IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) are both often considered mature tech stocks that provide dividends and stability rather than growth. But over the past five years, Oracle's stock has rallied more than 80% as IBMs stock dipped 5%.

After factoring in reinvested dividends, Oracle's total return of 100% also crushed IBM's total return of nearly 20%. Let's see why Oracle outperformed IBM by such as wide margin, and whether or not that trend will continue in the future.

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