Okta, Inc. (OKTA)
Okta is the digital gatekeeper that helps employees and customers securely log into the apps they use every day.
Is Okta, Inc. a good stock for a UK beginner?
The honest version: There's no rating here and nothing for sale. In its favour: High gross margins show a very efficient core business model. Worth weighing: High current price-to-earnings ratio suggests the shares are priced for perfection.
Is this normal for this company?
Each figure against the range this same company has produced recently. Neither end of a range is the good end.
Share price divided by the earnings actually reported over the four most recent quarters. The range is the same calculation at each of this company's last few results, so roughly the past year.
Profit as a share of sales, from the company's own quarterly statements. The range covers the 5 quarters we hold, and the figure shown is its most recent one.
How these ranges are built
Every number here is the company's own reported figure, not a comparison with other companies. The ranges come from this company's own results and its share price. Where it reports in a different currency from the one its shares trade in, the price-to-earnings range is left out rather than mixing the two.
What does Okta, Inc. do?
Think of Okta as a master key for the internet; it provides a single, secure way for people to sign into various work and personal software without needing dozens of different passwords. They make their money through subscription fees paid by businesses that need to manage access for their staff and customers. How well they keep growing their customer base while fending off tech giants offering similar security tools is what to follow.
On our factor screen it looks strongest on momentum and quality, and weakest on income.
- !Pays no dividend - the whole return rides on the share price
- ✓Growing - revenue up about 11% over the year
- !High P/E of 108 - big growth is already priced in
- ✓Low debt - a sturdier balance sheet
- Momentum screens high
- Value screens low
- Income screens low
Does Okta, Inc. pay a dividend?
No - Okta, 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 Okta, Inc. have more cash or more debt?
It holds about $2.59B in cash against about $411.00M of debt - so it has net cash of about $2.18B. 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 Okta, 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 Okta, Inc. actually fallen?
Over the last 2 years of daily prices, Okta, Inc. fell as much as −51% 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 Okta, Inc.?
About 99% of Okta, Inc., or about 99 in every 100 shares, is held by big institutions such as pension and index funds, and company insiders hold about 1%. The rest, roughly 1%, 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 Okta, Inc. make?
Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.
Where does each £100 of Okta, Inc.'s sales go?
A rough split of the latest full-year figures: of every £100 of sales, about £23 covers making the product or service, £69 goes on running costs, tax and interest, and about £8 is left as profit. Margins vary a lot by industry, and one-off items can distort a single year.
When does Okta, Inc. report earnings, and how did recent quarters go?
Okta, Inc. is next scheduled to report on about 2026-12-01 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | $0.96 | $1.05 | Beat +9% |
| 2026-05-28 | $0.85 | $0.91 | Beat +7% |
| 2026-03-04 | $0.85 | $0.90 | Beat +6% |
| 2025-12-02 | $0.76 | $0.82 | Beat +8% |
| 2025-08-26 | $0.85 | $0.91 | Beat +8% |
| 2025-05-27 | $0.77 | $0.86 | Beat +11% |
Across the last 6 quarters here, Okta, Inc. came in ahead of what analysts expected 6 times. One quarter is noise, not a trend.
See who else reports over the next two weeks →
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 Okta, 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
Becoming the industry standard for global digital identity.
Major tech platforms integrating identity services for free.
What are the pros and cons of Okta, Inc.?
A balance check, not a score or verdict.
- High gross margins show a very efficient core business model.
- Essential service that is difficult for companies to stop using once installed.
- Strong brand recognition in the cybersecurity space.
- High current price-to-earnings ratio suggests the shares are priced for perfection.
- No dividend payments, meaning returns rely entirely on share price growth.
- Growth has slowed compared to earlier years.
- Cybersecurity firms are prime targets for hackers, and a breach could be catastrophic.
- Large tech companies could bundle similar identity tools into their existing software suites.
- Economic downturns might lead businesses to cut back on software spending.
The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.
- A sustained drop in revenue growth below 5%.
- A major, publicised security failure that causes customers to leave.
Common questions about Okta, Inc.
Does Okta, Inc. pay a dividend?
No - Okta, 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 Okta, Inc. report earnings next?
Okta, Inc. is next scheduled to report results on about 2026-12-01. 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.