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Oracle Corporation Common Stock (ORCL) Feb 2026 Filing Analysis
Does management do what it says?
The Fiscal 2024 Restructuring Plan is noted as being substantially complete, allowing management to pivot to a new 2026 plan. (3 met across 3 tracked commitments)
“The total estimated restructuring costs associated with the 2026 Restructuring Plan are up to $2.1 billion and will be recorded to the restructuring expense line item within our condensed consolidated statements of operations as they are incurred through the end of the plan.”
Cloud revenues as a percentage of total revenues increased to 50% for the nine-month period ended February 28, 2026, compared to 43% in the prior year period. (1 met across 1 tracked commitment)
“our expectation that the proportion of our cloud revenues relative to our total revenues will continue to increase”
The proportion of cloud revenues relative to total revenues increased significantly from 42% in the prior year period to 48% in the current quarter. (1 met across 1 tracked commitment)
“our expectation that, on a constant currency basis, our total cloud and software revenues generally will continue to increase due to expected growth in our cloud revenues and continued demand for our software offerings”
Management expects substantially all software support customers to renew contracts upon expiration. (+1 more commitment)
“our expectation that substantially all of our customers will renew their software support contracts upon expiration”
Management expects to recognize $421 million in amortization of intangible assets for the remainder of fiscal 2026. — target: $421 million
“As of February 28, 2026, estimated future amortization related to intangible assets was as follows (in millions): Remainder of fiscal 2026 $ 421”
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How durable is the business?
Oracle's moat is strengthening as evidenced by a massive increase in Remaining Performance Obligations (RPO), which reached $552.6 billion, indicating long-term customer lock-in. (1 expanding)
“Remaining performance obligations were $552.6 billion and $130.2 billion as of February 28, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The increase... was primarily attributable to certain significant cloud contracts.”
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Where does growth come from?
Oracle has significantly increased its long-term commitments for data center capacity. Operating lease commitments rose to $18.8 billion, primarily for data centers, with terms extending up to 15 years. (5 accelerating across 5 signals, 1 leading indicator)
“As of February 28, 2026, we had $261 billion of additional lease commitments, substantially all related to data center arrangements, that are generally expected to commence between the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2028”
Cloud services now represent 38% of total quarterly revenue, up from 33% in the prior year period. This shift toward recurring cloud subscriptions is a structural trend in Oracle's business model. (5 accelerating across 5 signals)
“Cloud revenues represented 52% and 50% of our total revenues for the three- and nine-month periods ended February 28, 2026, respectively, and 44% and 43% of our total revenues for the three- and nine-month periods ended February 28, 2025, respectively.”
Cloud infrastructure revenue is showing massive acceleration, growing 55% in reported currency and 54% in constant currency, significantly outpacing the broader cloud applications growth of 11%. (3 accelerating, 2 new trend across 5 signals)
“Cloud infrastructure 4,888 84% 81% 2,652”
RPO has reached a staggering $455.3 billion, a massive increase from $99.1 billion a year ago, driven by significant new cloud contracts. (2 accelerating across 2 signals)
“Remaining performance obligations were $552.6 billion and $130.2 billion as of February 28, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The increase in remaining performance obligations as of February 28, 2026 in comparison to February 28, 2025 was primarily attributable to certain significant cloud contracts that were entered into during the period.”
Future lease commitments, primarily for data centers, have surged to $36.7 billion, indicating a massive long-term capacity build-out plan. (2 new trend across 2 signals, 2 leading indicators)
“Total research and development expenses increased by $178 million and $452 million in reported currency in the third quarter and the first nine months of fiscal 2026... We intend to continue to invest significantly in our research and development efforts because, in our judgment, they are essential to maintaining our competitive position.”
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