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OKLO

Analysis as of: 2026-01-13

Oklo Inc.

Oklo is developing small advanced nuclear power plants, nuclear fuel recycling, and a radioisotope business via its Atomic Alchemy subsidiary.

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Summary

Meta-backed campus boosts bankability, not timelines

Demand for firm clean power is real and accelerating, and recent buyer-backed funding improves project certainty. The investment case still hinges on converting milestones into operating assets before dilution dominates.

Analysis

Thesis

Oklo’s 5-year upside is surviving FOAK risk while converting hyperscaler “firm power” demand into financeable multi-site builds; if it reaches first on-time operations and a repeatable 75–100 MWe product by 2031, the equity can be valued as a scarce compute-era baseload platform rather than a one-off nuclear project.

Last Economy Alignment

AI makes electricity (firm, sovereign, 24/7) a binding constraint; Oklo is building directly for that constraint, with contract-led financing and reusable licensing artifacts.

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Opportunity Outlook

Average Implied 5-Year Multiple

2.4x (from 5 most recent analyses)

Reasoning

Oklo is already priced for scale, so the 5-year question is whether it converts today’s “AI power urgency” into bankable projects without losing control of timelines and dilution. The Meta-backed Ohio campus plus DOE execution pathways improve commercial credibility, but 2031 is still early in the fleet curve. If Oklo has multiple operating units and a repeatable build recipe by then, the market can keep valuing it as a growth platform with a long runway beyond 2031.

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Risk Assessment

Overall Risk Summary

Oklo’s equity outcome is dominated by (1) licensing/authorization timing, (2) FOAK cost and schedule control, and (3) financing mix (project capital vs equity dilution). Even with strong demand signals, missing the 2028–2030 window for first meaningful operations would likely compress the market’s willingness to pay for long-dated optionality.

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Trends

Key Changes

Jan 9, 2026: Meta agreement supports development of a 1.2 GW Ohio campus; first phase targeted ~2030.
Jan 7, 2026: DOE OTA signed to advance a radioisotope pilot facility under DOE framework.
Narrative shifted modestly from “pipeline optionality” toward “bankability” due to prepay-style funding mechanisms.

Thesis update

Commercial credibility improved with a large buyer-backed development mechanism; core thesis remains execution- and licensing-gated.

Forecast update

Explicitly reflected that 2031 is still early in the operating ramp; upside remains, but valuation leaves less room for error.

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Third Party Analyst Consensus

12-Month Price Target

$110.93

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