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Oracle Corporation stock research

Aug 31, 2025

FY2026 Q1

Oracle (ORCL) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Aug 31, 2025

Revenue decreased from the prior quarter but increased from the same quarter last year. Gross profit followed a similar pattern, while cost of revenue rose both sequentially and year-over-year, causing gross margin to decline compared to both periods.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Aug 31, 2025 · FY2026 Q1

Revenue decreased from the prior quarter but increased from the same quarter last year. Gross profit followed a similar pattern, while cost of revenue rose both sequentially and year-over-year, causing gross margin to decline compared to both periods.

  • The relationship between cost of revenue and revenue shifted, with cost of revenue growing faster than revenue on a sequential basis and from the prior year.
  • Compared to the preceding quarter, gross margin was lower; compared to the same quarter one year earlier, gross margin was also lower.

Gross margin snapshot

The selected quarter's reported revenue, gross profit, direct costs, and margin comparisons.

Gross margin

67.3%

Gross profit

$10.0B

Revenue

$14.9B

Cost of revenue

$4.9B

Quarter-over-quarter change

-2.9 pts

Year-over-year change

-3.4 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

A four-quarter view of the revenue and direct-cost bridge behind gross margin.

PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Nov 30, 2024$14.1B$10.0B$4.1B70.9%
Feb 28, 2025$14.1B$9.9B$4.2B70.3%
May 31, 2025$15.9B$11.2B$4.7B70.2%
Aug 31, 2025$14.9B$10.0B$4.9B67.3%

Quarterly comparisons

Compare the selected margin with the preceding quarter and the same fiscal quarter one year earlier.

Previous-quarter change

May 31, 2025

-2.9 pts

Year-over-year change

Aug 31, 2024

-3.4 pts

What the margin says

Filing-constrained interpretation of margin direction, comparisons, and what to monitor next.

The relationship between cost of revenue and revenue shifted, with cost of revenue growing faster than revenue on a sequential basis and from the prior year.

Compared to the preceding quarter, gross margin was lower; compared to the same quarter one year earlier, gross margin was also lower.

Monitor the trajectory of capital expenditures as discussed in the filing's liquidity section, as they may influence future cost structures.