Oracle

At a glance

Buybacks

90.0%^crBuybacks as a share of free cash flowSEC EDGAR · CIK 00013414390001193125-10-151896 · FY2010 · period ended 2010-05-31 · filed 2010-07-01NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001193125-10-151896 · FY2010 · period ended 2010-05-31 · filed 2010-07-01PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001193125-12-284007 · FY2010 · period ended 2010-05-31 · filed 2012-06-26PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001193125-11-174819 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-05-31 · filed 2011-06-28NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001193125-11-174819 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-05-31 · filed 2011-06-28PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001193125-12-284007 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-05-31 · filed 2012-06-26PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001193125-12-284007 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-05-31 · filed 2012-06-26NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001193125-12-284007 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-05-31 · filed 2012-06-26PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001193125-12-284007 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-05-31 · filed 2012-06-26PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001193125-13-272832 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-05-31 · filed 2013-06-26NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001193125-13-272832 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-05-31 · filed 2013-06-26PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001193125-13-272832 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-05-31 · filed 2013-06-26PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001193125-14-251351 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-05-31 · filed 2014-06-26NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001193125-14-251351 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-05-31 · filed 2014-06-26PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001193125-14-251351 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-05-31 · filed 2014-06-26PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001193125-15-235239 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-05-31 · filed 2015-06-25NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001193125-15-235239 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-05-31 · filed 2015-06-25PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001193125-15-235239 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-05-31 · filed 2015-06-25PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001193125-16-628942 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-05-31 · filed 2016-06-22NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001193125-16-628942 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-05-31 · filed 2016-06-22PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001193125-16-628942 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-05-31 · filed 2016-06-22PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001193125-17-214833 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-05-31 · filed 2017-06-27NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001193125-17-214833 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-05-31 · filed 2017-06-27PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001193125-17-214833 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-05-31 · filed 2017-06-27PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001193125-18-201034 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-05-31 · filed 2018-06-22NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001193125-18-201034 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-05-31 · filed 2018-06-22PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001193125-18-201034 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-05-31 · filed 2018-06-22PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001564590-19-023119 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-05-31 · filed 2019-06-21NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001564590-19-023119 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-05-31 · filed 2019-06-21PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001564590-19-023119 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-05-31 · filed 2019-06-21PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001564590-20-030125 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-05-31 · filed 2020-06-22NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001564590-20-030125 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-05-31 · filed 2020-06-22PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001564590-20-030125 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-05-31 · filed 2020-06-22PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001564590-21-033616 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-05-31 · filed 2021-06-21NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001564590-21-033616 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-05-31 · filed 2021-06-21PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001564590-21-033616 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-05-31 · filed 2021-06-21PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001564590-22-023675 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-05-31 · filed 2022-06-21NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001564590-22-023675 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-05-31 · filed 2022-06-21PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0001564590-22-023675 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-05-31 · filed 2022-06-21PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0000950170-23-028914 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-05-31 · filed 2023-06-20NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000950170-23-028914 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-05-31 · filed 2023-06-20PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0000950170-23-028914 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-05-31 · filed 2023-06-20PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0000950170-24-075605 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-05-31 · filed 2024-06-20NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000950170-24-075605 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-05-31 · filed 2024-06-20PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock0000950170-24-075605 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-05-31 · filed 2024-06-20PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipmentc: comparative figure from a later filing (PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment FY2010; PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment FY2011); SEC's structured data has no figure from the fiscal year's own 10-K.r: a later 10-K shows a different figure for NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2015; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2016. As filed is shown.

