Oracle (ORCL) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Oracle (ORCL) recorded Capital Expenditures of $28.5 billion in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), up 235.2% from $8.5 billion a year earlier and up 72.8% from the prior quarter.
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Oracle (ORCL) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Oracle's Capital Expenditures came in at $75.66 billion as of Aug 31, 2026, up 176.0% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), it came in at $55.66 billion, up 162.4% from FY2025.
- Annual Capital Expenditures has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 92.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Capital Expenditures came in at $21.22 billion in FY2025 (+209.0%), $6.87 billion in FY2024 (-21.0%), $8.7 billion in FY2023 (+92.8%) and $4.51 billion in FY2022 (+111.3%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure is the highest quarterly Capital Expenditures in data going back to fiscal Q3 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Capital Expenditures has increased for ten consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 218.7% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Capital Expenditures in the last five years was growth of 269.2% in fiscal Q1 2026, against a decline of 55.6% in fiscal Q2 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $16.49 billion (Q4 2026), $18.64 billion (Q3 2026) and $12.03 billion (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 468.01 Bn | 436.96 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 14.55 Mn |
| 2 | Oracle | 387.61 Bn | 259.74 Bn | - | 28.50 Bn |
| 3 | Sap Se | 261.77 Bn | 189.55 Bn | 8.40 Bn | -134.83 Mn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 197.11 Bn | 152.98 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 171.00 Mn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 148.11 Bn | 126.57 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 114.00 Mn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 115.54 Bn | 97.67 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 72.80 Mn |
| 7 | Intuit | 89.62 Bn | 68.97 Bn | 3.44 Bn | 27.00 Mn |
| 8 | Relx | 71.47 Bn | 70.56 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 50.45 Bn | 43.44 Bn | 81.55 Mn | 1.77 Mn |
| 10 | Thomson Reuters | 48.57 Bn | 45.35 Bn | - | 177.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 28.50 Bn |
| May 31, 2026 | 16.49 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 18.64 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 12.03 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 8.50 Bn |
| May 31, 2025 | 9.08 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 5.86 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 3.97 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 2.30 Bn |
| May 31, 2024 | 2.80 Bn |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 1.67 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 1.08 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 1.31 Bn |
| May 31, 2023 | 1.91 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 2.63 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 2.44 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 1.72 Bn |
| May 31, 2022 | 1.42 Bn |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 1.10 Bn |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 925.00 Mn |
API Access
Oracle Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=ORCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "ORCL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=ORCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();