ORCL (Oracle) Deferred Tax: $-917 Mil (TTM As of May. 2026)

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ORCL Oracle Corp ORCL
92 GF Score
Price $154.04
GF Value $193.96
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Oracle Deferred Tax?

Oracle ORCL +5.69% 92 Deferred Tax is $-917 Mil as of May. 2026. GuruFocus rates ORCL with a GF Score™ of 92/100 and a GF Value™ of $193.96 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review.

Change In Deferred Tax represents future tax liability or asset, resulting from temporary differences between book (accounting) value of assets and liabilities, and their tax value. This arises due to differences between financial accounting for shareholders and tax accounting.

Oracle's change in deferred tax for the three months ended in May. 2026 was $-622 Mil. Its change in deferred tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was $-917 Mil.

Oracle Deferred Tax Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Oracle's Deferred Tax can be seen below:

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Oracle Deferred Tax Chart

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Deferred Tax
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Oracle Quarterly Data
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Oracle Deferred Tax Calculation

Change In Deferred Tax represents future tax liability or asset, resulting from temporary differences between book (accounting) value of assets and liabilities, and their tax value. This arises due to differences between financial accounting for shareholders and tax accounting.

Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $-917 Mil.


* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Deferred Tax →
What does a Deferred Tax of $-917 Mil mean?
Oracle (ORCL) has a Deferred Tax of $-917 Mil as of May. 2026. Change in Defered Tax is amount of deferred tax assets or liabilities due to temporary differences in financial and tax accounting. View historical data for Oracle.
Is Oracle's Deferred Tax too high?
Oracle's current Deferred Tax is $-917 Mil. Overall, Oracle has a GF Score™ of 92/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Oracle's Deferred Tax compare to PLTR and PANW?
Oracle's Deferred Tax of $-917 Mil can be compared against companies in the Software industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Deferred Tax for a Software company?
A good Deferred Tax depends on the Software industry context. However, Deferred Tax should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Deferred Tax mean?
A high Deferred Tax can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Change in Defered Tax is amount of deferred tax assets or liabilities due to temporary differences in financial and tax accounting. View historical data for Oracle. Oracle's current Deferred Tax is $-917 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Oracle stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Oracle (ORCL) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $193.96, compared to a current price of $154.04 — trading 20.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Deferred Tax is $-917 Mil. Oracle's overall GF Score™ is 92/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Deferred Tax calculated?
Deferred Tax is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Oracle (ORCL), the current Deferred Tax is $-917 Mil as of May. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Oracle (ORCL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Oracle stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $154.04 is trading 20.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of $193.96. GuruFocus considers Oracle to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for ORCL:

  • Deferred Tax: $-917 Mil
  • GF Value™: $193.96 vs. price of $154.04 (20.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 92/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the ORCL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Oracle Business Description

Address 2300 Oracle Way, Austin, TX, USA, 78741
Oracle provides enterprise applications and infrastructure offerings through a variety of flexible IT deployment models, including on-premises, cloud-based, and hybrid. Founded in 1977, Oracle pioneered the first commercial SQL-based relational database management system, which is commonly used by the world's largest companies for high-volume online transaction processing workloads. Besides databases, Oracle also sells enterprise resource planning platforms and cloud infrastructure that play an increasingly important role in large language model training and inferencing.
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