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Hilary Maxson says Oracle expects to generate free cash flow at a higher clip, including a promise of more than $30 billion in fiscal 2029 and a return to cash-flow positivity in the second half of fiscal 2028, following a roughly 70% share price decline.
Oracle is pressing a financial turnaround narrative, with its chief financial officer telling CNBC that the company expects to be free-cash-flow positive in the second half of fiscal 2028 and to generate more than $30 billion of free cash flow in fiscal 2029. The comments were made days after a steep market de-rating that the report describes as a roughly 70% plunge in Oracle’s stock.
Free cash flow is the cash a company generates after accounting for day-to-day operating cash needs and capital spending on assets such as data centers and servers. In practical terms, it is the metric investors often use to gauge how much cash a business can reinvest, pay down debt with, or return to shareholders without depending on outside financing.
In the interview, Oracle CFO Hilary Maxson highlighted the company’s timeline for reaching cash-flow milestones, framing fiscal 2028 as a transition year and fiscal 2029 as the point when the company intends to surpass the $30 billion threshold. Oracle did not detail, in the reported account, the specific drivers behind the forecast such as changes in spending, contract mix, or any particular operational initiatives.
The remarks arrive against a backdrop of heightened investor scrutiny of large enterprise software companies, where growth and profitability depend on renewals, cloud migration economics, and the pace of new bookings. Oracle’s guidance toward cash generation is notable because it targets a cash measure rather than only a revenue or earnings metric.
The reported comments also underscore the market focus on timing. By indicating cash-flow positivity in the second half of fiscal 2028, Oracle is effectively drawing a near-term line for when it expects its cash dynamics to improve, rather than leaving the outcome entirely to longer-dated restructuring.
Still, the post does not provide the granular numbers or assumptions that investors would typically request to underwrite a multiyear free-cash-flow target. It does not include a breakdown of expected operating cash flow versus capital expenditures, nor does it spell out the extent to which working-capital swings will contribute, or how much of the improvement is expected from growth versus margins.
For investors and analysts, the next question is what, specifically, Oracle will cite when it updates its official forecasts. The market will likely look for alignment between CFO commentary and future disclosures, including any detailed reconciliation of cash flow, capital intensity, and the shape of cash earnings across fiscal 2028 and fiscal 2029.
Oracle’s next earnings communications and any updated guidance will be important to watch, particularly for whether the company reiterates the free-cash-flow path and whether it explains the levers behind the forecast in a way that can be modeled and compared with prior plans.
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