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How to buy Oracle stock.
$150.34 -3.76% ORCL price as of August 15, 2026
Oracle is a Stargate operations partner hosting massive AI training clusters, with multi-year cloud commitments tied to frontier-model build-outs. Its cloud business has re-accelerated as AI-native workloads land in dedicated capacity rather than generic virtual machines. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is positioned as a lower-cost alternative to AWS and Azure for GPU-intensive workloads.
- Market cap
- $449.99B
- P/E ratio
- 26.3
- Revenue (TTM)
- $67.36B
- Revenue growth (YoY)
- +20.6%
- 52-week range
- $114.50 – $345.72
- Day range
- $148.80 – $156.39
- Volume
- 21.83M
- Analyst target
- $247.17
What Oracle does.
Oracle is a database and enterprise-software incumbent that has re-emerged as a serious AI-cloud contender. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) has won large, committed GPU-capacity deals from AI labs, and Oracle is an operating partner in the Stargate compute build-out alongside SoftBank and OpenAI.
OCI's pitch is lower cost and high-bandwidth networking for long training runs versus the larger hyperscalers, which has driven a sharp re-acceleration in cloud backlog (RPO). The transition from license software to AI-heavy cloud carries big capex and customer-concentration risk, but it has repositioned Oracle from legacy vendor to AI-infrastructure name.
Business segments
- Cloud Services (OCI + SaaS)
GPU cloud and Fusion/NetSuite apps, the growth engine.
- License Support
Legacy database licenses and maintenance.
- Hardware / Services
Engineered systems and consulting.
Key products
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)Autonomous DatabaseStargate GPU capacity
Why Oracle is an AI stock.
Oracle is a Stargate co-operator alongside SoftBank and OpenAI. Its dedicated GPU cloud has won deals from AI labs that need large, committed capacity. OCI's lower pricing relative to AWS and Azure has made it attractive for long training runs where cost matters.
Oracle is in the Cloud and AI infrastructure category. Where models actually run: hyperscale cloud, GPU clouds, and the server builders wiring up the racks for AI workloads.
Oracle in the AI ecosystem.
How Oracle connects to the rest of the AI supply chain: the companies it buys from, sells to, partners with, and competes against.
Oracle financials.
Key figures below are drawn from Oracle's most recent reporting (latest quarter ending May 31, 2026). Market cap, revenue, and analyst target are shown in the stats above.
| EPS (diluted, TTM) | $5.94 |
|---|---|
| Forward P/E | 18.7 |
| Gross profit (TTM) | $44.34B |
| Profit margin | 25.4% |
| Operating margin | 36.2% |
| Dividend yield | 1.3% |
| Beta | 1.72 |
| Shares outstanding | 2.88B |
Fundamentals sourced from Alpha Vantage, last refreshed August 15, 2026. Figures are for information only, not investment advice.
How to buy Oracle (ORCL) step by step.
- Choose a broker. Oracle trades on the NYSE under the ticker ORCL. Any broker with access to NYSE can execute the trade.
- Open and fund an account. Most brokers take 5-15 minutes to open an account. You will need to verify your identity. Minimum investments vary by broker.
- Search for ORCL. Once funded, search for the ticker symbol ORCL in your broker's platform and confirm you are looking at NYSE.
- Place your order. Select the number of shares or a dollar amount. Many brokers offer fractional shares from as little as $1. Review any fees before confirming.
- Monitor your position. Oracle's share price will move with broader market conditions and AI sector news. Use stop-loss orders if you want to limit downside.
Key facts.
| Ticker | ORCL |
|---|---|
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Category | Cloud and AI infrastructure |
| Market cap size | Large cap |
| Sector | TECHNOLOGY · SOFTWARE - INFRASTRUCTURE |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas |
| CEO | Safra Catz |
| Employees | ~160,000 |
| Fiscal year end | May |
Oracle in the news
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Is Oracle an AI stock?
Oracle has become a meaningful AI cloud infrastructure player through its Stargate partnership and GPU-dedicated Oracle Cloud. Revenue from cloud services is growing fast. It is less of a pure AI play than Nvidia but more directly exposed than traditional enterprise software companies.