Oracle’s stock price climbed 2% on Monday morning after the company announced a massive plan to raise up to $50 billion. This fresh capital will help the tech giant expand its data centers to keep up with the soaring demand for artificial intelligence services.
The move comes at a time when the world’s biggest tech companies are racing to build the physical infrastructure needed for AI. In 2025 alone, data center deals hit a record-breaking $61 billion. Oracle shared its new funding goals on Sunday, explaining that it wants to pull in between $45 billion and $50 billion during the 2026 calendar year. The company expects to raise this money through a mix of debt and equity.
Oracle needs this extra capacity to support a long list of high-profile cloud customers. Big names like Nvidia, Meta, OpenAI, AMD, TikTok, and Elon Musk’s xAI all rely on Oracle to handle their massive computing needs. The company has already signed contracts with these firms and now needs to build the space to honor those deals.
This isn’t the first time Oracle has made a bold move in the AI space. Last September, the firm raised $18 billion through a bond sale and locked in a $300 billion partnership with OpenAI. However, these aggressive spending habits have made some investors nervous about the company’s growing debt.
Despite the small jump on Monday, Oracle has struggled recently. Its stock price has dropped 50% from its peak in September. Shares took a particularly hard hit in December, falling 11% after the company reported revenue that was slightly lower than what experts expected.
The rest of the tech world is seeing similar volatility. Last Thursday, Microsoft shares tanked 10% because its cloud growth didn’t quite meet investor expectations. Meanwhile, Meta saw its stock price surge 8% after reporting heavy spending on AI. Oracle’s latest announcement shows that it is doubling down on the AI race, betting that the high cost of building data centers will pay off in the long run.
