Oklo Inc. (OKLO)
Oklo is a development-stage company aiming to build small, modular nuclear power plants to provide clean energy for data centres and industrial sites.
Is Oklo Inc. a good stock for a UK beginner?
The honest version: There's no rating here and nothing for sale. In its favour: Focuses on the high-growth sector of clean, reliable energy. Worth weighing: No current revenue or profit generation.
What does Oklo Inc. do?
Oklo is essentially a start-up in the nuclear energy space, working to design and deploy compact reactors that can generate electricity on a smaller scale than traditional power stations. Because they are still in the research and development phase, they aren't yet selling power or making a profit, which is why their financial margins are currently zero. Their progress in securing regulatory approvals and building a first operational reactor is what to keep tracking.
On our factor screen it looks strongest on value and quality, and weakest on momentum.
- !Pays no dividend - the whole return rides on the share price
- ✓Low debt - a sturdier balance sheet
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- Momentum screens low
- Income screens low
Does Oklo Inc. pay a dividend?
No - Oklo Inc. doesn't currently pay a dividend, so the whole return would rest on the share price. Plenty of growing companies reinvest their profits instead of paying them out - neither approach is better or worse, they're just different.
Does Oklo Inc. have more cash or more debt?
It holds about $2.47B in cash against about $3.96M of debt - so it has net cash of about $2.46B. More cash than debt is a cushion: it does not need to borrow just to cover what it owes.
From the latest reported balance sheet. Cash and debt levels change, and some borrowing is normal - this is context, not a judgment.
What do Oklo Inc.'s numbers mean?
How has it performed?
Growth of £1,000, the worst fall, and year by year
Over about 2 years to 2026-09-11. This is the share price only; any dividends would add to it. And it's the USD return - as a UK investor your actual £ return also moves with the exchange rate. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.
How much has Oklo Inc. actually fallen?
Over the last 2 years of daily prices, Oklo Inc. fell as much as −79% from a high to a later low. Falls like this are normal when you own a share.
Past falls are not a forecast - it can fall further, or recover.
How has it done year by year?
Calendar-year total return - the share price with dividends reinvested - from adjusted closing prices. The current year is only part-complete. Past returns are not a guide to the future.
A closer look at the numbers
Ownership, earnings history, where the money goes, and the outlook range
Does the share price tell you if it's cheap or expensive?
Who owns Oklo Inc.?
About 47% of Oklo Inc., or about 47 in every 100 shares, is held by big institutions such as pension and index funds, and company insiders hold about 15%. The rest, roughly 38%, is held by the public and smaller investors.
What this does and doesn't tell you
This is a recent snapshot of the share register, and it moves. We don't read anything into who owns what - a high institutional share is common for any large listed company and is not a signal about it.
Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.
Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.
How much money does Oklo Inc. make?
Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.
When does Oklo Inc. report earnings, and how did recent quarters go?
Oklo Inc. is next scheduled to report on about 2026-11-10 - dates can move, and we don't predict results; this just tells you when to look.
‘Beat’ and ‘missed’ are against what analysts expected, not whether the business is doing well.
| Reported | Expected EPS: The earnings per share analysts expected for the quarter - the average of their forecasts. 'Beating' or 'missing' is measured against this number. | Actual EPS | vs expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | $-0.16 | $-0.28 | Missed -75% |
| 2026-03-17 | $-0.17 | $-0.27 | Missed -63% |
| 2025-11-11 | $-0.12 | $-0.20 | Missed -61% |
| 2025-08-11 | $-0.11 | $-0.18 | Missed -70% |
| 2025-05-13 | $-0.10 | $-0.07 | Beat +33% |
| 2025-03-24 | $-0.07 | $-0.09 | Missed -23% |
Across the last 6 quarters here, Oklo Inc. came in ahead of what analysts expected 1 time. One quarter is noise, not a trend.
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Where these figures come from
Each quarter a company reports its results against a consensus of analyst forecasts. The figures here are reported versus expected earnings per share from published results; the expectation is that analyst consensus, not our view. Report dates are estimates and can move.
What are the scenarios for Oklo Inc.?
An illustrative range for the year ahead — not a prediction or a price target.
What are the pros, cons and common questions?
The case each way, and the questions people ask
Commercial viability proven with multiple signed contracts for energy delivery.
Technology fails to gain commercial traction or faces insurmountable safety regulations.
What are the pros and cons of Oklo Inc.?
A balance check, not a score or verdict.
- Focuses on the high-growth sector of clean, reliable energy.
- Addresses the massive power needs of modern data centres.
- Innovative approach to modular nuclear technology.
- No current revenue or profit generation.
- High reliance on future regulatory approvals.
- Significant cash requirements to reach commercialisation.
- Strict and lengthy nuclear safety regulations.
- Potential for long delays in construction and deployment.
- High sensitivity to market sentiment due to the speculative nature of the business.
The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.
- A permanent rejection of their reactor design by regulators.
- A sudden shift in energy policy that makes nuclear power unviable.
Common questions about Oklo Inc.
Does Oklo Inc. pay a dividend?
No - Oklo Inc. does not currently pay a dividend, so the return would rest on the share price. Many growing companies reinvest profits instead of paying them out.
When does Oklo Inc. report earnings next?
Oklo Inc. is next scheduled to report results on about 2026-11-10. Report dates are estimates and can move; this is a diary note for when to look, not a forecast of the outcome.
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This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-02 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.