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Oracle's $638 Billion Bet on OpenAI: Business Model and Customer Risks
About half of Oracle's $638 billion backlog comes from OpenAI, transforming it from a high-margin software landlord into a heavy-asset infrastructure provider. Financial data shows FY2026 free cash flow is negative $23.7 billion, projected to expand to nearly negative $42 billion in FY2027, with capital expenditures of $90-95 billion and total debt exceeding $160 billion. S&P has downgraded its long-term rating to BBB-, just one step away from junk status, with single-customer dependence and ongoing financing needs posing core risks.
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