Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) Lifts Annual Dividend To $2 Per Share For 12th Consecutive Year Despite Mounting AI Capital Pressures

Oracle Just Raised Its Dividend for a 12th Straight Year to $2 a Share, Even as AI Spending Pressures Free Cash Flow. Is Larry Ellison's Payout Still Safe?

Oracle's dividend looks safe today, but its future may depend on whether its massive AI bets pay off.

Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) Lifts Annual Dividend To $2 Per Share For 12th Consecutive Year Despite Mounting AI Capital Pressures

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) has raised its annual dividend for a twelfth straight year, lifting the per-share payout from $1.70 to $2.00, with the most recent quarterly distribution of $0.50 paid on July 24. The yield for regular shareholders sits at a modest 1.3% to 1.4%, but the underlying dividend metrics tell a more comfortable story about sustainability. Oracle’s payout ratio sits in the mid-30% range, and dividend coverage of approxima…