OracleMEX:ORCL -4.00%92 Interest Coverage is 4.83 as of May. 2026, which is 20% below its 10-year median of 6.04. GuruFocus rates MEX:ORCL with a GF Score™ of 92/100 and a GF Value™ of MXN3,228.44 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,705 Software companies, Oracle ranks worse than 77.95% on this metric.
Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's
Operating Income
by its Interest Expense. Oracle's
Operating Income
for the
three
months ended in May. 2026 was MXN120,668 Mil. Oracle's Interest Expense for the
three
months ended in May. 2026 was MXN-24,966 Mil.
Oracle's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was 4.83.
The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.
The historical rank and industry rank for Oracle's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:
MEX:ORCL'
s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.93 Med: 6.04 Max: 7.5
Current: 4.88
MEX:ORCL's Interest Coverage is ranked worse than 77.95% of 1705
companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 24.67
vs MEX:ORCL: 4.88
Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.
Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .
Oracle Interest Coverage Related Terms
Oracle Interest Coverage Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Oracle's Interest Coverage can be seen below:
* 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.
Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.
MEX:ORCL vs PLTR, PANW, CRWD: Interest Coverage Comparison
For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Oracle's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Oracle Interest Coverage vs Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, Oracle's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Oracle's Interest Coverage falls into.
Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:
* 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.
Oracle (MEX:ORCL) has a Interest Coverage of 4.83 as of May. 2026. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Oracle and its competitors. This is 20% below median its historical median of 6.04. Over the past decade, Oracle's Interest Coverage has ranged from 3.93 to 7.50. According to the industry distribution chart, Oracle ranks #1329 out of 1705 companies in the Software industry, placing it in the top 77.9%.
Is Oracle's Interest Coverage too high?
Oracle's current Interest Coverage of 4.83 is 20% below median its 10-year median of 6.04. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 3.93 to a high of 7.50. The Software industry median Interest Coverage is 24.67. Oracle's value of 4.83 is 80.4% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Oracle ranks #1329 out of 1705 companies in the Software industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. 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 Interest Coverage compare to PLTR and PANW?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, Oracle ranks #1329 out of 1705 companies for Interest Coverage. This places Oracle in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Interest Coverage is 24.67. Oracle's value of 4.83 is 80.4% below this benchmark. Historically, Oracle's own Interest Coverage has ranged from 3.93 to 7.50 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 6.04 vs. the industry median of 24.67, Oracle has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Interest Coverage for a Software company?
The median Interest Coverage among Software companies is 24.67, based on 1,705 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Interest Coverage significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Interest Coverage should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Oracle's current Interest Coverage of 4.83 is 80.4% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Interest Coverage mean?
A high Interest Coverage can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Interest Coverage measures a company's capability to pay interest expenses on its debt. View historical data on Oracle and its competitors. For the Software industry, the median Interest Coverage is 24.67 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Oracle's current Interest Coverage is 4.83, which is 20% below median its own 10-year median of 6.04. 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 (MEX:ORCL) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is MXN3,228.44, compared to a current price of MXN2,787.02 — trading 13.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Interest Coverage is 4.83, which is 20% below median its 10-year median of 6.04 and 80.4% below the Software industry median of 24.67. 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 Interest Coverage calculated?
Interest Coverage is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Oracle (MEX:ORCL), the current Interest Coverage is 4.83 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 (MEX:ORCL) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Oracle stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of MXN2,787.02 is trading 13.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of MXN3,228.44.
GuruFocus considers Oracle to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for MEX:ORCL:
Interest Coverage: 4.83 (20% below median its 10-year median of 6.04)
GF Value™: MXN3,228.44 vs. price of MXN2,787.02 (13.7% below fair value)
Industry Position: 80.4% below the Software median (#1329 of 1705)
No single metric tells the full story. See the MEX:ORCL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
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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