Oraclereason 02 of 4it is wired into how the customer already worksderived 2026-09-11accession 0001193125-26-389274
Large customers are now paying billions upfront for multi-year cloud capacity, indicating elevated commitment and high switching costs once capacity is provisioned. The $4.6 billion in prepayments—none existed in prior years—demonstrates a step-change in customer lock-in and de-risks Oracle's capital-intensive buildout by aligning cash inflows closer to capex timing.
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“During fiscal 2026, we received $4.6 billion of prepayments from customers that included a significant financing component.”
“No prepayments were received from customers that included a significant financing component during fiscal 2025 and 2024.”
“We recognize interest expense related to significant financing components separately from revenue.”
“Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $11.2 billion in fiscal 2026 relative to fiscal 2025 primarily due to higher net income adjusted for certain non-cash charges and higher cash favorable working capital changes, net, which includes $4.6 billion cash inflows from customer prepayments with significant financing component.”