Sales & Marketing

Operating Expenses

Oracle Sales & Marketing increased by 4.2% to $2.15B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.9%, from $2.19B to $2.15B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Sales & Marketing shows an upward trend with a 2.5% CAGR.

Analysis

StatementIncome Statement
SectionOperating Expenses
CategoryEfficiency
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2007
Last reportedQ4 2025

How to read this metric

Rising costs may indicate aggressive expansion or a more competitive environment requiring higher spend to acquire customers.

Detailed definition

Costs incurred to promote, sell, and distribute products and services to customers. This includes advertising, sales com...

Peer comparison

Enterprise software companies often have high sales costs due to the complexity of long-term contract negotiations.

Metric ID: is_selling_and_marketing

Historical Data

19 periods
 Q2 '21Q3 '21Q4 '21Q1 '22Q2 '22Q3 '22Q4 '22Q1 '23Q2 '23Q3 '23Q4 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25
Value$1.89B$1.85B$1.95B$2.00B$2.39B$2.18B$2.22B$2.15B$1.97B$2.03B$2.09B$2.04B$2.18B$2.04B$2.19B$2.12B$2.09B$2.06B$2.15B
QoQ Change-2.1%+5.4%+2.6%+19.2%-8.9%+1.8%-3.0%-8.5%+2.9%+3.3%-2.4%+7.0%-6.8%+7.6%-3.2%-1.3%-1.4%+4.2%
YoY Change+26.2%+17.4%+13.4%+7.3%-17.6%-6.9%-5.6%-5.0%+11.0%+0.5%+4.6%+3.8%-4.2%+1.3%-1.9%
Range$1.85B$2.39B
CAGR+2.9%
Avg YoY Growth+3.0%
Median YoY Growth+1.3%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Oracle's sales & marketing?
Oracle (ORCL) reported sales & marketing of $2.15B in Q4 2025.
How has Oracle's sales & marketing changed year-over-year?
Oracle's sales & marketing decreased by 1.9% year-over-year, from $2.19B to $2.15B.
What is the long-term trend for Oracle's sales & marketing?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Oracle's sales & marketing has grown at a 2.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.62B to $8.42B.
What does sales & marketing mean?
The cost of advertising and selling products to customers.

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