Okta Announces Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Results
SAN FRANCISCO--( BUSINESS WIRE)--Okta, Inc. (Nasdaq: OKTA), the leading independent identity partner, today announced financial results for its third quarter ended October 31, 2025.
“We delivered another quarter of solid results highlighted by continued strength with large customers, adoption of new products like Okta Identity Governance, and strong cash flow,” said Todd McKinnon, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Okta. “Our modern, neutral identity platform enables companies to safely build, manage, and govern every identity, including agents. Okta secures AI and we are excited about the recent launch of Auth0 for AI Agents. AI agents are redefining how organizations work, and Okta is key to securing this technology transformation. We are confident in our strategy and excited to carry this momentum into the fourth quarter and beyond.”
Third Quarter Fiscal 2026 Financial Highlights:
The section titled "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" below contains a description of the non-GAAP financial measures, and reconciliations between GAAP and non-GAAP information are contained in the tables below.
Financial Outlook:
For Q4 and FY26 we continue to take a prudent approach to forward guidance that factors in current market conditions.
For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, the Company expects:
For the full year fiscal 2026, the Company now expects:
These statements are forward-looking and actual results may differ materially. Refer to the "Forward-Looking Statements" safe harbor below for information on the factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements.
Okta has not reconciled its forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP measures because certain items are out of Okta’s control or cannot be reasonably predicted. Accordingly, reconciliations for forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures are not available without unreasonable effort.
Webcast Information:
Okta will host a live video webcast at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time on December 2, 2025 to discuss the results and outlook. The prepared remarks and the news release with the financial results will be accessible from the Company’s website at investor.okta.com prior to the webcast. The live video webcast will be accessible from the Okta investor relations website at investor.okta.com. A replay will be available on the Okta investor relations website following the completion of the event.
Supplemental Financial and Other Information:
Supplemental financial and other information can be accessed through the Company’s investor relations website at investor.okta.com. Okta uses its investor.okta.com website and okta.com/blog websites (including the Security Blog, Okta Developer Blog and Auth0 Developer Blog) as a means of disclosing material non-public information, announcing upcoming investor conferences and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Accordingly, you should monitor our investor relations and okta.com/blog websites in addition to following our press releases, SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
This press release and the accompanying tables contain the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net margin, non-GAAP diluted net income per share, non-GAAP tax rate, free cash flow and free cash flow margin. Certain of these non-GAAP financial measures exclude stock-based compensation, non-cash charitable contributions, amortization of acquired intangibles, acquisition and integration-related expenses, restructuring costs related to severance and termination benefits and lease impairments in connection with the closing of certain leased facilities, certain non-ordinary course legal settlements and related expenses, amortization of debt issuance costs and gain on early extinguishment of debt. Acquisition and integration-related expenses include transaction costs and other non-recurring incremental costs incurred through the one-year anniversary of the transaction close.
Stock-based compensation is non-cash in nature and is generally fixed at the time the stock-based instrument is granted and amortized over a period of several years. Although stock-based compensation is an important aspect of the compensation of our employees and executives, the expense for the fair value of the stock-based instruments we use may bear little resemblance to the actual value realized upon the vesting or future exercise of the related stock-based awards. We believe excluding stock-based compensation provides meaningful supplemental information regarding the long-term performance of our core business and facilitates comparison of our results to those of peer companies.
We also exclude non-cash charitable contributions, amortization of acquired intangibles, acquisition and integration-related expenses, restructuring costs related to severance and termination benefits and lease impairments in connection with the closing of certain leased facilities, certain non-ordinary course legal settlements and related expenses, amortization of debt issuance costs and gain on early extinguishment of debt from the applicable non-GAAP financial measures because these adjustments are considered by management to be outside of our core operating results.
In addition to these exclusions, we subtract an assumed provision for income taxes to calculate non-GAAP net income. We use a fixed long-term projected tax rate of 26% in our computation of the non-GAAP income tax provision to provide better consistency across the reporting periods. The non-GAAP tax rate could be subject to change for a variety of reasons, including changes in tax laws and regulations, significant changes in our geographic earnings mix, or other changes to our strategy or business operations. We will periodically reevaluate the projected long-term tax rate, as necessary, for significant events based on our ongoing analysis of relevant tax law changes, material changes in the forecasted geographic earnings mix, and any significant acquisitions.
