For the full year 2027, the company expects total revenue of $3.17 billion to $3.19 billion, in line with an estimated $3.17 billion, and adjusted and diluted net income per share of $3.74 to $3.82, beating an estimate of $3.67.

  • For Q4, the company reported total revenue of $761 million, marking a growth of 11% year-over-year.
  • Subscription backlog was $4.827 billion, marking an increase of 15% year-over-year.
  • The company ended the quarter with cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments of $2.553 billion.

Shares of Okta Inc. (OKTA) rose 2% after hours on Wednesday after the company forecast full fiscal 2027 revenue and earnings higher than Wall Street expectations, following a positive fourth quarter report.

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The cloud-based identity and access management platform reported Q4 total revenue of $761 million, marking a growth of 11% year-over-year, and above an analyst estimate of $749.50 million, as per Fiscal.ai.

Subscription backlog was $4.827 billion, marking an increase of 15% year-over-year. Of this, $2.5 billion is expected to be recognized over the next 12 months, the company said.

Adjusted and diluted earnings per share in the quarter was $0.90, above an estimated $0.85. The company ended the quarter with cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments of $2.553 billion.

Okta’s Outlook

For the first-quarter (Q1) of fiscal 2027, the company expects total revenue of $749 million to $753 million, and adjusted and diluted net income of $0.84 to $0.86. Analysts were expecting revenue of $754.98 million, and earnings per share of $0.87.

For the full year, Okta expects total revenue of $3.17 billion to $3.19 billion, in line with an estimated $3.17 billion. Meanwhile, the company said it expects adjusted and diluted net income per share of $3.74 to $3.82, beating an estimate of $3.67.

“Large deals, large customers,” CEO Todd McKinnon said when asked about the two things driving Okta.

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OKTA stock has dropped 34% over the past 12 months. 

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