Okta (OKTA) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026)
Okta's Share-based Compensation came in at $114 million for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), down 20.8% from $144 million a year earlier and down 2.6% from the prior quarter.
Okta (OKTA) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Okta reported Share-based Compensation of $503 million, down 6.5% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026), it was $544 million, down 3.7% from FY2025.
- Share-based Compensation carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 22.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Share-based Compensation was $565 million in FY2025 (-17.4%), $684 million in FY2024 (+1.0%), $677 million in FY2023 (+19.6%) and $566 million in FY2022 (+190.3%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure represents the lowest quarterly Share-based Compensation since fiscal Q1 2022.
- Year-over-year, Share-based Compensation increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 10.4%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Share-based Compensation over five years came in fiscal Q3 2022 (growth of 190.3%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2025 (a decline of 21.5%).
- Business Quant data shows OKTA's Share-based Compensation at $117 million (Q1 2027), $134 million (Q4 2026) and $138 million (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Stock Comp. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 305.41 Bn | 290.49 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 460.00 Mn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 258.16 Bn | 238.60 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 376.91 Mn |
| 3 | Fortinet | 127.25 Bn | 113.18 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 79.30 Mn |
| 4 | Snowflake | 118.44 Bn | 105.76 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 423.58 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.25 Bn | 77.89 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 220.25 Mn |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.94 Bn | 29.46 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 144.00 Mn |
| 7 | MongoDB | 33.06 Bn | 23.53 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 148.94 Mn |
| 8 | Okta | 32.62 Bn | 22.72 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 114.00 Mn |
| 9 | Zscaler | 31.48 Bn | 17.60 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Baidu | 29.71 Bn | -43.91 Bn | 1.47 Mn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 114.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 117.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 134.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 138.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 144.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 128.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 131.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 135.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 148.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 151.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 161.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 172.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 185.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 166.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 164.00 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 172.00 Mn |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 170.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 171.00 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 158.39 Mn |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 155.79 Mn |
Okta Share-based Compensation API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=OKTA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "share-based-compensation", "ticker": "OKTA", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=share-based-compensation&ticker=OKTA&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();