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Oracle free cash flow ORCL

Cash from operations less capital spending, by quarter and over the last twelve months, from 2008.

Last 12 months, to Aug 31, 2026
−$28.7B
Latest quarter, Q1 FY27
−$5.4B
Fiscal year 2026
−$23.7B

Oracle's free cash flow was −$28.7B over the twelve months to Aug 31, 2026.

In its latest quarter, Q1 FY27, it was −$5.4B.

Free cash flow over time

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearFree cash flowChange
FY2026−$23.7Bn/a
FY2025−$394M−103%
FY2024$11.8B+39%
FY2023$8.5B+68%
FY2022$5B−63%
FY2021$13.8B+19%
FY2020$11.6B−10%
FY2019$12.9B−6%
FY2018$13.7B+13%
FY2017$12.1B−3%
FY2016$12.5B−3%
FY2015$12.9B−10%
FY2014$14.3B+6%
FY2013$13.6B+4%
FY2012$13.1B+22%

Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter.

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedFree cash flowOn a year earlierLast 12 months
Q1 FY27−$5.4Bn/a−$28.7B
Q4 FY26−$1.9Bn/a−$23.7B
Q3 FY26−$11.5B−16275%−$24.7B
Q2 FY26−$10Bn/a−$13.2B
Q1 FY26−$362M−107%−$5.9B
Q4 FY25−$2.9B−189%−$394M
Q3 FY25$71M−98%$5.8B
Q2 FY25−$2.7Bn/a$9.5B
Q1 FY25$5.1B−9%$11.3B
Q4 FY24$3.3B−12%$11.8B
Q3 FY24$3.8B+131%$12.3B
Q2 FY24−$937Mn/a$10.1B

Against its peers

Companies in Software - Infrastructure nearest Oracle's size, closest first, today.

CompanyFree cash flow yield
ORCLOracle−7.5%
PANWPalo Alto Networks1.3%
PLTRPalantir Technologies0.7%
CRWDCrowdStrike0.6%
FTNTFortinet2.4%
NETCloudflare0.3%
SNPSSynopsys3.3%
XYZBlock8.5%
ZSZscaler2.0%
TWLOTwilion/m
Peer median1.7%

What the free cash flow tells you

Cash from operations minus capital spending. The cash the company could hand back or reinvest.

Seasonal and lumpy quarter to quarter. The TTM view is the one to trust.

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