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Oracle Cuts 21,000 Jobs in 2026 Layoff Round

By Drooid · Sep 16, 2026, 2:32 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Oracle announced a new round of layoffs on September 14, 2026.
Severance includes four weeks of base salary plus one week per year of tenure.
The workforce fell by roughly 21,000 employees, a 13% decline, in fiscal 2026.
Oracle spent $28.5 billion on capital expenditures this quarter, up from $8.5 billion a year earlier.
CFO Hilary Maxson urged selective spending, rejecting ‘doing more with less’ as AI investment surged.

History

Historical Context

IBM’s 1993 $8 billion loss prompted CEO Lou Gerstner to cut thousands of jobs and shift from hardware to services. IBM’s staff fell to roughly 225,000 by 1995, illustrating the depth of the cut. That restructuring created a template for tech-sector cuts, echoed today as Oracle announced a layoff in September 2026.

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Story summary

Oracle announced a new round of layoffs on September 14, 2026.
Severance includes four weeks of base salary plus one week per year of tenure.
The workforce fell by roughly 21,000 employees, a 13% decline, in fiscal 2026.
Oracle spent $28.5 billion on capital expenditures this quarter, up from $8.5 billion a year earlier.
CFO Hilary Maxson urged selective spending, rejecting ‘doing more with less’ as AI investment surged.

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