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ORCL (Oracle) Operating Margin % : 30.64% (As of Aug. 2024)


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What is Oracle Operating Margin %?

Operating Margin % is calculated as Operating Income divided by its Revenue. Oracle's Operating Income for the three months ended in Aug. 2024 was $4,077 Mil. Oracle's Revenue for the three months ended in Aug. 2024 was $13,307 Mil. Therefore, Oracle's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 was 30.64%.

Warning Sign:

Oracle Corp operating margin has been in a 5-year decline. The average rate of decline per year is -4.6%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Oracle's Operating Margin % or its related term are showing as below:

ORCL' s Operating Margin % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 27.57   Med: 35.58   Max: 38.99
Current: 31.04


ORCL's Operating Margin % is ranked better than
95.84% of 2762 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 3.67 vs ORCL: 31.04

Oracle's 5-Year Average Operating Margin % Growth Rate was -4.60% per year.

Oracle's Operating Income for the three months ended in Aug. 2024 was $4,077 Mil. Its Operating Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 was $16,703 Mil.


Oracle Operating Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Oracle's Operating Margin % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Oracle Operating Margin % Chart

Oracle Annual Data
Trend May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23 May24
Operating Margin %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 36.35 38.99 37.30 27.57 30.34

Oracle Quarterly Data
Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24
Operating Margin % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 27.66 28.99 30.08 34.15 30.64

Competitive Comparison of Oracle's Operating Margin %

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Oracle's Operating Margin %, along with its competitors' market caps and Operating Margin % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Oracle's Operating Margin % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Oracle's Operating Margin % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Oracle's Operating Margin % falls into.



Oracle Operating Margin % Calculation

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Oracle's Operating Margin % for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2024 is calculated as

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (A: May. 2024 ) / Revenue (A: May. 2024 )
=16071 / 52961
=30.34 %

Oracle's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Aug. 2024 ) / Revenue (Q: Aug. 2024 )
=4077 / 13307
=30.64 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Oracle  (NYSE:ORCL) Operating Margin % Explanation

Just like Gross Margin %, it is important to see a company maintains its operating margin over time. Among the same industry, a company with higher operating margin is more efficient in its operation. It is also more stable during industry slowdown or recessions. Peter Lynch prefers those with higher margins than those with lower margins.


Be Aware

Operating Margin % can be manipulated by adjusting the rate of depreciation, depletion and amortization (DDA).

If a company is facing competition, its Operating Margin % may decline. Often the Operating Margin % declines well before the company's Revenue or even profit decline. Therefore, Operating Margin % is a very important indicator of whether the company is facing problems.

For instance, by 2012, Nokia (NOK)'s problems were well known and its stock had lost more than 90% of its market value since 2007. But Nokia’s Operating Margin % had already been in decline since 2002, although its Earnings per Share (Diluted) were still rising. Investors who paid attention to Operating Margin % would have avoided this huge loss. The same can be said for Research-in-Motion (RIMM).

Therefore, Operating Margin % is a very important screening filter for GuruFocus. GuruFocus's Buffett-Munger screener requires that the profit margin is either consistent or expanding. The Model Portfolio of the Buffett-Munger screener has outperformed the market every year since inception in 2009.


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