Okta (OKTA)
NASDAQ:OKTA
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Rating:64Neutral
Price Target:
$83.00
▲(14.88% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:04/11/26
The score is supported primarily by improving fundamentals—strong cash generation, high gross margins, and a de-risked balance sheet—plus earnings-call guidance that maintains strong margin/FCF targets despite conservative growth. Offsetting this are weak technicals (broad downtrend) and a high P/E with no dividend support, which reduce near-term attractiveness and valuation cushion.
Positive Factors
Cash generation & conversion
Okta's clear improvement in operating and free cash flow from 2023–2025, with FCF closely tracking net income, creates durable financial flexibility. Reliable cash conversion funds R&D, go-to-market expansion, buybacks and debt reduction, and cushions the business through cyclical or execution slippage.
Negative Factors
Revenue growth durability concerns
The apparent 2026 revenue/FCF declines that conflict with prior improvement introduce uncertainty about demand persistence and data consistency. If the weakness is real rather than a reporting anomaly, it threatens the sustainability of current margin and cash-flow trajectories over the next several quarters.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Cash generation & conversion
Okta's clear improvement in operating and free cash flow from 2023–2025, with FCF closely tracking net income, creates durable financial flexibility. Reliable cash conversion funds R&D, go-to-market expansion, buybacks and debt reduction, and cushions the business through cyclical or execution slippage.
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Okta (OKTA) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$13.70B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)3.78M
Price to Earnings (P/E)59.4
Beta (1Y)0.97
Revenue Growth11.84%
EPS Growth730.76%
CountryUS
Employees5,914
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustrySoftware - Infrastructure
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.34
Shares Outstanding169,200,450
10 Day Avg. Volume4,947,892
30 Day Avg. Volume3,777,088
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 Cap0.97
Enterprise Value/Revenue4.54
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit5.87
Enterprise Value/Ebitda40.39
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$100.13Price Target Upside38.59% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering32
EPS Forecast (FY)3.79
Revenue Forecast (FY)$3.18B
Okta Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Okta, Inc. provides identity solutions for enterprises, small and medium-sized businesses, universities, non-profits, and government agencies in the United States and internationally. The company offers Okta Identity Cloud, a platform that offers ...
How the Company Makes Money
Okta primarily makes money by selling subscription-based, cloud-delivered IAM software. Revenue is generated mainly from recurring subscriptions to its platform and products, typically priced per user (or per identity) and often sold as bundles or...
Okta Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Revenue by Segment
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The FlyOkta Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Mar 04, 2026
(Q4-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:May 28, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call emphasized strong product momentum, enterprise and channel traction, record contract activity, a healthy balance sheet, and disciplined profitability while investing for growth. Early success in AI-agent products and a growing new-product mix (~30% of Q4 bookings) are notable positives. Near-term headwinds include a conservative FY'27 revenue guide (~9% growth), a deliberate shift of professional services to partners (≈1-point revenue impact), flat upsell-driven retention trends, and the early-stage nature of agent pricing and revenue contribution. On balance, management presented tangible wins and clear strategic direction while acknowledging measured near-term conservatism and execution risks in the transition to the agentic market.Positive Updates
New-Product Momentum
New products (Identity Governance, Privileged Access, ISPM, ITP, Device Access, Fine-Grained Authorization, Auth0 for AI Agents, Okta for AI Agents) comprised ~30% of Q4 bookings, with deals that included new products delivering an average contract uplift of ~40%.
Negative Updates
Modest Near-Term Revenue Guidance
FY'27 revenue guidance of ~9% growth was viewed as conservative by some investors/analysts and is modest relative to the company’s longer-term growth ambitions; management cited prudent guidance assumptions.
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Q4-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
New-Product Momentum
New products (Identity Governance, Privileged Access, ISPM, ITP, Device Access, Fine-Grained Authorization, Auth0 for AI Agents, Okta for AI Agents) comprised ~30% of Q4 bookings, with deals that included new products delivering an average contract uplift of ~40%.
