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Oracle’s AI Cloud Backlog Soars as Analysts Tout TikTok Tie-Up and Caution on Costs

Recent bookings point to multi-year revenue as outsized capex needs pose the central execution risk.

Overview

  • Oracle shares are up more than 100% over six months on surging cloud demand, major AI contracts and a record pipeline of booked work.
  • RPO has spiked, with Jefferies calling it “nuclear” on a 359% year-over-year jump and Bernstein citing $317 billion in new RPO that could elevate Oracle toward hyperscaler scale.
  • Bernstein’s Mark Shmulik describes Oracle’s TikTok arrangement as a game-changer that boosts relevance with consumer internet firms and showcases AI inferencing, while urging clarity on funding the OCI buildout.
  • Reports indicate Meta is considering Oracle for AI compute and any U.S. action on TikTok could reshape the opportunity, though both remain unconfirmed.
  • Analysts highlight execution risks from sharply higher capital spending—projected near 52% of FY26 revenue—while Oracle has guided to at least 16% FY26 revenue growth, stronger cloud growth above 40%, and says booked revenue could exceed $0.5 trillion, with CloudWorld and TikTok developments seen as near-term catalysts.