OracleORCLPD.PFD -0.72%92 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 2.60 as of Jul. 02, 2026, which is 1% below its 10-year median of 2.62. GuruFocus rates ORCLPD.PFD with a GF Score™ of 92/100. The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,030 Software companies, Oracle ranks worse than 55.15% on this metric.
Oracle's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in May. 2026 was 2.60.
The historical rank and industry rank for Oracle's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:
ORCLpD.PFD'
s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.07 Med: 2.62 Max: 3.87
Current: 2.6
During the past 13 years, Oracle's highest Yield on Cost was 3.87. The lowest was 1.07. And the median was 2.62.
ORCLpD.PFD's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked worse than 55.15% of 1030
companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 3.115
vs ORCLpD.PFD: 2.60
Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.
Oracle 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Related Terms
ORCLPD.PFD vs PLTR, PANW, CRWD: 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Comparison
For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Oracle's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % 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 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % vs Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, Oracle's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Oracle's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.
Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.
Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.
Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of Oracle is calculated as
Oracle (ORCLPD.PFD) has a 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % of 2.60 as of Jul. 02, 2026. 5-Year Yield on Cost measures the expected yield based on a company's current yield and 5-year dividend growth. View historical data on Oracle and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 2.62. Over the past decade, Oracle's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % has ranged from 1.07 to 3.87. According to the industry distribution chart, Oracle ranks #568 out of 1030 companies in the Software industry, placing it in the top 55.1%.
Is Oracle's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % too high?
Oracle's current 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % of 2.60 is near median its 10-year median of 2.62. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 1.07 to a high of 3.87. The Software industry median 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 3.12. Oracle's value of 2.60 is 16.5% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Oracle ranks #568 out of 1030 companies in the Software industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Oracle has a GF Score™ of 92/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Oracle's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % compare to PLTR and PANW?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, Oracle ranks #568 out of 1030 companies for 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %. This places Oracle in the lower half of its industry. The industry median 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 3.12. Oracle's value of 2.60 is 16.5% below this benchmark. Historically, Oracle's own 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % has ranged from 1.07 to 3.87 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 2.62 vs. the industry median of 3.12, 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 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % for a Software company?
The median 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % among Software companies is 3.12, based on 1,030 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Oracle's current 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % of 2.60 is 16.5% 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 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % mean?
A high 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. 5-Year Yield on Cost measures the expected yield based on a company's current yield and 5-year dividend growth. View historical data on Oracle and its competitors. For the Software industry, the median 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 3.12 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Oracle's current 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 2.60, which is near median its own 10-year median of 2.62. 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?
Oracle (ORCLPD.PFD) has a current 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % of 2.60. The current 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 2.60, which is near median its 10-year median of 2.62 and 16.5% below the Software industry median of 3.12. 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 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % calculated?
5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Oracle (ORCLPD.PFD), the current 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is 2.60 as of Jul. 02, 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.
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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