Oracle Corporation’s recent stock rally has created a wave of unexpected wealth among its employees, particularly young tech professionals who joined the company in the last few years.
The surge, triggered by a series of multi-billion-dollar AI cloud deals announced on September 10, 2025, led to a 36% jump in Oracle’s share price—the largest single-day gain since 1992.
Co-founder Larry Ellison briefly overtook Elon Musk as the world’s richest person, and Oracle’s global workforce felt the ripple effect.
Hundreds of employees, including recent graduates and mid-career professionals, saw their net worth skyrocket overnight, thanks to the restricted stock units (RSUs) embedded in their compensation packages.
RSUs: The Engine Behind the Wealth Boom at Oracle
Oracle’s compensation strategy has long included RSUs as part of its bulge-bracket cost-to-company (CTC) offers.
These stock units, which vest over time, are now worth significantly more due to the company’s stock performance.
A 25-year-old engineer from Oracle Bengaluru, who joined in 2022, now estimates his net worth at ₹1.5 crore, with further gains expected as more RSUs vest over the next two years.
Oracle offered another 22-year-old from the 2024 graduate batch ₹60 lakh in annual salary and an equal amount in RSUs.
The current value of those RSUs stands at ₹1.25 crore and could exceed ₹2 crore by 2027.
Even those who faced layoffs earlier this year found themselves benefiting.
One employee, who was rehired before termination, retained his stock units and posted on Blind, “I’m a millionaire today! Grateful.”
Global Impact: From Hyderabad to San Jose
A 33-year-old product manager at Oracle’s San Jose office, who joined in 2019 on an H-1B visa, reported that his portfolio had quadrupled.
Granted RSUs at $55 per share, he now sees himself as a millionaire. “Such an extraordinary wealth creation opportunity comes once in a decade,” he told ET, adding that the experience has only deepened his commitment to the tech sector.
At Oracle India Development Centre (IDC) in Hyderabad, employees expressed disbelief at the scale of the gains.
“We never comprehended a growth like that,” said one techie, noting that only a fraction of his RSUs had vested so far, but he had no plans to sell.
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