Here’s why Oracle (ORCL) fell more than the overall market

Here’s why Oracle (ORCL) fell more than the overall market

By Zacks Equity Research
Publication Date: 2026-01-28 22:45:00

In the last trading session, Oracle (ORCL) closed at $172.80, down -1.2% from the previous day. The change lagged the S&P 500’s daily loss of 0.01%. At the same time, the Dow gained 0.03% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.17%.

Year-to-date, shares of the software maker had lost 11.31% over the past month, underperforming the Computer and Technology sector’s gain of 1.46% and the S&P 500’s gain of 0.78%.

Investors will be paying close attention to Oracle’s performance in its upcoming earnings release. The company is expected to report earnings per share of $1.7, up 15.65% from the prior-year quarter. At the same time, our most recent consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $16.9 billion, up 19.63% from the prior-year quarter.

For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $7.42 per share and revenue of $66.97 billion, which would represent changes of +23.05% and +16.68%, respectively.