The $6.4 billion in sales represents a 17 percent improvement from the year-ago quarter when it earned $1.3 billion, or $0.26 a share, on sales of $5.5 billion.
"Our solid top line growth, coupled with disciplined expense management, was key in generating $8.0 billion of free cash flow over the last twelve months," Oracle CFO Jeff Epstein said in the earnings statement.

















