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Kodiak AI (KDK) AI Stock Analysis

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Kodiak AI

(NASDAQ:KDK)

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Rating:48Neutral
Price Target:$1.50â–²(26.05% Upside)
Action:reiterated
Date:11/07/26

The score is held down primarily by very weak financial performance—large operating losses and heavy cash burn—alongside bearish technicals with the price well below key moving averages. Offsetting these risks, the latest earnings call showed strong operational progress and improved burn guidance, but profitability and funding uncertainty keep the overall rating below average.

Positive Factors
Recurring Revenue GrowthRapid revenue growth led by recurring Driver-as-a-Service activity indicates increasing commercial adoption of Kodiak’s autonomous trucking platform. A recurring model can improve revenue visibility and operating leverage as deployments expand, supporting a more durable business foundation over the next several quarters.
Negative Factors
Severe Operating LossesOperating losses remain extremely large relative to the company’s revenue base, showing that current deployment activity is not yet producing sustainable operating leverage. Continued investment may support growth, but the scale of losses leaves profitability dependent on substantial future revenue expansion and cost control.

Kodiak AI (KDK) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)

-100%-75%-50%-25%0%25%50%75%KDK-82.34%SPY+14.28%Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26Oct '26Nov '26
Market Cap
$242.86M
Dividend Yield
―
Average Volume (3M)
4.91M
Price to Earnings (P/E)
-3.3
Beta (1Y)
0.53
Revenue Growth
1114.42%
EPS Growth
90.26%
Country
US
Employees
342
Sector
General
Sector Strength
55
Industry
Software - Infrastructure

Kodiak AI Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description

Kodiak AI, Inc. specializes in engineering sophisticated software solutions that deliver AI-powered ground autonomy. This technology enables various vehicles to navigate independently across diverse environments, encompassing highways, urban streets,...

Kodiak AI Earnings Call Summary

Earnings Call Date:Nov 05, 2026(Q3-2026)|% Change Since:25.13%|Next Earnings Date:Mar 09, 2027
Earnings Call SentimentPositive

The call was strongly positive, with operational and commercial milestones, rapid progress toward the targeted year-end unsupervised launch, 286% year-over-year revenue growth, expanding customer commitments, and improved full-year free cash flow burn guidance significantly outweighing the reported operating losses, negative cash flow, remaining launch work, and uncertainty around future financing and defense awards.

Positive Updates

Record Operational Quarter and 99% Autonomy Readiness
Management described Q3 as Kodiak's strongest quarter yet. The autonomy readiness measure increased 8 percentage points from 91% in Q2 to 99%, with the company remaining confident in achieving its targeted year-end unsupervised autonomous long-haul launch.

Negative Updates

Significant Operating Loss
GAAP operating loss for Q3 was $50.4 million. Non-GAAP operating loss was $41.6 million, primarily reflecting continued investment in research and development and operational capabilities as Kodiak expands commercial deployments and prepares for unsupervised autonomous long-haul operations.

Company Guidance

For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, Kodiak expects unsupervised autonomous truck deployments to increase to mid-40s and expects free cash flow of negative $42 million to negative $44 million; full year 2026 free cash flow burn guidance is negative $153 million to negative $155 million, compared with the previous range of negative $155 million to negative $162 million. Kodiak is targeting 200 Kodiak-powered unsupervised autonomous trucks in commercial operations by the end of 2027, expects over $50 million of annualized run rate revenue exiting 2027, and expects to scale to 5,000 trucks exiting 2029, generating over $1 billion in annualized run rate revenue with the goal of achieving free cash flow breakeven that year. Atlas’ initial 100 truck commitment is expected to be completed by the end of the first half of 2027, while unsupervised deployments on International LT trucks are slated to begin in the second half of 2027.

Kodiak AI Financial Statement Overview

Summary

Revenue growth is strong (+30.7% TTM) and net loss improved materially versus the prior annual period, but fundamentals remain weak: negative gross profit, extreme operating losses, and deeply negative operating/free cash flow with large ongoing burn. Balance sheet leverage looks modest in the latest TTM, yet the recent history of negative equity and the scale of cash burn keep financing and execution risk elevated.

Income Statement

18Very Negative

Balance Sheet

46Neutral

Cash Flow

12Very Negative
Financial statement breakdown
BreakdownTTMDec 2025Dec 2024Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue9.35M3.80M14.93M16.95M00
Gross Profit-18.27M-20.97M14.93M16.95M00
EBITDA-135.44M-578.18M-59.89M-47.41M-35.67M-30.45M
Net Income-14.18M-585.52M-69.46M-56.95M49.31M15.85M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets158.50M159.41M35.56M46.29M1.01B417.42K
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments113.64M120.67M16.71M27.76M00
Total Debt5.78M36.44M41.73M42.33M233.24K181.86K
Total Liabilities86.69M219.27M286.40M233.39M61.15M404.92K
Stockholders Equity71.81M-59.87M-250.84M-187.10M952.33M12.50K
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow-145.46M-116.47M-54.15M-47.11M-2.21M-1.41M
Operating Cash Flow-123.07M-94.44M-50.96M-43.84M-2.21M-1.41M
Investing Cash Flow-103.04M-91.43M-3.21M17.28M0-1.00B
Financing Cash Flow110.79M219.93M43.13M12.03M1.50M1.00B

Kodiak AI Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis SentimentNegative
Last Price1.19

Price Trends

50DMA2.13Negative
100DMA3.29Negative
200DMA5.65Negative

Market Momentum

MACD-0.23Negative
RSI40.39Neutral
STOCH62.89Neutral

Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For KDK, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 1.19 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 1.20, below the 50-day MA of 2.13, and below the 200-day MA of 5.65, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.23 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 40.39 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 62.89 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for KDK.

Kodiak AI Risk Analysis

Kodiak AI disclosed 56 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Kodiak AI reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.

Higher RiskSector Avg.Lower RiskFinance & CorporateTech & InnovationLegal & RegulatoryProductionAbility to SellMacro & Political
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy

Latest Risks Added

3 New Risks
1.collateral consequences, remedial measures and legal expenses, all of which may adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations and also our reputation.Q2, 2026
2.investigations, litigation, or penalties, any of which may adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.Q2, 2026
3.property rights and prevent third parties from violating our intellectual property rights may be costly and time-consuming, or less effective than anticipated.Q1, 2026

Kodiak AI Peers Comparison

Overall Rating

UnderperformOutperform
Sector (55)

Financial Indicators

KDK against its peers
NameOverall RatingMarket CapP/E RatioROEDividend YieldRevenue GrowthEPS Growth
DUOTDUOT71Outperform$163.97M5.0738.91%―63.98%―
Sector *55Neutral$6.65B3.83-15.92%6.20%10.91%7.18%
MRTMRT54Neutral$180.69M-5.3441.80%―110.30%57.62%
KDKKDK48Neutral$246.94M-3.3114.62%―1114.42%90.26%
ENRDENRD37Underperform$290.44M25.793.57%――-19.23%

* General Sector Average

Performance Comparison

-50%0%50%KDKDUOTMRTENRDDec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26Oct '26Nov '26
KDK and its peers over the selected period
Show on chartTickerCompany NamePriceChange% Change
KDKKodiak Ai, Inc.1.19-5.33-81.75%
DUOTDuos Technologies Group Inc5.48-3.51-39.04%
MRTMarti Technologies Inc2.02-0.32-13.68%
ENRDEinride Ab Sponsored Adr2.09-8.79-80.79%
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Date of analysis: Nov 07, 2026