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Okta, Inc.

OKTA

Technology · 166.53 -2.6% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Okta, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 6 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 6 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 11.2% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating cash flow was 3.74x net income; review non-cash and one-time items before treating this as recurring conversion.
Company-2.6% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 6 activeCybersecurity Software · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 6 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Sales and marketing labor costs increased by $54 million over six months, alongside higher marketing spending.
  • Research and development costs rose as labor and hosting expenses increased, offset by lower stock-based compensation.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if OKTA's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Technology · Software - Infrastructure

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 6 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 6 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 11.2% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 1.7 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 19.4% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges
  • Operating cash flow was 3.74x net income; review non-cash and one-time items before treating this as recurring conversion.
What would clarify the read
  • Sales and marketing labor costs increased by $54 million over six months, alongside higher marketing spending.
  • Research and development costs rose as labor and hosting expenses increased, offset by lower stock-based compensation.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations328
Usable filing statements92
Verified relationships6
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +11.8% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed +7.9 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed +7.0 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Input and raw-material costs has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
  • Labor availability and costs has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
  • Demand and volume has repeated favorable evidence across 3 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Diluted shares increased 2.4% in the latest annual period.
  • Product pipeline and R&D has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 155% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 24% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

166.53
6m+110.9%12m+84.6%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2022-01-31$1.3B+55.7%$-5.73+16.4%
2023-01-31$1.9B+42.9%$-5.16+6.7%
2024-01-31$2.3B+21.8%$-2.17+3.6%
2025-01-31$2.6B+15.3%$0.06+7.0%
2026-01-31$2.9B+11.8%$1.31+2.4%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Input and raw-material costsmixed · 5 filings
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued) Sales and Marketing Expenses Three Months Ended July 31, 2026 2025 $ Change % Change (dollars in millions) Sales and marketing $ 273 $ 246 $ 27 10 % Percentage o…
10-Q · Aug 27, 2026
Labor availability and costsmixed · 5 filings
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (continued) Sales and Marketing Expenses Three Months Ended July 31, 2026 2025 $ Change % Change (dollars in millions) Sales and marketing $ 273 $ 246 $ 27 10 % Percentage o…
10-Q · Aug 27, 2026
Product pipeline and R&Dmixed · 5 filings
Six months ended For the six months ended July 31, 2026, research and development expenses increased due to an increase in labor costs of $21 million and hosting fees of $8 million, offset by a decrease in stock-based compensation expense of $21 million.
10-Q · Aug 27, 2026
Credit and interest ratesnegative · 4 filings
Interest and Other, Net Three Months Ended July 31, 2026 2025 $ Change % Change (dollars in millions) Interest expense $ — $ (1) $ 1 (68) % Interest income and other, net 19 27 (8) (29) Interest and other, net $ 19 $ 26 $ (7) (27) % Six Months Ended July 31,…
10-Q · Aug 27, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 10.2× · EV/sales 9.9×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

166.53-2.6% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for OKTA. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment · baseline

Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing

10-Q filed 2026-05-29 against the comparable filing from 2025-05-28.

constructive
OperationsconstructiveEvidence score +3
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationpremium

What improved

  • Revenue increased 11.2% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin improved 1.7 percentage points.
  • Net income increased 19.4% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

  • Operating cash flow was 3.74x net income; review non-cash and one-time items before treating this as recurring conversion.

Filing receipts

Cost of Revenue, Gross Profit and Gross Margin Three Months Ended April 30, 2026 2025 $ Change % Change (dollars in millions) Cost of revenue: Subscription $ 150 $ 136 $ 14 9 % Professional services and other 20 19 1 6 Total cost of revenue $ 170 $ 155 $ 15 9 % Gross profit $ 595 $ 533 $ 62 12 % Gross margin: Subscription 80 % 80 % Professional services and other (33) (27) Total gross margin 78 % 77 % Three months ended For the three months ended April 30, 2026, cost of subscription revenue increased primarily due to an increase in hosting fees of $8 million and labor costs of $3 million.

Sales and Marketing Expenses Three Months Ended April 30, 2026 2025 $ Change % Change (dollars in millions) Sales and marketing $ 278 $ 237 $ 41 18 % Percentage of revenue 36 % 34 % Three months ended For the three months ended April 30, 2026, sales and marketing expenses increased primarily due to increases in labor costs of $30 million, marketing costs of $6 million and travel costs of $3 million, offset by a decrease in stock-based compensation expense of $3 million.

This practice reduces our equity dilution rate and impacts liquidity as our cash requirements for these obligations are primarily driven by the market price of our Class A common stock at the time of vesting.

Retrospective baseline calibration. It was generated after the filing date and is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind OKTA

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

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Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

OKTA is currently a Leader in the organic co-movement group Cybersecurity Software. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 1 filing-linked name are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.