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Oracle Inks 10-Year, $7 Billion Contract With DoD -- What Investors Need to Know

Oracle's big DoD contract is a reason to buy Oracle stock, not sell it.

Oracle Inks 10-Year, $7 Billion Contract With DoD -- What Investors Need to Know

Published August 3, 2026 · Category: Finance

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It's not often investors take a look at a $7 billion contract and decide that's a reason to sell a stock or not buy it -- but that's kind of what happened to Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) last month. Oracle shares started July trading north of $140 per share, but by the end of the month, they were trading below $130.

In the meantime, in between time, on July 23, Oracle landed a Department of Defense contract potentially worth $7 billion.

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