ORCL Down 5.9% in One Day: Is It Outperforming Its Rivals?
Here is how Oracle (ORCL) stacks up against its peers in size, valuation, growth and margin.
- ORCL’s operating margin of 31.5% is high, higher than most peers though lower than ADBE (36.4%).
- ORCL’s revenue growth of 8.4% in the last 12 months is moderate, outpacing CRM, IBM, SNPS but lagging INTU, ADBE.
- ORCL gained 63.9% in the past year and trades at a PE of 51.0, outperforming its peers.
As a quick background, Oracle provides cloud software as a service, industry-specific cloud solutions, application licenses, license support, an enterprise database, a development language, and middleware services.
| ORCL | CRM | IBM | INTU | ADBE | SNPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap ($ Bil) | 634.7 | 246.0 | 226.6 | 186.8 | 152.7 | 93.5 |
| Revenue ($ Bil) | 57.4 | 38.6 | 64.0 | 18.2 | 22.6 | 6.2 |
| PE Ratio | 51.0 | 39.6 | 38.9 | 53.9 | 22.2 | 43.2 |
| LTM Revenue Growth | 8.4% | 8.0% | 2.7% | 15.0% | 10.6% | 7.5% |
| LTM Operating Margin | 31.5% | 20.5% | 17.1% | 25.8% | 36.4% | 20.9% |
| LTM FCF Margin | -0.7% | 32.8% | 18.2% | 33.6% | 41.8% | 17.4% |
| 12M Market Return | 63.9% | 0.3% | 25.9% | 7.8% | -37.4% | 16.7% |
Why does this matter? ORCL just went down -10.9% in a month – peer comparison puts stock performance, valuation, and financials in context – highlighting whether it is truly outperforming, lagging behind, and above all – can this continue? Read Buy or Sell ORCL Stock to see if Oracle is really a falling knife.
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Revenue Growth Comparison
| LTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORCL | 8.4% | 8.4% | 6.0% | 17.7% | |
| CRM | 8.0% | 8.7% | 11.2% | 18.3% | |
| IBM | 2.7% | – | 1.4% | 2.2% | 5.5% |
| INTU | 15.0% | – | 13.3% | 12.9% | 32.1% |
| ADBE | 10.6% | – | 10.8% | 10.2% | 11.5% |
| SNPS | 7.5% | – | 15.2% | 15.2% | 9.8% |
Operating Margin Comparison
| LTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORCL | 31.5% | 31.5% | 30.3% | 27.6% | |
| CRM | 20.5% | 20.2% | 17.2% | 5.9% | |
| IBM | 17.1% | – | 16.1% | 15.9% | 13.5% |
| INTU | 25.8% | – | 23.8% | 21.9% | 20.1% |
| ADBE | 36.4% | – | 36.0% | 34.3% | 34.6% |
| SNPS | 20.9% | – | 22.1% | 24.9% | 25.1% |
PE Ratio Comparison
| LTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORCL | 51.0 | 37.4 | 27.6 | 25.9 | |
| CRM | 39.6 | 51.9 | 62.0 | 632.4 | |
| IBM | 38.9 | – | 33.6 | 19.9 | 77.5 |
| INTU | 53.9 | – | 59.4 | 73.7 | 52.8 |
| ADBE | 22.2 | – | 35.8 | 50.2 | 33.2 |
| SNPS | 43.2 | – | 32.8 | 63.7 | 49.6 |
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