Oklo Inc.

The following tables set forth our condensed consolidated results of operations for the periods indicated. The period-over-period comparison of financial results is not necessarily indicative of future results.

Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 and 2025

The following table sets forth our condensed consolidated financial results for the periods indicated, and the changes between periods:

Percentage changes that are considered not meaningful are denoted with “NM.”

Research and Development

R&D expenses increased by $19.2 million from 2025 to 2026 as presented above, primarily driven by increases in employee compensation expenses of $5.8 million, and professional services of $5.8 million. The increase in employee compensation expenses was primarily driven by an increase in headcount of approximately 85 employees from the prior year comparable period, and an increase in stock-based compensation costs of $6.5 million. The increase in professional services was primarily driven by an increase in costs from third-party service providers for consulting and engineering services.

General and Administrative

G&A expenses increased by $14.2 million from 2025 to 2026 as presented above, primarily driven by increases in employee compensation expenses of $3.4 million and professional services of $3.0 million. The increase in employee compensation expenses was primarily driven by an increase in headcount of approximately 51 employees from the prior year comparable period, and an increase in stock-based compensation costs of $6.8 million. The increase in professional services was primarily driven by an increase in costs for professional services for accounting and consulting services.

Other Income

Interest and dividend income increased by $17.7 million from 2025 to 2026 as presented above, primarily driven by an increase in our cash, cash equivalents and marketable debt securities balances from the prior year period as a result of equity issuances.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2026, our cash, cash equivalents, and marketable debt securities were $2,536.9 million. We continue to incur significant operating losses. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, we had a net loss of $33.1 million, loss from operations of $51.2 million, and net cash used in operating activities of $17.9 million. As of March 31, 2026, we had an accumulated deficit of $273.8 million. Management expects that significant on-going operating expenditures will be necessary to successfully implement our business plan, develop our powerhouses, fuel recycling facilities and fuel fabrication technology, acquire fuel for those powerhouses and recycling facilities, and expand our radioisotope business.

We will utilize our existing cash, cash equivalents, and marketable debt securities to fund our powerhouses, radioisotopes and fuel businesses, operations, and growth plans, and we believe that our existing cash, cash equivalents, and marketable debt securities will be sufficient to fund our operations for the one-year period following the issuance date of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2026.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2026.

Commitments and Contractual Obligations

We did not have any material commitments or contractual obligations as of March 31, 2026.

Cash Flows Comparison

A summary of our consolidated sources and uses of cash and cash equivalents, was as follows:

Operating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities was $17.9 million in 2026, compared to $12.2 million in 2025. The $5.7 million increase in net cash used in operating activities from 2025 to 2026 was primarily driven by operating expenses as we continue to scale our operations, consisting of $22.7 million cash used for payroll and employee benefits of personnel and $16.4 million in other costs, primarily consisting of professional services for consulting on research and development activities, and legal and accounting fees on general and administrative activities. These increases were partially offset by $21.2 million in higher cash interest and dividend income, resulting from our increased balance of cash, cash equivalents and marketable debt securities.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $359.0 million in 2026 compared to net cash provided by investing activities of $6.1 million in 2025. The increase in net cash used in investing activities of $365.1 million from 2025 to 2026 was primarily from cash used for the purchase of marketable debt securities, offset from proceeds from redemptions, netting $321.2 million, capital expenditures related to deployment of our planned facilities of $32.8 million and purchases of other investments of $5.0 million.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $1,182.6 million in 2026 compared to net cash used in financing activities of $0.9 million in 2025. The increase in net cash provided by financing activities of $1,183.5 million from 2025 to 2026 was primarily from proceeds from the issuance and sale of shares of our common stock in connection with our ATM program of $1,181.9 million.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 provides a more complete discussion of our critical accounting policies and estimates.

Emerging Growth Company Status

The Company is classified as an emerging growth company (“EGC”), as defined under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”). Therefore, we are eligible to utilize certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not EGCs. We will retain EGC status until December 31, 2026.

Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts EGCs from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-EGCs, but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. We intend to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of the notes to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for additional information regarding recently adopted accounting standards and recently issued and not adopted accounting standards as of the date of this report.