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Oracle taps investors for $20 billion to finance AI expansion

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Oracle announced plans to raise $20 billion through share and bond offerings across six tranches to build out its artificial intelligence and cloud computing infrastructure. The announcement triggered a 4 percent decline in premarket trading, compounding an existing 33 percent drop in the company's stock value this year. Capital expenditures are projected to peak across the current and upcoming fiscal years, backed by a pledge to cap further AI-related financing at $20 billion through fiscal 2030. Proceeds will also be allocated toward general corporate operations, including debt repayments, future acquisitions, dividends, and share repurchases.

Key points

  • Oracle expects its capital expenditures to peak during this fiscal year and the next whil…: Oracle expects its capital expenditures to peak during this fiscal year and the next while capping additional AI financing through fiscal 2030 at $20 billion.
  • The company is aiming to more than triple its revenue to exceed $225 billion and achieve…: The company is aiming to more than triple its revenue to exceed $225 billion and achieve adjusted earnings above $21 per share in fiscal 2030.
  • Investors remain cautious regarding Oracle's heavy outlays because it possesses less reve…: Investors remain cautious regarding Oracle's heavy outlays because it possesses less revenue scale than competing cloud giants Microsoft and Amazon.

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Nov 2 : Oracle plans to raise $20 billion through bond and share sales, regulatory filings showed on Monday, as the software giant taps investors to fund its costly AI and cloud infrastructure build-out.

Shares of the company fell 4 per cent in premarket trading, extending a roughly 33 per cent decline this year through Friday.

Oracle said the proceeds would be used for general corporate purposes, including capital spending, debt repayment, acquisitions, dividends and share buybacks.

The fundraising underscores the scale of Oracle's AI investment as it seeks to more than triple revenue by fiscal 2030. The company said last week that capital spending would peak this fiscal year and the next, while pledging to raise no more than $20 billion in additional financing for AI through fiscal 2030.

Oracle had $125.34 billion in notes payable and other borrowings as of August 31, compared with fiscal 2026 revenue of $67.36 billion. It expects revenue to exceed $225 billion and adjusted earnings to top $21 per share in fiscal 2030.

The bond offering comprises six tranches maturing between 2029 and…

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