Major data center oracleThe company’s stock rose 5% in premarket Monday after the company announced plans to raise up to $50 billion to develop additional production capacity for customers.
Hyperscalers are racing to build out the infrastructure needed to power AI, with data center deals reaching a record $61 billion in 2025 and several big tech companies spending big in a funding rush.
Oracle announced Sunday that it plans to raise between $45 billion and $50 billion in total cash proceeds during the 2026 calendar year to build additional capacity to meet contract demand from cloud customers. Nvidia, metaopen AI, AMDTikTok, xAI. Funds will be raised through debt and equity.
Oracle stock over the past year.
Oracle has been betting big on AI infrastructure deployment lately. In September, it raised $18 billion from a bond sale and signed a $300 billion deal with OpenAI.
Investors have expressed concerns about Oracle’s aggressive AI expansion plans and debt financing.
Oracle’s stock price has fallen 50% from its September high. The company fell 11% after its December quarter results were slightly lower than expected and sales were disappointing.
On Thursday, microsoft The stock fell 10% as investors focused on slightly slower-than-expected growth in the company’s cloud computing platform Azure and other cloud services, but many analysts remained bullish.
Meta shares rose 8% on the same day after the company reported massive AI spending.
