By Rich Duprey
Publication Date: 2026-02-02 13:24:00
oracle (NYSE:ORCL) said Friday that it expects to raise $45 billion to $50 billion in cash this year through a balanced mix of debt and equity financing. The funds will support the expansion of its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to meet massive contracted demand for AI and cloud capacity from key customers Advanced micro devices (NASDAQ:AMD), Metaplatforms (NASDAQ:META), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), OpenAI, TikTokAnd xAI.
With remaining performance obligations rising to $523 billion in the second quarter of fiscal 2026 – a 438% increase year-over-year – this expansion is critical for Oracle to avoid losing market share to competitors Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) And Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) amid unstoppable AI growth.
However, the scale of capital raising carries major risks: execution must be perfectly aligned with the company’s financing, construction schedules, supply chain delivery and sustained customer adoption could face significant financial burdens And…
