Oracle burns $23.7B on AI data centers, targets $30B free cash flow by fiscal 2029
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-10-29
Oracle gave investors a timeline for its AI capex burn at Investor Day:
- Fiscal 2026 free cash flow was -$23.7B, driven by AI data center buildouts for OpenAI and others
- Capex of $90-95B planned this fiscal year
- Targeting at least $30B in free cash flow by fiscal 2029 — investors had expected cash flow to stay negative
- CFO Hilary Maxson, who in September declined to say when the drain would end, now puts the inflection in H2 fiscal 2028
Related event: Oracle Targets $30B Free Cash Flow by FY29 After AI Spending(2 posts)→
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