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Company Guidance
Okta guided Q1 FY‑27 to total revenue growth of 9%, current RPO growth of 10%, non‑GAAP operating margin of 23–24% and free cash flow margin of 33–35%; for full‑year FY‑27 it reiterated total revenue growth of 9%, non‑GAAP operating margin of 25–26% and free cash flow margin of 27–28%. Management characterized the outlook as roughly a 10‑point subscription revenue guide versus a 9‑point total revenue guide (subscription accelerating faster as professional services declines), updated its non‑GAAP tax rate assumption to 21% (from 26%) for Q1 and FY‑27, and disclosed about a 1‑point FY‑27 revenue headwind from shifting professional services to partners plus roughly a 1‑point FCF margin headwind related to lower interest income, the share repurchase program and planned cash settlement of remaining 2026 notes.Okta Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
62
Positive
Balance Sheet
78
Positive
Cash Flow
83
Very Positive
| Breakdown | Jan 2026 | Jan 2025 | Jan 2024 | Jan 2023 | Jan 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 2.92B | 2.61B | 2.26B | 1.86B | 1.30B |
| Gross Profit | 2.26B | 1.99B | 1.68B | 1.31B | 904.00M |
| EBITDA | 249.00M | 139.00M | -245.00M | -676.00M | -651.00M |
| Net Income | 235.00M | 28.00M | -355.00M | -815.00M | -848.00M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 9.71B | 9.44B | 8.99B | 9.31B | 9.21B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 2.55B | 2.52B | 2.20B | 2.58B | 2.50B |
| Total Debt | 422.00M | 952.00M | 1.30B | 2.37B | 2.03B |
| Total Liabilities | 2.71B | 3.03B | 3.10B | 3.84B | 3.28B |
| Stockholders Equity | 7.00B | 6.41B | 5.89B | 5.47B | 5.92B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 905.00M | 730.00M | 488.00M | 63.00M | 87.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 914.00M | 750.00M | 512.00M | 86.00M | 104.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 271.00M | -314.00M | 441.00M | -130.00M | -367.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -750.00M | -359.00M | -883.00M | 48.00M | 89.00M |
Okta Technical Analysis
Neutral
72.25
Price Trends
77.38
Negative
82.62
Negative
86.96
Negative
Market Momentum
-2.75
Positive
46.95
Neutral
40.62
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For OKTA, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 72.25 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 74.41, below the 50-day MA of 77.38, and below the 200-day MA of 86.96, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -2.75 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 46.95 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 40.62 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
78 Outperform | $66.56B | 28.24 | 155.65% | ― | 14.17% | 7.23% | |
74 Outperform | $118.71B | 720.36 | -4.68% | ― | 21.71% | -908.90% | |
67 Neutral | $22.32B | -232.70 | -3.48% | ― | 23.91% | -326.25% | |
65 Neutral | $87.50B | -1,432.82 | -7.48% | ― | 29.85% | -27.27% | |
64 Neutral | $13.70B | 59.44 | 3.45% | ― | 11.84% | 730.76% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
48 Neutral | $6.55B | -60.86 | -3.96% | ― | 24.35% | 55.68% |
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Okta Corporate Events
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&...
Executive/Board Changes
Okta Announces Routine Board Change with Director Resignation
Neutral
Mar 12, 2026
On March 5, 2026, Okta, Inc. announced that board member Michael Stankey has resigned from the company’s Board of Directors. The company stated that his departure did not stem from any disagreement with Okta and the Board publicly expressed ...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Okta Posts Strong Fiscal 2026 Results With Higher Profitability
Positive
Mar 4, 2026
On March 4, 2026, Okta reported fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2026 results showing moderate top-line growth and stronger profitability, with Q4 revenue up 11% year-over-year to $761 million and full-year revenue up 12% to $2.919 billion. The...
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