On January 10, 2026, Michael Burry’s Scion Asset Management disclosed in a Form 13F filing that it had built a put-option position against Oracle Corporation valued at approximately $150 million, representing nearly 4% of the fund’s total equity exposure. Burry, famed for his 2008 housing-market wager, cited what he described as “excessive valuation multiples relative to organic growth rates” and growing competitive pressure in the cloud infrastructure space. His move marks one of the largest targeted bearish bets on a major enterprise software company since 2019, and comes just weeks after Oracle reported a 68% year-over-year increase in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure revenues and a record $523 billion in remaining performance obligations, up 438% year over year.

At NRF 2026 in New York (January 11–13), Oracle launched its Retail Supply Chain Collaboration solution built on Oracle Cloud. Integrated with the Retail Merchandising Foundation Cloud Service, the new platform offers real-time forecasting alerts, automated supplier notifications and AI digital-assistant capabilities scheduled for Q2 2026. In pilot deployments with three global retailers, Oracle reported a 22% reduction in forecast error rates and a 15% improvement in on-time purchase-order acknowledgements. The unified portal enables retailers to exchange sustainability certifications, quality audits and compliance data directly with suppliers, aiming to cut supplier onboarding time by 30% and improve merchandise planning accuracy by up to 18%.

In a January 12 research note, a leading buy-side analyst upgraded Oracle shares to Buy, highlighting that the company’s trailing cloud-subscription growth rate of 34% still outpaces the broader enterprise software sector. The report emphasizes Oracle’s strong cash flow generation—free cash flow rose by 27% in the latest fiscal year—and points to record deferred revenue levels as a buffer against rising financing costs. While acknowledging higher leverage on the balance sheet, the analyst forecasts mid-teens earnings per share growth through fiscal 2028, driven by continued expansion in its Autonomous Database and cloud-infrastructure offerings. The note sets a 12-month price target implying 25% upside based on a conservative 10× multiple on forward free cash flow.