CRM vs ORCL
Salesforce, Inc. and Oracle Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CRM | ORCL |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $41.5B | $67.4B |
| Net income | $7.5B | $17.1B |
| Gross margin | 77.7% | · |
| Net margin | 18.0% | 25.7% |
| Return on equity | 12.4% | 54.3% |
| Diluted EPS | $7.80 | $5.83 |
| Dividend / share | · | $2.00 |
| Payout ratio | 21.3% | 33.9% |
| Free cash flow | $14.4B | $-23.7B |
| Equity | $59.1B | $42.5B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.12× | −0.57× |
| Current ratio | 0.76× | 1.12× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 14.3% | 10.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 12.9% | 4.4% |
ORCL bills 1.6× the revenue of CRM, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (25.7% against 18.0%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CRM | ORCL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $41.5B | $67.4B |
| FY2024 | $37.9B | $57.4B |
| FY2023 | $34.9B | $53.0B |
| FY2022 | $31.4B | $50.0B |
| FY2021 | $26.5B | $42.4B |
| FY2020 | $21.3B | $40.5B |
| FY2019 | $17.1B | $39.1B |
| FY2018 | $13.3B | $39.5B |
| FY2017 | $10.5B | $39.4B |
| FY2016 | $8.4B | $37.8B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CRM | ORCL |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $7.5B | $17.1B |
| FY2024 | $6.2B | $12.4B |
| FY2023 | $4.1B | $10.5B |
| FY2022 | $208.0M | $8.5B |
| FY2021 | $1.4B | $6.7B |
| FY2020 | $4.1B | $13.7B |
| FY2019 | $126.0M | $10.1B |
| FY2018 | $1.1B | $11.1B |
| FY2017 | $360.0M | $3.6B |
| FY2016 | $323.0M | $9.5B |
19 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$25,832,000,000 | ORCL |
| FY2024 | −$19,504,000,000 | ORCL |
| FY2023 | −$18,104,000,000 | ORCL |
| FY2022 | −$18,602,000,000 | ORCL |
| FY2021 | −$15,948,000,000 | ORCL |
| FY2020 | −$19,227,000,000 | ORCL |
| FY2019 | −$21,970,000,000 | ORCL |
| FY2018 | −$26,224,000,000 | ORCL |
| FY2017 | −$28,843,000,000 | ORCL |
| FY2016 | −$29,355,000,000 | ORCL |
| FY2015 | −$30,379,784,000 | ORCL |
| FY2014 | −$32,852,414,000 | ORCL |
| FY2013 | −$34,203,997,000 | ORCL |
| FY2012 | −$30,512,784,000 | ORCL |
| FY2011 | −$34,854,461,000 | ORCL |
| FY2010 | −$33,964,861,000 | ORCL |
| FY2009 | −$25,514,417,000 | ORCL |
| FY2008 | −$22,175,231,000 | ORCL |
| FY2007 | −$21,681,300,000 | ORCL |
ORCL has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 19 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
19 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −7.7 pp | ORCL |
| FY2024 | −5.6 pp | ORCL |
| FY2023 | −8.2 pp | ORCL |
| FY2022 | −16.7 pp | ORCL |
| FY2021 | −10.8 pp | ORCL |
| FY2020 | −15.2 pp | ORCL |
| FY2019 | −25.6 pp | ORCL |
| FY2018 | −20.1 pp | ORCL |
| FY2017 | −6.0 pp | ORCL |
| FY2016 | −21.5 pp | ORCL |
| FY2015 | −25.1 pp | ORCL |
| FY2014 | −31.2 pp | ORCL |
| FY2013 | −34.6 pp | ORCL |
| FY2012 | −33.7 pp | ORCL |
| FY2011 | −27.7 pp | ORCL |
| FY2010 | −20.1 pp | ORCL |
| FY2009 | −16.7 pp | ORCL |
| FY2008 | −20.0 pp | ORCL |
| FY2007 | −21.8 pp | ORCL |
ORCL has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 19 fiscal years.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
CRM's net margin has been more volatile than ORCL's over the 19 comparable fiscal years — 7.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.4.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
ORCL led in net margin in every one of the 19 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
19 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
ORCL's return on equity has been more volatile than CRM's over the 17 comparable fiscal years — 54.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 7.2.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
ORCL led in return on equity in every one of the 17 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
17 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.