Did the net cash from operating activities of Oracle for the quarter ended November 30, 2026 come to at or above 120.0% of its revenue?
Divide the net cash from operating activities by the revenue that Oracle reports for the quarter ended November 30, 2026 in its 10-Q or 10-K filing on SEC EDGAR. The answer is yes if the ratio is at or above 120.0%; no if it is below 120.0%.
If the source is late or silent: If Oracle has not filed by January 18, 2027, or a filing restates a period the rule reads, the test is inconclusive, and the Result says what was read and what was missing.
If no
Returns on AI capital fail to clear their cost of capital
No if higher spending or working capital needs cause cash from operations to lag revenue, pushing the ratio under 120 percent.
If yes
Returns on AI capital clear their cost of capital
Yes if cash generation keeps pace with or exceeds revenue growth, continuing the roughly 119 percent rate seen the prior quarter.
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The case · 6 people · 2 minutes
Returns on AI capital fail to clear their cost of capital5 people argue noReturns on AI capital clear their cost of capital1 people argue yes
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Returns on AI capital fail to clear their cost of capital
Capex is spent now while the revenue it must earn depends on consumers and businesses absorbing an unprecedented amount of new AI spending within about four years; if that revenue arrives late or short, the return arithmetic falls below the cost of…
Hyperscaler capex turns ROI positive at roughly 1.7-1.8x revenue-to-depreciation ratio with 8% cost of capital, 30% operating margin, and 5-year depreciation. Currently at 1.2x with only 3-4% of global population paying for AI. As paying population…
What would change the Call
The operating cash flow and revenue figures in Oracle's 10-Q or 10-K for the quarter ended November 30, 2026 would move the call.
The Call · Thesis 36 · Returns on AI capital fail to clear their cost of capital
The house leans to "Returns on AI capital fail to clear their cost of capital".
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The thesis
Will combined disclosed AI-attributed annualized revenue across the major US AI providers reach $300bn by the end of 2027 as reported in public filings or earnings disclosures?
AI revenue scales fast enough that the revenue-to-depreciation ratio on AI infrastructure rises toward the level where returns clear an 8-10% cost of capital, contradicting the value-destruction case that argues capex outruns the revenue needed to earn it back.