Okta, Inc. (OKTA)
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Rating:67Neutral
Price Target:
$128.00
▲(77.16% Upside)
Action:Downgraded
Date:06/02/26
The score is driven primarily by improving fundamentals (profitability turning positive, strong cash generation, and a conservative balance sheet) and a constructive earnings outlook with solid margin/FCF guidance. These positives are tempered by stretched technical conditions (extremely overbought) and a rich valuation (P/E ~99.7), which increase downside risk if execution or growth moderates.
Positive Factors
Recurring subscription model & platform stickiness
Okta’s subscription-based platform drives durable, recurring revenue with built-in expansion via user growth, module add-ons, and upsell. Strong integrations and connector ecosystem increase switching costs, supporting predictable renewal-led revenue and long-term customer lifetime value.
Negative Factors
AI products early; limited revenue contribution
While AI agent offerings drive pipeline and larger deal sizes, management states they are early-stage and not materially contributing to revenue. This means near-term growth cannot reliably depend on AI monetization, leaving execution risk as adoption and pricing evolve.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Recurring subscription model & platform stickiness
Okta’s subscription-based platform drives durable, recurring revenue with built-in expansion via user growth, module add-ons, and upsell. Strong integrations and connector ecosystem increase switching costs, supporting predictable renewal-led revenue and long-term customer lifetime value.
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Okta Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Okta (OKTA) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$20.48B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)4.47M
Price to Earnings (P/E)84.0
Beta (1Y)1.07
Revenue Growth11.75%
EPS Growth85.38%
CountryUS
Employees5,914
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustrySoftware - Infrastructure
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.40
Shares Outstanding166,119,890
10 Day Avg. Volume3,692,107
30 Day Avg. Volume4,471,681
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.09
Price to Book (P/B)2.12
Price to Sales (P/S)5.09
P/FCF Ratio16.42
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.90
Enterprise Value/Revenue6.15
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit7.94
Enterprise Value/Ebitda51.18
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$118.88Price Target Upside64.53% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering33
EPS Forecast (FY)3.85
Revenue Forecast (FY)$3.20B
Okta Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Okta, Inc. delivers comprehensive identity management solutions tailored for a diverse clientele, including large corporations, small and medium-sized businesses, educational institutions, charitable organizations, and governmental bodies, operati...
How the Company Makes Money
Okta primarily makes money by selling subscription-based access to its cloud identity platform. Revenue is largely recurring and generally driven by (1) Workforce Identity subscriptions sold to enterprises and other organizations for employees, co...
Okta Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 28, 2026
(Q1-2027)
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Next Earnings Date:Sep 02, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
Okta reported a strong start to FY27 with broad-based go-to-market improvements, healthy cash reserves, meaningful enterprise traction (large customer mix) and rapid pipeline build — particularly around AI agent products and integrations with major platform partners. The AI products are driving outsized deal sizes and strategic pull-through for other products, but remain early and not yet material to revenue. Near-term headwinds include a ~1-point revenue impact from shifting professional services to partners, ~$350M convertible note settlement next month, modest FCF margin pressure from capital actions, adoption/pricing uncertainty for agent economics, and rising AI inference costs. Overall, upside potential from the large AI pipeline and product momentum outweighs the early-stage limitations and near-term execution items.Positive Updates
Top-line Growth and Retention Inflection
Q1 revenue growth of ~12% year-over-year with net retention inflecting to ~107% and cRPO growth of ~12%, indicating strengthening customer engagement and durable demand.
Negative Updates
AI Products Early — Limited Near-Term Revenue Contribution
Management emphasized Okta for AI agents and Auth0 for AI agents are early-stage: they drove strong pipeline but were not materially contributing to Q1 revenue and were only a small component of guidance.
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Q1-2027 Updates
Positive
Negative
Top-line Growth and Retention Inflection
Q1 revenue growth of ~12% year-over-year with net retention inflecting to ~107% and cRPO growth of ~12%, indicating strengthening customer engagement and durable demand.
