Oracle's AI Bet Looks Priced for Disappointment, With a Database Business Underneath

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Oracle is funding its AI infrastructure buildout with $10B of equity at $116 and $10B of bonds yielding 7.000%-8.650%, a costly combination that signals rising credit strain and dilution. The multiple has compressed to 14x FY27 EPS from 25x, implying investors increasingly doubt AI backlog conversion. Wide coupons raise the hurdle for other leveraged AI-capex issuers, keeping sentiment cautious on debt-funded hyperscaler and neocloud names.
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The company also sold $10 billion of bonds, with coupons ranging from 7.000% to 8.650%. The stock closed at $115.16 on November 5.