Current Assets
Short-Term Investments
Oracle Short-Term Investments increased by 29.0% to $677.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 62.4%, from $417.00M to $677.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Short-Term Investments shows a downward trend with a -60.1% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Assets
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2018
Last reportedQ3 2026Mar 11, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong cash generation and a conservative capital preservation strategy, while a decrease may indicate cash deployment for operations, debt repayment, or strategic investments.
Detailed definition
This represents highly liquid financial instruments and marketable securities that the company intends to convert into c...
Peer comparison
Peers in the software industry typically maintain significant short-term investment balances to support R&D and M&A activities.
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short_term_investmentsHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | Q2 '26 | Q3 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $16.46B | $16.25B | $4.90B | $707.00M | $519.00M | $772.00M | $537.00M | $550.00M | $422.00M | $470.00M | $446.00M | $423.00M | $207.00M | $295.00M | $370.00M | $417.00M | $417.00M | $560.00M | $525.00M | $677.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.2% | -69.8% | -85.6% | -26.6% | +48.7% | -30.4% | +2.4% | -23.3% | +11.4% | -5.1% | -5.2% | -51.1% | +42.5% | +25.4% | +12.7% | +0.0% | +34.3% | -6.3% | +29.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -96.8% | -95.2% | -89.0% | -22.2% | -18.7% | -39.1% | -16.9% | -23.1% | -50.9% | -37.2% | -17.0% | -1.4% | +101.4% | +89.8% | +41.9% | +62.4% |
Range$207.00M – $16.46B
CAGR-48.9%
Avg YoY Growth-13.3%
Median YoY Growth-20.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Oracle's short-term investments?
- Oracle (ORCL) reported short-term investments of $677.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Oracle's short-term investments changed year-over-year?
- Oracle's short-term investments increased by 62.4% year-over-year, from $417.00M to $677.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Oracle's short-term investments?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Oracle's short-term investments has grown at a -60.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $16.46B to $417.00M.
- What does short-term investments mean?
- The value of investments that the company can easily turn into cash within one year.