December 11, 2025 06:39 AM GMT Oracle Corporation | North America 2Q26 Results – Resumption of Disbelief? Cloud growth at the low-end of the guide with building pressure on gross margins and op margins may further sap investor confidence in ORCL's ability to execute efficiently against a large and growing book of GPUaaS business, leaving the shares lacking a clear catalyst. PT & estimates under review. $84 Billion in Bookings… How Bad Could That Be? In Q2, Oracle added $67.7 billion to its RPO balance, exit ...

Core Insights - Oracle reported strong second-quarter fiscal 2026 results with non-GAAP earnings of $2.26 per share, exceeding estimates by 38.65% and showing a 54% year-over-year increase in USD [1] - Revenue growth was driven by a 14% increase year-over-year to $16.1 billion, primarily from cloud infrastructure, which is becoming a preferred choice for AI workloads [2] Revenue Breakdown - Revenues from the Americas rose 17.2% year-over-year to $10.47 billion, making up 65.2% of total revenues [3] - Europe/Middle East/Africa revenues increased 11.2% to $3.76 billion, contributing 23.4% of total revenues, while Asia Pacific revenues grew 4.9% to $1.83 billion, representing 11.4% of total revenues [3] Cloud Performance - Cloud Infrastructure revenues surged 68% in USD to $4.1 billion, with GPU-related revenues growing 177% [4] - Total cloud revenues (SaaS plus IaaS) increased 34% in USD to $8 billion, now accounting for 50% of Oracle's overall revenue [7] Software and Services - Software revenues declined 3% to $5.9 billion, with software license revenues down 21% to $939 million, reflecting a shift to cloud solutions [8] - Services revenues increased 7% to $1.43 billion, with Oracle operating 147 live customer-facing regions and planning 64 more [9][10] Financial Metrics - Non-GAAP total operating expenses rose 17% to $9.3 billion, while non-GAAP operating income increased 10% to $6.7 billion, resulting in a 42% operating margin [12] - As of November 30, 2025, Oracle had cash and cash equivalents of $19.2 billion, with operating cash flow of approximately $0.8 billion [13] Future Guidance - For Q3 fiscal 2026, Oracle expects total cloud revenue growth of 37% to 41% in constant currency and 40% to 44% in USD [18] - Full-year fiscal 2026 revenue is projected at $67 billion, with an additional $4 billion expected in fiscal 2027 due to new commitments [19]

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) is one of the most profitable tech stocks to buy. On December 4, Citi analyst Tyler Radke lowered the firm’s price target on Oracle to $375 from $415, while keeping a Buy rating on the shares. Citi lowered its price target for Oracle, citing the compression of the stock’s valuation as the reason for the cut. Despite this adjustment, the firm anticipates that Oracle will report strong bookings figures. Earlier in its FQ1 2026 earnings report, Oracle Corp. disclosed generating ...