We define free cash flow, a non-GAAP financial measure, as net cash provided by operating activities, less cash used for purchases of property and equipment, net of sales proceeds, and capitalized software. Free cash flow margin is calculated as free cash flow divided by total revenue. We use free cash flow as a measure of financial progress in our business, as it balances operating results, cash management, and capital efficiency. We believe information regarding free cash flow provides investors and others with an important perspective on the cash available to make strategic acquisitions and investments, to fund ongoing operations, and to fund other capital expenditures. Free cash flow can be volatile and is sensitive to many factors, including changes in working capital and timing of capital expenditures. Working capital at any specific point in time is subject to many variables, including seasonality, the discretionary timing of expense payments, discounts offered by vendors, vendor payment terms, and fluctuations in foreign exchange rates.
We periodically reassess the components of our non-GAAP adjustments for changes in how we evaluate our performance and changes in how we make financial and operational decisions, and consider the use of these measures by our competitors and peers to ensure the adjustments remain relevant and meaningful.
Okta believes that non-GAAP financial information, when taken collectively with GAAP financial measures, may be helpful to investors because it provides consistency and comparability with past financial performance and assists in comparisons with other companies, some of which use similar non-GAAP financial information to supplement their GAAP results. The non-GAAP financial information is presented for supplemental informational purposes only, and should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP, and may be different from similarly-titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies.
The principal limitation of these non-GAAP financial measures is that they exclude significant expenses that are required by GAAP to be recorded in the Company’s financial statements. In addition, they are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgment by the Company's management about which expenses are excluded or included in determining these non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation is provided below for each non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable financial measure stated in accordance with GAAP.
Okta encourages investors to review the related GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, which it includes in press releases announcing quarterly financial results, including this press release, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate the Company’s business.
Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to, statements regarding our financial outlook, business strategy and plans, opportunities and positioning. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections. Words such as "expect," "anticipate," "should," "believe," "hope," "target," "project," "goals," "estimate," "potential," "predict," "may," "will," "might," "could," "intend," "shall" and variations of these terms and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond our control. For example, macroeconomic conditions have in the past and could in the future reduce demand for our solutions; we and our third-party service providers have in the past and could in the future experience cybersecurity incidents; we may be unable to manage or sustain our revenue growth and profitability; our financial resources may be insufficient to effectively compete in our market; we may be unable to attract new customers, or retain or sell additional solutions to existing customers; we may fail to maintain strategic partnerships to promote or enhance our solutions; we may experience challenges successfully expanding our existing marketing and sales capabilities, including further specializing our go-to-market organization; customer growth has slowed in recent periods and could continue to decelerate in the future; we could experience interruptions or performance problems associated with our technology, including a service outage; and we and our third-party service providers have failed, or were perceived as having failed, to fully comply with various privacy and security provisions to which we are subject, and similar incidents could occur in the future. Further information on potential factors that could affect our financial results is included in our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements included in this press release represent our views only as of the date of this press release and we assume no obligation and do not intend to update these forward-looking statements.
About Okta
Okta, Inc. is The World’s Identity Company™. We secure identity, so everyone is free to safely use any technology. Our customer and workforce solutions empower businesses and developers to use the power of identity to drive security, efficiencies, and success — all while protecting their users, employees, and partners. Learn why the world’s leading brands trust Okta for authentication, authorization, and more at okta.com.
