Oracle Corporation (ORCL) — Quality & forensics

As of 2026-10-09 — refreshed nightly. Closelooknet readings from an investment research diary, not ratings or advice.

The Closelooknet module scores

49 /100 composite · 7 modules · software-infra weight set

Valuation 42
Quality 62
Growth 67
Balance sheet 31
Cash quality 40
Capital allocation 27
Momentum 33

Scores are computed nightly across the coverage universe and read relative to it — the methodology lives in the company-scoring explainer.

Financial forensics — the academic screens

1.70 Altman Z-Score

Sits in the distress zone (below 1.81). The Z-Score estimates financial-distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.

5/9 Piotroski F-Score

Nine binary fundamental-strength checks across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.

-2.46 Beneish M-Score

Screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold. A screen, not an accusation.

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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-09

Quick answers

What is Oracle Corporation's Closelooknet quality reading?

The composite reads 49/100 across 7 modules, as of 2026-10-09: valuation 42, quality 62, growth 67, balance sheet 31, cash quality 40, capital allocation 27, momentum 33. Closelooknet scores are research diary readings, not ratings or investment advice.

What is Oracle Corporation's Altman Z-Score?

1.70, which sits in the distress zone (below 1.81) as of 2026-10-09. The Altman Z-Score estimates financial distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.

What is Oracle Corporation's Piotroski F-Score?

5 of 9, as of 2026-10-09. The F-Score counts nine binary fundamental-strength signals across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.

What does Oracle Corporation's Beneish M-Score indicate?

-2.46 — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold, as of 2026-10-09. The M-Score screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns; it is a screen, not an accusation.

Mentioned on Closelooknet

Where ORCL appears in the diary — 32 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

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Dailies

AI Capex — chip index −3.4% after OpenAI's revenue comes in at $50 billion, not $70 billion; software risesMorning 10 · 9 Oct 2026The sell-off hit the build-out — Broadcom −4.4%, Micron −4.8%, Oracle −5.5%, CoreWeave −7.8% — while application software rose: Atlassian +4.0%, Adobe +3.6%, Snowflake +3.2%, cloud fund WCLD +1.5%.
AI Trade — cloud fund +2.9% on a second up day, security +2.7%; chips −0.9% again, Delta −1.6% on fuelMidday 10 · 9 Oct 2026The money keeps moving from the chip makers to the companies that run and sell AI: Zscaler +6.4%, Datadog +5.7%, Oracle +4.8%, while TSMC and AMD slip.
Oil — Brent +3.4% to $103.64, energy the only strong sector; chips and power generators sold, PepsiCo +1.1%Midday 10 · 8 Oct 2026Data-centre operators slip again: CoreWeave −4.7% to $84.26, Nebius −3.6% to $228.51, Oracle −1.0%
Stocks — broadly lower after the records: Russell 2000 −1.4%, power and cooling names sold, Penguin +15.3%Midday 10 · 7 Oct 2026Data-centre operators slip: Nebius −5.8% to $235.44, CoreWeave −3.6% to $88.39, Oracle −0.2%
Jobs-day rally fades — weak payrolls lift stocks at the open, then yields turn up and the Dow goes flatMidday 10 · 2 Oct 2026Chips lead: chip funds SOXX +2.4% and SMH +2.00%, AMD +2.83%, Broadcom +2.32%, Nvidia +1.52%; optics Coherent +4.02%, Lumentum +3.16%; Oracle +2.38%; software fund IGV flat (+0.14%)
Bonds — TLT closes at a one-year low but holds 78; oil slides on a reserve release, Micron reports tonightMorning 10 · 30 Sept 2026Chips bounced: ASML +3.6%, Arm +3.7%, Oracle +3.9%, the chip fund SOXX +1.2%.
Fair Isaac — sinks 29% as Washington opens mortgages to VantageScore; long-bond fund breaks 78Midday 10 · 29 Sept 2026Staples and health care fall more than 1%, while chips bounce: Arm up 5.1%, Oracle 4.8%.
Memory — Samsung and SK Hynix drop 4% as Seoul reopens, storage follows; Nasdaq futures slipMorning 10 · 28 Sept 2026Oracle down a third day: -1.75% to 137.10 on Friday, -7.12% on the week after the force majeure notice on its New Mexico campus

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