Share of free cash flow, fiscal 2010–2024

Details and every year

Dividends

21.8%^crDividends as a share of free cash flowSEC EDGAR · CIK 00013414390001193125-10-151896 · FY2010 · period ended 2010-05-31 · filed 2010-07-01NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001193125-10-151896 · FY2010 · period ended 2010-05-31 · filed 2010-07-01PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock0001193125-12-284007 · FY2010 · period ended 2010-05-31 · filed 2012-06-26PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001193125-11-174819 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-05-31 · filed 2011-06-28NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001193125-11-174819 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-05-31 · filed 2011-06-28PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock0001193125-12-284007 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-05-31 · filed 2012-06-26PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001193125-12-284007 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-05-31 · filed 2012-06-26NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001193125-12-284007 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-05-31 · filed 2012-06-26PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock0001193125-12-284007 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-05-31 · filed 2012-06-26PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001193125-13-272832 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-05-31 · filed 2013-06-26NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001193125-13-272832 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-05-31 · filed 2013-06-26PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock0001193125-13-272832 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-05-31 · filed 2013-06-26PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001193125-14-251351 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-05-31 · filed 2014-06-26NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001193125-14-251351 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-05-31 · filed 2014-06-26PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock0001193125-14-251351 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-05-31 · filed 2014-06-26PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001193125-15-235239 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-05-31 · filed 2015-06-25NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001193125-15-235239 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-05-31 · filed 2015-06-25PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock0001193125-15-235239 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-05-31 · filed 2015-06-25PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001193125-16-628942 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-05-31 · filed 2016-06-22NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001193125-16-628942 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-05-31 · filed 2016-06-22PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock0001193125-16-628942 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-05-31 · filed 2016-06-22PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001193125-17-214833 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-05-31 · filed 2017-06-27NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001193125-17-214833 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-05-31 · filed 2017-06-27PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock0001193125-17-214833 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-05-31 · filed 2017-06-27PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001193125-18-201034 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-05-31 · filed 2018-06-22NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001193125-18-201034 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-05-31 · filed 2018-06-22PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock0001193125-18-201034 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-05-31 · filed 2018-06-22PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001564590-19-023119 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-05-31 · filed 2019-06-21NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001564590-19-023119 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-05-31 · filed 2019-06-21PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock0001564590-19-023119 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-05-31 · filed 2019-06-21PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001564590-20-030125 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-05-31 · filed 2020-06-22NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001564590-20-030125 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-05-31 · filed 2020-06-22PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock0001564590-20-030125 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-05-31 · filed 2020-06-22PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001564590-21-033616 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-05-31 · filed 2021-06-21NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001564590-21-033616 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-05-31 · filed 2021-06-21PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock0001564590-21-033616 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-05-31 · filed 2021-06-21PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001564590-22-023675 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-05-31 · filed 2022-06-21NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001564590-22-023675 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-05-31 · filed 2022-06-21PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock0001564590-22-023675 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-05-31 · filed 2022-06-21PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0000950170-23-028914 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-05-31 · filed 2023-06-20NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000950170-23-028914 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-05-31 · filed 2023-06-20PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock0000950170-23-028914 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-05-31 · filed 2023-06-20PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0000950170-24-075605 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-05-31 · filed 2024-06-20NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000950170-24-075605 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-05-31 · filed 2024-06-20PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock0000950170-24-075605 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-05-31 · filed 2024-06-20PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipmentc: comparative figure from a later filing (PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment FY2010; PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment FY2011); SEC's structured data has no figure from the fiscal year's own 10-K.r: a later 10-K shows a different figure for NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2015; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2016. As filed is shown.

