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Oracle Upscales Layoffs, Expected to Increase Restructuring Costs by $700m
On Monday, Oracle began a new round of layoffs, notifying affected staff their roles were eliminated "as part of a broader organizational change" and that "today is your last working day," two working days after Friday's disclosure of $700m in additional restructuring reserves.
After spending $55.7bn on data centers last year, Oracle forecasted $90 billion to $95 billion for fiscal 2027 to meet surging AI demand, prompting payroll cuts to offset massive infrastructure debt accumulation.
Internal documents show some teams face double-digit percentage reductions, while employees confirmed cuts on LinkedIn, Reddit, and Blind on Monday, following a 13% workforce decline of approximately 21,000 employees in the prior fiscal year.
Oracle expanded its restructuring reserve to around $2.8bn with a $700m addition on Friday, while Analysts at TD Cowen estimate annual payroll savings of $8bn to $10bn, though the company declined to disclose affected headcount.
Wall Street investors doubt whether cloud growth will generate sufficient cash flow to cover Oracle's rising debt, while roughly two-thirds of the 141,000-person workforce operates outside the United States, requiring compliance with the EU Collective Redundancies Directive's mandatory 30-day standstill period.
Oracle has once again initiated layoffs within its company. Previously, the company had laid off 21,000 employees, and now it has initiated a new round of layoffs. Many people woke up early on Monday morning to emails informing them of their job losses.