Oracle Reports Strong Q1 Revenue Growth Driven by Cloud Services
Oracle reported a 30% increase in first-quarter revenue, reaching $19.35 billion and surpassing analyst expectations of $19.14 billion. The growth was primarily driven by strong performance in cloud services, with infrastructure revenue surging 121%. Cloud application revenue also increased by 10%, contributing to a total cloud revenue rise of 62% year-over-year. The company added 850 megawatts of data center capacity and secured over $30 billion in new AI cloud contracts. Oracle has been investing heavily, including taking on more than $100 billion in debt for its AI-focused infrastructure expansion to meet demand from major clients like Nvidia, Meta, OpenAI, AMD, and xAI. Oracle's shares rose 6.2% premarket following the report but have declined by over 21.5% year-to-date. The company expects continued strong performance in Q2 with revenue growth of between 30-34%, cloud revenue rising 64%-70%, and total fiscal 2027 revenue to reach at least $90 billion.
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