The $110 billion catalyst that makes it more likely that Oracle will hit its 700% cloud infrastructure revenue growth forecast by 2030 | The colorful fool

In September last year, during oracle‘S (ORCL +0.55%) Given its fiscal 2026 first quarter results, management issued impressive guidance for its cloud infrastructure division. This segment includes the company’s data center business, which essentially leases graphics processing units (GPUs) to companies that deploy artificial intelligence solutions.

At the time, Oracle said cloud infrastructure revenue would rise 77% to $18 billion in the current fiscal year and then explode to $144 billion by fiscal 2030. Investors loved this and saw the stock rally sharply.

The rally would be short-lived as AI concerns would impact the entire symbiotic ecosystem. But now a recent $110 billion catalyst could make Oracle’s fiscal 2030 forecast more likely.

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