ORCL Stock — Oracle Corporation

Oracle Corporation (ORCL)

Updated October 16, 2026.

ORCL is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.56%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.56%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 65/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 255848.1% over the past 40.6 years.

Oracle Corporation develops and markets cloud software applications, cloud infrastructure, database management systems, and enterprise IT solutions for businesses, government agencies, and educational institutions worldwide. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a modest current rate. Oracle appeals to income investors seeking exposure to a large-cap technology company with an established dividend program.

ORCL performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 255848.1% over the past 40.6 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -58.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 62.9%.

ORCL key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

65 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.01%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/12/1986

Distribution rate

1.56%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.56%

5-year average yield

1.2

Last close

$128.23 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$388,729,392,336

Average volume

35996500.0

Dividend

$0.50

Ex-dividend date

10/09/2026

Payment date

10/23/2026

Beta

1.77

Payout ratio

26.8%

P/E ratio

20.1

Forward P/E

17.762

EPS

$6.38

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.56%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.56%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

ORCL risks and drawbacks

ORCL's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 62.9%.

Who may consider ORCL — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ORCL pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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