Oracle blows investors away with 22% ‘hyper growth’—but cash flow crunches to negative $24.7 billion

Oracle called the third quarter of fiscal 2026 its best in 15 years with revenue up 22% to $17.2 billion and cloud infrastructure up 84% to $4.9 billion. The market rejoiced, sending the stock up nearly 10% in after-hours trading on Tuesday.

Despite the market’s ebullience, the enterprise software giant is blowing through cash at a steadily rising pace. Just three quarters ago, Oracle’s free cash flow was essentially zero, and this quarter it clocked in at negative $24.7 billion over...