OKTA, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(dollars in millions, shares in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended
October 31,
Nine Months Ended
October 31,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Revenue:
Subscription
$
724
$
651
$
2,108
$
1,886
Professional services and other
18
14
50
42
Total revenue
742
665
2,158
1,928
Cost of revenue:
Subscription (1)
147
140
430
407
Professional services and other (1)
23
17
63
53
Total cost of revenue
170
157
493
460
Gross profit
572
508
1,665
1,468
Operating expenses:
Research and development (1)
160
158
474
485
Sales and marketing (1)
271
256
754
730
General and administrative (1)
118
110
334
335
Total operating expenses
549
524
1,562
1,550
Operating income (loss)
23
(16
)
103
(82
)
Interest expense
(1
)
(1
)
(3
)
(4
)
Interest income and other, net
28
26
85
82
Gain on early extinguishment of debt
—
16
—
19
Interest and other, net
27
41
82
97
Income before provision for income taxes
50
25
185
15
Provision for income taxes
7
9
13
10
Net income
$
43
$
16
$
172
$
5
Net income per share, basic
$
0.24
$
0.09
$
0.98
$
0.03
Net income (loss) per share, diluted
$
0.24
$
0.00
$
0.96
$
(0.08
)
Weighted-average shares used to compute net income per share, basic
176,524
170,217
175,399
168,775
Weighted-average shares used to compute net income (loss) per share, diluted
178,402
170,673
179,393
169,768
(1)
Amounts include stock-based compensation expense as follows:
Three Months Ended
October 31,
Nine Months Ended
October 31,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Cost of subscription revenue
$
19
$
20
$
57
$
61
Cost of professional services and other
3
3
8
9
Research and development
49
49
147
168
Sales and marketing
33
33
100
99
General and administrative
34
30
98
97
Total stock-based compensation expense
$
138
$
135
$
410
$
434
OKTA, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in millions)
(unaudited)
October 31,
January 31,
2025
2025
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
645
$
409
Short-term investments
1,818
2,114
Accounts receivable, net of allowances
463
621
Deferred commissions
155
140
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
120
132
Total current assets
3,201
3,416
Property and equipment, net
40
43
Operating lease right-of-use assets
64
74
Deferred commissions, noncurrent
280
267
Intangible assets, net
106
138
Goodwill
5,487
5,448
Other assets
51
51
Total assets
$
9,229
$
9,437
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
13
$
13
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
91
103
Accrued compensation
173
207
Convertible senior notes, net
350
509
Deferred revenue
1,557
1,691
Total current liabilities
2,184
2,523
Convertible senior notes, net, noncurrent
—
349
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent
73
94
Deferred revenue, noncurrent
29
27
Other liabilities, noncurrent
50
39
Total liabilities
2,336
3,032
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock
—
—
Class A common stock
—
—
Class B common stock
—
—
Additional paid-in capital
9,519
9,219
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
4
(12
)
Accumulated deficit
(2,630
)
(2,802
)
Total stockholders’ equity
6,893
6,405
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
9,229
$
9,437
OKTA, INC.
SUMMARY OF CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(dollars in millions)
(unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
October 31,
2025
2024
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income
$
172
$
5
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Stock-based compensation
410
434
Depreciation and amortization
72
73
Amortization of deferred commissions
117
95
Deferred income taxes
7
(2
)
Gain on early extinguishment of debt
—
(19
)
Other, net
3
(1
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
154
94
Deferred commissions
(138
)
(97
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
17
(60
)
Operating lease right-of-use assets
14
16
Accounts payable
(1
)
(1
)
Accrued compensation
(38
)
(21
)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
(9
)
44
Operating lease liabilities
(22
)
(26
)
Deferred revenue
(132
)
(70
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
626
464
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capitalized software
(8
)
(11
)
Purchases of property and equipment
(7
)
(7
)
Purchases of securities available-for-sale and other
(1,056
)
(1,253
)
Proceeds from maturities and redemption of securities available-for-sale
1,347
1,187
Proceeds from sales of securities available-for-sale and other
3
3
Payments for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
(56
)
(56
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
223
(137
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments upon maturity and repurchases of convertible senior notes
(510
)
(280
)
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards
(148
)
(113
)
Proceeds from settlement of capped calls related to convertible senior notes
2
—
Proceeds from stock option exercises
11
17
Proceeds from shares issued in connection with employee stock purchase plan
23
24
Net cash used in financing activities
(622
)
(352
)
Effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
9
1
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
236
(24
)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
415
342
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
$
651
$
318
OKTA, INC.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Data
(dollars in millions, shares in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Non-GAAP Gross Profit and Non-GAAP Gross Margin
We define non-GAAP gross profit and non-GAAP gross margin as GAAP gross profit and GAAP gross margin, adjusted for stock-based compensation expense included in cost of revenue, amortization of acquired intangibles and acquisition and integration-related expenses.
Three Months Ended
October 31,
Nine Months Ended
October 31,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Gross profit
$
572
$
508
$
1,665
$
1,468
Add:
Stock-based compensation expense included in cost of revenue
22
23
65
70
Amortization of acquired intangibles
10
10
31
34
Non-GAAP gross profit
$
604
$
541
$
1,761
$
1,572
Gross margin
77
%
76
%
77
%
76
%
Non-GAAP gross margin
81
%
81
%
82
%
82
%
Non-GAAP Operating Income and Non-GAAP Operating Margin
We define non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP operating margin as GAAP operating income (loss) and GAAP operating margin, adjusted for stock-based compensation expense, non-cash charitable contributions, amortization of acquired intangibles, acquisition and integration-related expenses, restructuring costs related to severance and termination benefits and lease impairments in connection with the closing of certain leased facilities and certain non-ordinary course legal settlements and related expenses.
