chain management, customer experience and industry-specific operations.