Okta shares rose 4% in extended trading on Tuesday after the identity software maker reported fiscal results that exceeded Wall Street projections.
Here's how the company did in comparison with LSEG consensus:
Earnings per share: 91 cents adjusted vs. 84 cents expected
91 cents adjusted vs. 84 cents expected Revenue: $728 million vs. $711.8 million expected
Okta's revenue grew about 13% year over year in the fiscal second quarter, which ended on July 31, according to a statement. Net income of $67 million, or 37 cents per share, was up from $29 million, or 15 cents per share, in the same quarter last year.
In May, Okta adjusted its guidance to reflect macroeconomic uncertainty. But business has been going well, said Todd McKinnon, Okta's co-founder and CEO, in an interview with CNBC on Tuesday.
"It was much better than we thought," McKinnon said. "Yeah, the results speak for themselves."
U.S. government customers are being more careful about signing up for deals after President Donald Trump launched the Department of Government Efficiency in January.
"But even under that additional review, we did really well," McKinnon said.
Net retention rate, a metric to show growth with existing customers, came to 106% in the quarter, unchanged from three months ago.