Three Months Ended
October 31,
Nine Months Ended
October 31,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Operating income (loss)
$
23
$
(16
)
$
103
$
(82
)
Add:
Stock-based compensation expense
138
135
410
434
Non-cash charitable contributions
—
1
—
5
Amortization of acquired intangibles
16
18
50
55
Acquisition and integration-related expenses
1
—
1
—
Legal settlements and related expenses
—
—
—
7
Non-GAAP operating income
$
178
$
138
$
564
$
419
Operating margin
3
%
(2
)%
5
%
(4
)%
Non-GAAP operating margin
24
%
21
%
26
%
22
%
Non-GAAP Net Income, Non-GAAP Net Margin and Non-GAAP Diluted Net Income Per Share
We define non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net margin as GAAP net income and GAAP net margin, adjusted for stock-based compensation expense, non-cash charitable contributions, amortization of acquired intangibles, acquisition and integration-related expenses, amortization of debt issuance costs, gain on early extinguishment of debt, restructuring costs related to severance and termination benefits and lease impairments in connection with the closing of certain leased facilities and certain non-ordinary course legal settlements and related expenses. In addition, we subtract an assumed provision for income taxes to calculate non-GAAP net income. We use a fixed long-term projected tax rate of 26% in our computation of the non-GAAP income tax provision to provide better consistency across the reporting periods.
We define non-GAAP diluted net income per share, as non-GAAP net income divided by GAAP weighted-average shares used to compute net income per share, basic, adjusted for the potentially dilutive effect of (i) employee equity incentive plans, excluding the impact of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense, and (ii) convertible senior notes outstanding. In addition, non-GAAP net income per share, diluted, includes the impact of our capped call agreements on convertible senior notes outstanding. The capped call agreements are intended to offset potential dilution to our Class A common stock upon any conversion or settlement of the convertible senior notes under certain circumstances. Accordingly, we did not record any adjustments for the potential impact of the convertible senior notes outstanding under the if-converted method.
Three Months Ended
October 31,
Nine Months Ended
October 31,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Net income
$
43
$
16
$
172
$
5
Add:
Stock-based compensation expense
138
135
410
434
Non-cash charitable contributions
—
1
—
5
Amortization of acquired intangibles
16
18
50
55
Acquisition and integration-related expenses
1
—
1
—
Amortization of debt issuance costs
—
1
1
2
Gain on early extinguishment of debt
—
(16
)
—
(19
)
Legal settlements and related expenses
—
—
—
7
Tax adjustment
(46
)
(34
)
(155
)
(120
)
Non-GAAP net income
$
152
$
121
$
479
$
369
Net margin
6
%
2
%
8
%
—
%
Non-GAAP net margin
20
%
18
%
22
%
19
%
Weighted-average shares used to compute net income per share, basic
176,524
170,217
175,399
168,775
Non-GAAP weighted-average effect of potentially dilutive securities
8,234
11,732
9,002
12,815
Non-GAAP weighted-average shares used to compute non-GAAP net income per share, diluted
184,758
181,949
184,401
181,590
Net income (loss) per share, diluted
$
0.24
$
0.00
$
0.96
$
(0.08
)
Non-GAAP net income per share, diluted
$
0.82
$
0.67
$
2.60
$
2.03
OKTA, INC.
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures
(dollars in millions)
(unaudited)
Free Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow Margin
We define free cash flow, a non-GAAP financial measure, as net cash provided by operating activities, less cash used for purchases of property and equipment, net of sales proceeds, and capitalized software. Free cash flow margin is calculated as free cash flow divided by total revenue.
Three Months Ended
October 31,
Nine Months Ended
October 31,
2025
2024
2025
2024
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
218
$
159
$
626
$
464
Less:
Purchases of property and equipment
(4
)
(1
)
(7
)
(7
)
Capitalized software
(3
)
(4
)
(8
)
(11
)
Free cash flow
$
211
$
154
$
611
$
446
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
$
105
$
(99
)
$
223
$
(137
)
Net cash used in financing activities
$
(555
)
$
(265
)
$
(622
)
$
(352
)
Operating cash flow margin
29
%
24
%
29
%
24
%
Free cash flow margin
28
%
23
%
28
%
23
%