By Anthony Di Pizio
Publication Date: 2025-12-23 00:00:00
Key Points
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Oracle is building hundreds of data centers to meet demand for computing capacity from artificial intelligence developers.
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The company’s order backlog is over $500 billion, but investors are worried that it won’t all convert into revenue.
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Oracle was a stone’s throw away from joining the $1 trillion club just a few months ago.
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The U.S. economy has a history of producing the world’s most valuable companies. United States Steel became the first $1 billion enterprise on the planet in 1901, and 117 years later, in 2018, iPhone maker Apple became the first to cross the $1 trillion milestone.
Eight other U.S. companies have since joined Apple in the trillion-dollar club, including Nvidia, Alphabet, Amazon, and Tesla. It looked as though Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) was set to join them back in September as its market capitalization peaked at $940 billion, but following a 41% decline in its stock price since then, the company is now valued at just $550 billion.
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Recent stock price performance aside, artificial intelligence (AI) developers are lining up to rent access to Oracle’s data center infrastructure, which is fueling a surge in the company’s revenues. Could it be only a matter of time before this tech titan charts a path back toward $1 trillion?
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