Oracle shares are heading for their worst quarter since 2001 on concerns about AI investments

Oracle shares are heading for their worst quarter since 2001 on concerns about AI investments

By Alexandra Steigrad
Publication Date: 2025-12-26 15:37:00

Larry Ellison’s Oracle stumbles towards the end of the year and its shares take a hit.

Shares of the technology company are down 30% so far this quarter. CNBC noted on Friday.

There are just four trading days left – and the stock is poised for its biggest decline since the dot-com crisis in 2001.

Shares of Larry Ellison’s Oracle are headed for their worst quarter since 2001. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Wall Street is losing confidence Oracle’s ability to set up new server farms for OpenAIeven after the artificial intelligence giant agreed to spend over $300 billion on the tech company.

Earlier this month, Oracle reported weaker-than-expected quarterly revenue and free cash flow, and in its earnings call, newly appointed finance chief Doug Kehring called for $50 billion in capital expenditures for fiscal 2026 – 43% more than planned in September and twice as much as last year.

In addition, Oracle plans…