Oracle (ORCL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Oracle (ORCL) posted Operating Expenses of $13.1 billion for Q2 2026, up 11.3% on a QoQ basis from $11.7 billion in Q1 2026, and up 20.91% year-over-year from $10.8 billion in Q2 2025.

Oracle (ORCL) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Oracle (ORCL) has reported Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $13.1 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q2 2026 came in at $13.1 billion, up 20.91% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 was $46.8 billion (up 17.7% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $46.8 billion, up 17.7% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $13.1 billion for Q2 2026 at Oracle, up from $11.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $13.1 billion in Q2 2026 and troughed at $6.7 billion in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $9.7 billion and a median of $9.6 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses reached 40.01% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 17.7% in 2022.
  • Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $9.2 billion in 2022, then grew by 1.25% to $9.3 billion in 2023, then climbed by 5.58% to $9.8 billion in 2024, then gained by 15.12% to $11.3 billion in 2025, then grew by 15.22% to $13.1 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ORCL Operating Expenses figures stand at $13.1 billion (Q2 2026), $11.7 billion (Q1 2026), and $11.3 billion (Q4 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,770.05 Bn 2,691.77 Bn 56.06 Bn 10.85 Bn
2 Oracle 419.13 Bn 387.79 Bn 17.12 Bn 13.05 Bn
3 Palantir Technologies 279.29 Bn 271.37 Bn 1.42 Bn 662.79 Mn
4 Palo Alto Networks 240.08 Bn 235.54 Bn 1.91 Bn 1.51 Bn
5 CrowdStrike Holdings 191.22 Bn 188.17 Bn 993.68 Mn 979.89 Mn
6 Fortinet 113.49 Bn 110.20 Bn 1.49 Bn 905.10 Mn
7 Cloudflare 86.49 Bn 85.55 Bn 455.60 Mn 517.59 Mn
8 Synopsys 84.57 Bn 84.45 Bn 1.77 Bn 1.57 Bn
9 CoreWeave 52.46 Bn 50.19 Bn 2.01 Bn 2.22 Bn
10 Block 44.82 Bn 37.93 Bn 2.91 Bn 3.08 Bn

Historic Data

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May 31, 2026 13.05 Bn
Feb 28, 2026 11.73 Bn
Nov 30, 2025 11.33 Bn
Aug 31, 2025 10.65 Bn
May 31, 2025 10.79 Bn
Feb 28, 2025 9.77 Bn
Nov 30, 2024 9.84 Bn
Aug 31, 2024 9.32 Bn
May 31, 2024 9.60 Bn
Feb 29, 2024 9.53 Bn
Nov 30, 2023 9.32 Bn
Aug 31, 2023 9.16 Bn
May 31, 2023 9.70 Bn
Feb 28, 2023 9.14 Bn
Nov 30, 2022 9.20 Bn
Aug 31, 2022 8.82 Bn
May 31, 2022 7.34 Bn
Feb 28, 2022 6.69 Bn
Nov 30, 2021 11.18 Bn
Aug 31, 2021 6.30 Bn