How does Oracle make money?

This portion of Oracle's business model generates revenue from the sales of a wide range of applications and infrastructure tech via its cloud and licensing offerings. In 2020, this represented around 83% of the company's total revenue.

• Software

Oracle Database 19c is the flagship offering of the company. However, it also sells many different kinds of software programs and applications. Other software products include:

• Engineered Systems

• Java

• MySQL

• Middleware

• Oracle Linux

Oracle continues to expand this branch of its business.

• Hardware

One of Oracle's most successful hardware products is the Oracle Engineered System, but the company also has a wide range of other hardware product offerings. In 2020, this portion of Oracle's business represented around 9% of its total revenue.

• Services

Oracle sells services that focus mainly on assisting partners and customers in how to best utilize the package of Oracle products. This made up around 8% of the company's overall revenue in 2020.