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Oracle (ORCL) reports Q3 earnings after the bell tonight. Shares of the company remain under pressure headed into earnings as Wall Street worries about debt load and the company’s deep ties to OpenAI. This live blog is being updated by Eric Bleeker – who hosts the 24/7 Wall St. AI Investor Podcast. So you’ll get expert analysis of their earnings. Simply stay on this page and new updates will appear below automatically. We expect Oracle’s earnings to be released at about 4:05 p.m. ET. .
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Oracle Shares Under Pressure Today
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AI infrastructure stocks in general have had a good day, but Oracle (ORCL) shars remain under pressure. As of 3:35 p.m. ET, they’re down about 1%.
We’ll see if tonight’s earnings can be a catalyst that start turning Oracle’s continuing stock slide around.
Oracle reports its fiscal Q3 2026 results after the bell tonight, March 10, 2026. The stock is trading at $151.12, down 22.05% year to date and sitting well off its 52-week high of $344.21. That kind of drawdown heading into an earnings print creates real stakes tonight.
What Wall Street Expects
The consensus EPS estimate for tonight is $1.72. A revenue estimate was not available in the data provided, so we’ll be watching the top line closely when results hit. Oracle carries a forward P/E of 19x at current prices, with an average analyst price target of $253.08, implying significant upside from here if the cloud growth story stays intact.
The prediction market on Polymarket puts the probability of an earnings beat at 78%. Oracle has beaten EPS estimates in 4 of the last 8 quarters, so the crowd is leaning more optimistic than history strictly warrants.
Last Quarter Recap
Oracle’s Q2 FY2026 report in December was a study in contradictions. EPS came in at $2.26 against an estimate of $1.63, a massive beat. But shares plunged roughly 12% after management unveiled an aggressive capital spending plan that rattled investors focused on near-term profitability.
The EPS beat was partly inflated by a one-time $2.70 billion Ampere divestiture gain. Underneath that, cloud infrastructure revenue grew 68% year over year, and the remaining performance obligation hit $523 billion, up 438% year over year. The backlog is enormous. The question is how fast it converts to recognized revenue.
As CNBC recently noted, Oracle may be the canary in the coal mine for AI infrastructure deals, making tonight’s commentary on deal flow and cloud demand especially important for the broader sector.
What to Watch Tonight
- IaaS revenue growth rate: Last quarter it hit $4.079 billion, up 68% year over year. Analysts want to see that momentum hold or accelerate. A deceleration here would be the single biggest negative signal.
- RPO conversion: A $523 billion backlog only matters if it turns into cash. Management’s commentary on how quickly that converts to revenue will be closely parsed.
- Capex guidance and free cash flow: Oracle spent $20.535 billion on capex in just the first half of FY2026. Investors want to know whether that spending is pulling forward demand or just burning cash.
- Software license drag: Software license revenue declined 21% year over year last quarter. If that legacy erosion accelerates, it pressures overall growth even as cloud shines.
- Stargate and AI deal commentary: Prediction markets put a 63% probability on the Stargate project being mentioned on tonight’s call. Any update on that contract could move the stock meaningfully.
Oracle enters tonight’s print beaten down, cheaply valued relative to its own history, and sitting on one of the largest AI infrastructure backlogs in the industry. The stock has already priced in a lot of bad news. Whether management can show that the backlog is real, the spending is disciplined, and cloud growth is accelerating will determine whether $151 is a floor or just a waypoint lower.