Oracle raises $20 billion in stock and bonds for AI, paying up to 8.65% on new debt
Days after promising to cap new capital-market funding at $20 billion through fiscal 2030, Oracle raised all of it in one day. Shares fell 8.8%.
TL;DR
- Oracle priced 86,206,897 shares at $116.00 and $10 billion of senior notes in five tranches due 2029 to 2046 on Nov. 2, 2026.
- Coupons on the new notes range from 7.000% to 8.650%; net proceeds are about $9.9 billion from stock and $10.0 billion from notes, with closing expected Nov. 4, 2026.
- Oracle shares fell 8.8% on Nov. 2, CNBC reported; Yahoo Finance called it the worst three-day stretch since 2002 at nearly 18%.
- Oracle had about $125 billion of debt as of Aug. 31 and was downgraded by S&P to BBB- in July, one notch above high yield.
Oracle just raised its entire AI war chest in a single day. On Nov. 2, 2026, the company priced 86,206,897 shares at $116.00 each and $10 billion of senior notes, according to its press release. Net proceeds: about $9.9 billion from the stock and $10.0 billion from the bonds. Both offerings are expected to close on Nov. 4, 2026.
The price of that money is the story. The five new note tranches carry coupons of 7.000% (due 2029), 7.450% (2031), 7.850% (2033), 8.000% (2037) and 8.650% (2046).
All of it, at once
At its investor day the week before, Oracle issued a revenue forecast of at least $225 billion for fiscal 2030 and said it would limit additional capital-market funding for the fiscal 2027 to 2030 investment cycle to $20 billion, CNBC reported. "Five days after Oracle promised to rein in its fundraising, it raised the full $20 billion in a single day," Yahoo Finance wrote.
Investors sold. Oracle shares tumbled 8.8% on Nov. 2, according to CNBC, and are down 33% in 2026 and 50% over the past 12 months. Over three sessions the stock fell nearly 18%, its worst three-day stretch since 2002, by Yahoo Finance's calculations. "This seems to be exactly what they previewed," Baird analyst Rob Oliver told CNBC. "So I'm not sure why the market is freaking about it."
The debt behind the cloud
Oracle had $125.34 billion of debt as of Aug. 31, mostly senior notes, and was downgraded by S&P to BBB- in July, one level above high yield, CNBC reported. Its five-year credit default swap spread sits at 292, up 265% in one year. Yahoo Finance reported that Oracle burned through about $24 billion in cash in its last fiscal year and that insuring its debt costs about five times as much as insuring Microsoft's.
Fitch kept its BBB rating and said it does not expect Oracle "to raise material incremental capital over the rating horizon." Moody's affirmed its rating but kept a negative outlook, according to Yahoo Finance. Oracle says it will lean on vendor financing, customer-provided hardware and customer prepayments and expects positive free cash flow in the second half of 2028, CNBC reported.
What it means for tech and Web3 teams – Analysis
When a hyperscaler pays 7% to 8.65% to fund data centers, the cost of AI capacity is being set in the bond market, not only in chip fabs. Oracle has now used its stated funding budget for the cycle on day one, so execution against the 2028 free-cash-flow target becomes the whole thesis. For teams that rent cloud compute, the takeaway is to watch supplier balance sheets as closely as price lists. This is not investment advice.
FAQ
How much did Oracle raise?
About $20 billion: roughly $9.9 billion net from 86,206,897 shares at $116.00 and about $10.0 billion net from senior notes.
What interest rates does Oracle pay on the new bonds?
The five tranches carry coupons from 7.000% (due 2029) to 8.650% (due 2046).
When do the offerings close?
Both are expected to close on Nov. 4, 2026, subject to customary conditions.
How did Oracle stock react?
Shares fell 8.8% on Nov. 2, 2026, CNBC reported; Yahoo Finance said the three-day drop of nearly 18% was the worst since 2002.
What will the money be used for?
General corporate purposes, which may include capital expenditures, debt repayment, investments or acquisitions, dividends and buybacks, according to Oracle.
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