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Company Guidance
Okta guided Q2 FY27 to 9% total revenue growth, 11% current RPO growth, a non‑GAAP operating margin of 26% and a free cash flow margin of 20–21%. For full FY27 management expects 9–10% total revenue growth, a non‑GAAP operating margin of 25–26% and a free cash flow margin of 27–28%; they said the FY27 revenue outlook reflects ~1 percentage‑point headwind from shifting more professional services to partners and the FCF margin includes ~1 point from lower interest income tied to share repurchases and the planned $350M cash settlement of maturing convertible notes. Additional balance‑sheet and capital‑allocation metrics: ~$2.6B in cash, cash equivalents and short‑term investments at quarter end, just over 3M shares repurchased and retired for $241M (with $680M remaining under the $1B repurchase program).Okta Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
74
Positive
Balance Sheet
86
Very Positive
Cash Flow
70
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Jan 2023 | Jan 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 3.00B | 2.92B | 2.61B | 2.26B | 1.86B | 1.30B |
| Gross Profit | 2.32B | 2.26B | 1.99B | 1.68B | 1.31B | 904.00M |
| EBITDA | 360.00M | 355.00M | 149.00M | -245.00M | -676.00M | -651.00M |
| Net Income | 247.00M | 235.00M | 28.00M | -355.00M | -815.00M | -848.00M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 9.35B | 9.71B | 9.44B | 8.99B | 9.31B | 9.21B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 2.59B | 2.55B | 2.52B | 2.20B | 2.58B | 2.50B |
| Total Debt | 411.00M | 422.00M | 952.00M | 1.30B | 2.37B | 2.03B |
| Total Liabilities | 2.45B | 2.71B | 3.03B | 3.10B | 3.84B | 3.28B |
| Stockholders Equity | 6.90B | 7.00B | 6.41B | 5.89B | 5.47B | 5.92B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 901.00M | 905.00M | 730.00M | 488.00M | 63.00M | 87.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 920.00M | 914.00M | 750.00M | 512.00M | 86.00M | 104.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 313.00M | 271.00M | -314.00M | 441.00M | -130.00M | -367.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -968.00M | -750.00M | -359.00M | -883.00M | 48.00M | 89.00M |
Okta Technical Analysis
Positive
72.25
Price Trends
91.43
Positive
85.75
Positive
87.22
Positive
Market Momentum
7.39
Positive
59.62
Neutral
32.32
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For OKTA, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 72.25 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 113.78, below the 50-day MA of 91.43, and below the 200-day MA of 87.22, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 7.39 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 59.62 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 32.32 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for OKTA.
Okta Risk Analysis
Okta disclosed 58 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Okta reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Okta Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
79 Outperform | $106.04B | 54.71 | 155.65% | ― | 15.75% | 6.24% | |
76 Outperform | $174.34B | -7,086.62 | -0.58% | ― | 23.17% | 73.54% | |
69 Neutral | $79.57B | ― | -6.23% | ― | 31.55% | -4.50% | |
68 Neutral | $20.19B | -259.32 | -3.71% | ― | 24.61% | -91.58% | |
67 Neutral | $20.48B | 84.01 | 3.59% | ― | 11.75% | 85.38% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
57 Neutral | $7.56B | -47.81 | -2.30% | ― | 23.96% | 78.71% |
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Okta Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Okta Posts Solid Q1 Results, Highlights Identity Momentum
Positive
May 28, 2026
On May 28, 2026, Okta reported first-quarter fiscal 2027 results for the period ended April 30, 2026, posting total revenue of $765 million and subscription revenue of $750 million, both up 11% year-over-year, alongside 16% growth in remaining per...
Executive/Board Changes
Okta Announces Planned Transition of Chief Legal Officer
Neutral
Apr 22, 2026
On April 22, 2026, Okta, Inc. announced that Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary Larissa Schwartz intends to leave her role effective July 31, 2026, under a transition and separation agreement dated April 21, 2026. She will remain in her c...
Executive/Board Changes
Okta Announces Upcoming Board Transition as Director Resigns
Neutral
Mar 23, 2026
On March 19, 2026, Okta, Inc. announced that director Jeff Epstein informed the company he would resign from its Board of Directors, effective at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders scheduled for June 18, 2026. The company stated that Epstein&...
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