Operating Cash Flow
Oracle Operating Cash Flow increased by 246.1% to $7.15B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 20.5%, from $5.93B to $7.15B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows an upward trend with a 7.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| Q1 '21 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $4.84B | $5.39B | -$3.68B | $3.85B | $3.99B | $6.39B | $849.00M | $4.28B | $5.65B | $6.97B | $143.00M | $5.48B | $6.08B | $7.43B | $1.30B | $5.93B | $6.16B | $8.14B | $2.07B | $7.15B |
| QoQ Change | — | +11.3% | -168.3% | +204.4% | +3.6% | +60.5% | -86.7% | +403.5% | +32.1% | +23.5% | -97.9% | >999% | +11.1% | +22.1% | -82.4% | +355.0% | +3.8% | +32.2% | -74.6% | +246.1% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -17.7% | +18.6% | +123.1% | +11.2% | +41.7% | +9.1% | -83.2% | +28.1% | +7.7% | +6.5% | +811.9% | +8.4% | +1.2% | +9.6% | +58.4% | +20.5% |
Operating Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Oracle's operating cash flow?
- Oracle (ORCL) reported operating cash flow of $7.15B in Q4 2025.
- How has Oracle's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Oracle's operating cash flow increased by 20.5% year-over-year, from $5.93B to $7.15B.
- What is the long-term trend for Oracle's operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Oracle's operating cash flow has grown at a 7.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $15.89B to $20.82B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.