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CapEx
Oracle CapEx increased by 54.9% to $18.64B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 217.9%, from $5.86B to $18.64B. Over 4 years (FY 2022 to FY 2026), CapEx shows an upward trend with a 88.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase signals growth investment or infrastructure modernization; a decrease might suggest cost-cutting or a transition to an asset-light model.
Detailed definition
Funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property, plants, buildings, technolog...
Peer comparison
Hardware-focused tech firms typically have higher CapEx relative to revenue than pure software companies due to manufacturing and supply chain needs.
Metric ID:
cf_capital_expendituresHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $717.00M | $1.06B | $925.00M | $1.10B | $1.42B | $1.72B | $2.44B | $2.63B | $1.91B | $1.31B | $1.08B | $1.67B | $2.80B | $2.30B | $3.97B | $5.86B | $9.08B | $8.50B | $12.03B | $18.64B |
| QoQ Change | — | +48.1% | -12.9% | +19.0% | +29.2% | +20.8% | +41.7% | +7.9% | -27.2% | -31.3% | -17.8% | +55.0% | +67.1% | -17.7% | +72.4% | +47.7% | +54.9% | -6.4% | +41.5% | +54.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +98.5% | +61.9% | +163.2% | +138.7% | +34.4% | -23.6% | -55.6% | -36.3% | +46.3% | +75.3% | +267.6% | +250.2% | +224.5% | +269.2% | +203.1% | +217.9% |
Range$717.00M – $18.64B
CAGR+98.5%
Avg YoY Growth+120.9%
Median YoY Growth+118.6%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Oracle's capex?
- Oracle (ORCL) reported capex of $18.64B in Q1 2026.
- How has Oracle's capex changed year-over-year?
- Oracle's capex increased by 217.9% year-over-year, from $5.86B to $18.64B.
- What is the long-term trend for Oracle's capex?
- Over 4 years (2022 to 2026), Oracle's capex has grown at a 88.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.81B to $48.25B.
- What does capex mean?
- The money spent on long-term physical assets like machinery, data centers, and office buildings.