Oracle shares rise after announcing plans to raise $50 billion

Hyperscalers have scrambled to build the infrastructure needed to power AI, with data center deals hitting a record $61 billion in 2025 and multiple big tech firms committing huge sums amid a funding rush.

Oracle said on Sunday it planned to raise $45 billion to $50 billion of gross cash proceeds during the 2026 calendar year to build additional capacity to meet contracted demand from its cloud customers, which include Nvidia, Meta, OpenAI, AMD, TikTok and xAI. The funding will be raised in debt and equity.

Oracle has made huge bets on the AI infrastructure rollout in recent times. In September, it raised $18 billion in a bond sale and inked a $300 billion deal with OpenAI.

Investors have flagged concerns over Oracle’s aggressive AI buildout plans and debt raising.

Oracle’s stock has dropped 50% since its peak in September. It dropped 11% after disappointing quarterly results in December, when it posted slightly lower-than-expected revenue.

On Thursday, Microsoft shares tumbled 10% after investors latched onto the growth of its cloud computing platform Azure and other cloud services falling slightly below expectations, though many analysts remained bullish.

Meta stocks jumped 8% after reporting huge AI spending the same day.