What is Scotiabank’s Estimate for Oracle FY2026 Earnings?

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) – Stock analysts at Scotiabank lowered their FY2026 earnings estimates for Oracle in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 11th. Scotiabank analyst P. Colville now forecasts that the enterprise software provider will post earnings of $6.02 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $6.06. Scotiabank has a “Sector Outperform” rating and a $220.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Oracle’s current full-year earnings is $5.00 per share.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 10th. The enterprise software provider reported $2.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.64 by $0.62. The firm had revenue of $16.06 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $16.19 billion. Oracle had a net margin of 25.28% and a return on equity of 70.60%. Oracle’s quarterly revenue was up 14.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.47 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on ORCL. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Oracle from $270.00 to $230.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating on shares of Oracle in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of Oracle in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on Oracle from $270.00 to $205.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Erste Group Bank cut Oracle from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-six have issued a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oracle currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $292.43.

Oracle Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:ORCL opened at $160.19 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The stock has a market capitalization of $460.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 1.64. The business has a 50-day moving average of $183.73 and a two-hundred day moving average of $231.18. Oracle has a fifty-two week low of $118.86 and a fifty-two week high of $345.72.

Oracle Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 23rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 9th were paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 9th. Oracle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 37.59%.

Insider Transactions at Oracle

In other Oracle news, EVP Douglas A. Kehring sold 35,000 shares of Oracle stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $194.89, for a total transaction of $6,821,150.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 33,638 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,555,709.82. The trade was a 50.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Clayton M. Magouyrk sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $155.23, for a total value of $1,552,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 134,030 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,805,476.90. This trade represents a 6.94% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 72,223 shares of company stock worth $13,689,064. Insiders own 40.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Oracle

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ORCL. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Oracle by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 174,802,084 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $34,070,674,000 after purchasing an additional 5,841,584 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Oracle by 4.4% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 76,527,759 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $14,916,026,000 after acquiring an additional 3,216,915 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 37,734,944 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $7,328,754,000 after purchasing an additional 665,374 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors raised its holdings in shares of Oracle by 29.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 30,137,126 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock valued at $5,874,070,000 after purchasing an additional 6,826,299 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted its position in shares of Oracle by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 27,125,099 shares of the enterprise software provider’s stock worth $5,286,953,000 after purchasing an additional 495,146 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 42.44% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Oracle

Here are the key news stories impacting Oracle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Oracle won an $88 million U.S. Air Force task order for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to support the Air Force Cloud One program through 2028 — a material, mission‑critical cloud contract that supports ORCL’s OCI revenue trajectory. U.S. Department of the Air Force Accelerates Cloud Modernization with Oracle
• Positive Sentiment: Oracle added several customer wins and product rollouts (City of Atlanta selects Oracle Permitting & Licensing; ReGrow Israel picks Oracle Agriculture Data Intelligence; Oracle Health Clinical AI Agent expands to the UK) — these wins reinforce recurring SaaS/OCI demand and demonstrate traction for Oracle’s AI‑enabled offerings. The City of Atlanta Modernizes Constituent Services and Unlocks AI-Driven Innovation with Oracle
• Positive Sentiment: Market interest is also being propped up by product momentum around AI agents for Fusion Apps and positive analyst notes/upgrades that have previously sparked rallies. Oracle Unveils AI Agents for Fusion Apps
• Neutral Sentiment: Scotiabank trimmed FY2026/FY2027 EPS forecasts slightly — small estimate moves that leave the firm constructive (Sector Outperform) but signal analysts are recalibrating near‑term expectations. Scotiabank Lowers FY2026/FY2027 EPS Estimates for Oracle
• Negative Sentiment: Legal overhang: multiple law firms have filed or are soliciting plaintiffs for securities‑class actions covering June–December 2025 — this increases litigation risk and could pressure the stock if suits progress. STOCK NEWS: Oracle Corporation Sued for Securities Fraud after 11% Stock Drop
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling & sentiment risk: CEO Clayton Magouyrk disclosed a ~10,000‑share sale this week; while often personal, it can be read negatively alongside analyst caution and rising short interest. SEC Form 4 — Clayton M. Magouyrk sale

About Oracle

Oracle Corporation is a multinational technology company that develops and sells database software, cloud engineered systems, enterprise software applications and related services. The company is widely known for its flagship Oracle Database and a portfolio of enterprise-grade software products that support data management, application development, analytics and middleware. Over recent years Oracle has expanded its focus to include cloud infrastructure and cloud applications, positioning itself as a provider of both platform and software-as-a-service solutions for large organizations.

Oracle’s product and service offerings include Oracle Database and the Autonomous Database, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), enterprise resource planning (ERP), human capital management (HCM) and supply chain management (SCM) cloud applications (often grouped under Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications), middleware such as WebLogic, and developer technologies including Java and MySQL.