Oracle (ORCL) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Oracle's Payout Ratio was 0.32 in fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026), down 22.3% from 0.41 a year earlier and down 6.9% from the prior quarter.
Oracle (ORCL) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended May 31, 2026), Payout Ratio at Oracle came in at 0.34, down 11.1% from FY2025.
- Payout Ratio has now declined for four consecutive fiscal years.
- In earlier fiscal years, Payout Ratio was 0.38 in FY2025 (-9.1%), 0.42 in FY2024 (-2.8%), 0.43 in FY2023 (-16.2%) and 0.51 in FY2022 (+131.0%).
- The fiscal Q1 2027 figure marks the lowest quarterly Payout Ratio since fiscal Q1 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Payout Ratio has declined for four straight quarters, with an average decline of 8.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Payout Ratio over five years was fiscal Q1 2023 (growth of 155.8%); the worst was fiscal Q1 2024 (a decline of 29.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, ORCL's Payout Ratio in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027 was 0.34 (Q4 2026), 0.35 (Q3 2026) and 0.35 (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palantir Technologies | 466.62 Bn | 435.57 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 386.87 Bn | 259.00 Bn | - |
| 3 | Sap Se | 261.94 Bn | 189.72 Bn | 8.40 Bn |
| 4 | Salesforce | 196.50 Bn | 152.37 Bn | 8.70 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 147.71 Bn | 126.17 Bn | 2.82 Bn |
| 6 | Automatic Data Processing | 115.32 Bn | 97.44 Bn | 2.51 Bn |
| 7 | Intuit | 89.56 Bn | 68.91 Bn | 3.44 Bn |
| 8 | Relx | 71.50 Bn | 70.59 Bn | - |
| 9 | Strategy | 50.18 Bn | 43.17 Bn | 81.55 Mn |
| 10 | Thomson Reuters | 48.56 Bn | 45.34 Bn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | 0.32 |
| May 31, 2026 | 0.34 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 0.35 |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 0.35 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 0.41 |
| May 31, 2025 | 0.38 |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 0.38 |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 0.40 |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.42 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 0.41 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | 0.41 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 0.42 |
| May 31, 2023 | 0.43 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | 0.41 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | 0.39 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | 0.59 |
| May 31, 2022 | 0.51 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | 0.47 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | 0.33 |
Oracle Payout Ratio 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=payout-ratio&ticker=ORCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "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=payout-ratio&ticker=ORCL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();