Share of free cash flow, fiscal 2010–2024

Details and every year

Acquisitions

38.5%^crAcquisitions as a share of free cash flowSEC EDGAR · CIK 00013414390001193125-10-151896 · FY2010 · period ended 2010-05-31 · filed 2010-07-01NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001193125-10-151896 · FY2010 · period ended 2010-05-31 · filed 2010-07-01PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001193125-12-284007 · FY2010 · period ended 2010-05-31 · filed 2012-06-26PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001193125-11-174819 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-05-31 · filed 2011-06-28NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001193125-11-174819 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-05-31 · filed 2011-06-28PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001193125-12-284007 · FY2011 · period ended 2011-05-31 · filed 2012-06-26PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001193125-12-284007 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-05-31 · filed 2012-06-26NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001193125-12-284007 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-05-31 · filed 2012-06-26PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001193125-12-284007 · FY2012 · period ended 2012-05-31 · filed 2012-06-26PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001193125-13-272832 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-05-31 · filed 2013-06-26NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001193125-13-272832 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-05-31 · filed 2013-06-26PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001193125-13-272832 · FY2013 · period ended 2013-05-31 · filed 2013-06-26PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001193125-14-251351 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-05-31 · filed 2014-06-26NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001193125-14-251351 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-05-31 · filed 2014-06-26PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001193125-14-251351 · FY2014 · period ended 2014-05-31 · filed 2014-06-26PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001193125-15-235239 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-05-31 · filed 2015-06-25NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001193125-15-235239 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-05-31 · filed 2015-06-25PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001193125-15-235239 · FY2015 · period ended 2015-05-31 · filed 2015-06-25PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001193125-16-628942 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-05-31 · filed 2016-06-22NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001193125-16-628942 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-05-31 · filed 2016-06-22PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001193125-16-628942 · FY2016 · period ended 2016-05-31 · filed 2016-06-22PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001193125-17-214833 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-05-31 · filed 2017-06-27NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations0001193125-17-214833 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-05-31 · filed 2017-06-27PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001193125-17-214833 · FY2017 · period ended 2017-05-31 · filed 2017-06-27PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001193125-18-201034 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-05-31 · filed 2018-06-22NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001193125-18-201034 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-05-31 · filed 2018-06-22PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001193125-18-201034 · FY2018 · period ended 2018-05-31 · filed 2018-06-22PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001564590-19-023119 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-05-31 · filed 2019-06-21NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001564590-19-023119 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-05-31 · filed 2019-06-21PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001564590-19-023119 · FY2019 · period ended 2019-05-31 · filed 2019-06-21PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001564590-20-030125 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-05-31 · filed 2020-06-22NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001564590-20-030125 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-05-31 · filed 2020-06-22PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001564590-20-030125 · FY2020 · period ended 2020-05-31 · filed 2020-06-22PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001564590-21-033616 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-05-31 · filed 2021-06-21NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001564590-21-033616 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-05-31 · filed 2021-06-21PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001564590-21-033616 · FY2021 · period ended 2021-05-31 · filed 2021-06-21PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0001564590-22-023675 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-05-31 · filed 2022-06-21NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0001564590-22-023675 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-05-31 · filed 2022-06-21PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0001564590-22-023675 · FY2022 · period ended 2022-05-31 · filed 2022-06-21PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0000950170-23-028914 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-05-31 · filed 2023-06-20NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000950170-23-028914 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-05-31 · filed 2023-06-20PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0000950170-23-028914 · FY2023 · period ended 2023-05-31 · filed 2023-06-20PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment0000950170-24-075605 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-05-31 · filed 2024-06-20NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities0000950170-24-075605 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-05-31 · filed 2024-06-20PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired0000950170-24-075605 · FY2024 · period ended 2024-05-31 · filed 2024-06-20PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipmentc: comparative figure from a later filing (PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment FY2010; PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment FY2011); SEC's structured data has no figure from the fiscal year's own 10-K.r: a later 10-K shows a different figure for NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2015; NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesContinuingOperations FY2016. As filed is shown.

Share of free cash flow, fiscal 2010–2024

Details and every year

Median ROIC

MissingMedian return on invested capitalROIC: no fiscal year has all the inputs

Return on invested capital

Details and every year

Sections, fiscal 2010–2026

• Where the cash wentFree cash flow and what it was spent on — buybacks, dividends, acquisitions and debt — year by year.
• Return on capitalReturn on invested capital and on incremental capital, and up to three estimates of owner earnings.
• Management recordPrices paid for buybacks, debt against operating income, margins, share issuance and stock-based pay.