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Datadog, Inc.

$221.21 +$87.44 (+65.37%)
NASDAQ · 11 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC
Previous Close
$221.72
Day Range
$218.28$225.31
Year Range
$98.01$292.72
Market Cap
78.74B
AVG Volume
5.33M
Trailing/Forward PE
444.91/74.68
PEG ratio
26.23
Dividend Yield
-
Next Earnings Date
2026-11-05
Primary Exchange
NASDAQUS
Revenue (USD)
0500M1B1.5B24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
DDOG Revenue (USD) by quarter
PeriodRevenue (USD)
26 Q21.12B
26 Q11.01B
25 Q4953.19M
25 Q3885.65M
25 Q2826.76M
25 Q1761.55M
24 Q4737.73M
24 Q3690.02M
24 Q2645.28M
24 Q1611.25M
Net Income (USD)
020M40M60M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
DDOG Net Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodNet Income (USD)
26 Q244.56M
26 Q152.57M
25 Q446.57M
25 Q333.88M
25 Q22.65M
25 Q124.64M
24 Q445.59M
24 Q351.7M
24 Q243.82M
24 Q142.63M
Operating Income (USD)
-40M-20M020M40M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
DDOG Operating Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
26 Q25.46M
26 Q17.33M
25 Q47.98M
25 Q3-5.81M
25 Q2-34.13M
25 Q1-12.42M
24 Q49.39M
24 Q320.28M
24 Q212.62M
24 Q112M
EBITDA (USD)
020M40M60M80M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
DDOG EBITDA (USD) by quarter
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
26 Q254.99M
26 Q178.92M
25 Q477.26M
25 Q352.09M
25 Q220.29M
25 Q144.2M
24 Q474.85M
24 Q370.69M
24 Q260.8M
24 Q159.61M
Cash Flows (USD)
0100M200M300M400M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
DDOG Cash Flows (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
26 Q2278.7M
26 Q1323.26M
25 Q4318.18M
25 Q3234.68M
25 Q2203.31M
25 Q1244.39M
24 Q4257.47M
24 Q3247.89M
24 Q2143.78M
24 Q1186.75M
EPS (USD)
00.050.10.1524 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
DDOG EPS (USD) by quarter
PeriodEPS (USD)
26 Q20.12
26 Q10.15
25 Q40.13
25 Q30.09
25 Q20.01
25 Q10.07
24 Q40.13
24 Q30.14
24 Q20.12
24 Q10.12
Expenses (USD)
-250M0250M500M750M1BR&DSG&ACapex24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
DDOG Expenses (USD) by quarter
PeriodExpenses (USD)
26 Q2913.05M
26 Q1800.87M
25 Q4767.88M
25 Q3731.51M
25 Q2691.47M
25 Q1643.29M
24 Q4592.54M
24 Q3512.57M
24 Q2529.6M
24 Q1514.48M
Cash & Debt (USD)
02B4B6BCashLong Term DebtShort Term Debt24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
DDOG Cash & Debt (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
26 Q24.99B
26 Q14.76B
25 Q44.47B
25 Q34.14B
25 Q23.91B
25 Q14.45B
24 Q44.19B
24 Q33.2B
24 Q22.96B
24 Q12.78B
Debt ratios
-20-15-10-5024 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
DDOG Debt ratios by quarter
PeriodDebt ratios
26 Q2-14.08
26 Q1-15.2
25 Q4-15.17
25 Q3-14.95
25 Q2-12.6
25 Q1-10.27
24 Q4-8.82
24 Q3-8.44
24 Q2-8.69
24 Q1-10.17
Margins
0%25%50%75%100%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
DDOG Margins by quarter
PeriodMargins
26 Q278.59%
26 Q179.21%
25 Q480.39%
25 Q380.08%
25 Q279.92%
25 Q179.3%
24 Q480.46%
24 Q380.04%
24 Q280.86%
24 Q181.99%
Return on Capital
0%0.5%1%1.5%2%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
DDOG Return on Capital by quarter
PeriodReturn on Capital
26 Q21.02%
26 Q11.32%
25 Q41.25%
25 Q30.99%
25 Q20.08%
25 Q10.84%
24 Q41.68%
24 Q31.97%
24 Q21.82%
24 Q11.94%
Shares Outstanding
0100M200M300M400M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
DDOG Shares Outstanding by quarter
PeriodShares Outstanding
26 Q2354.77M
26 Q1353.27M
25 Q4350.89M
25 Q3348.64M
25 Q2344.65M
25 Q1343.1M
24 Q4340.32M
24 Q3337.56M
24 Q2334.94M
24 Q1331.81M
Book Value Per Share (USD)
05101524 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
DDOG Book Value Per Share (USD) by quarter
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
26 Q212.31
26 Q111.29
25 Q410.64
25 Q39.86
25 Q29.27
25 Q18.5
24 Q47.98
24 Q37.79
24 Q27.19
24 Q16.64
Total Assets (USD)
02B4B6B8B24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
DDOG Total Assets (USD) by quarter
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
26 Q27.55B
26 Q16.95B
25 Q46.64B
25 Q36.05B
25 Q25.82B
25 Q16.01B
24 Q45.79B
24 Q34.63B
24 Q24.41B
24 Q14.14B
Employee Count
02.5K5K7.5K10K2019202020212022202320242025
DDOG Employee Count by quarter
PeriodEmployee Count
20258.1K
20246.5K
20235.2K
20224.8K
20213.2K
20202.19K
20191.4K
PE Ratio
0200400600800med 376.57Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
DDOG PE Ratio by quarter
PeriodPE Ratio
Sep 26441.93
Sep 26425.38
Aug 26473.43
Aug 26470.71
Aug 26510.35
Aug 26467.34
Jul 26697.75
Jul 26642.79
Jul 26673.59
Jul 26670.6
Jul 26677.94
Jun 26624.32
Jun 26580.66
Jun 26598.62
Jun 26609.59
May 26644.06
May 26578.89
May 26541.55
May 26521.19
May 26457.68
Apr 26421.69
Apr 26412.34
Apr 26343.17
Apr 26391.99
Mar 26372.84
Mar 26407.36
Mar 26405.54
Mar 26409.54
Feb 26364.63
Feb 26376.68
Feb 26408.83
Feb 26364.72
Jan 26422.29
Jan 26424.93
Jan 26388.65
Jan 26409.78
Jan 26436.82
Dec 25451.68
Dec 25458.44
Dec 25476.75
Dec 25494.42
Nov 25522.5
Nov 25514.47
Nov 25604.14
Nov 25624.48
Oct 25450.41
Oct 25432.87
Oct 25422.91
Oct 25439.15
Oct 25420.01
Sep 25384.74
Sep 25384.04
Sep 25377.63
Sep 25376.46
Aug 25378.12
Aug 25363.02
Aug 25352.04
Aug 25362.16
Aug 25280.68
Jul 25310.15
Jul 25300.17
Jul 25284.34
Jul 25321.14
Jun 25273.39
Jun 25263.91
Jun 25249.32
Jun 25252.86
May 25244
May 25236.92
May 25243.56
May 25223.3
May 25194.47
Apr 25188.03
Apr 25168.88
Apr 25170.43
Apr 25162.86
Mar 25187.25
Mar 25194.53
Mar 25188.55
Mar 25203.05
Feb 25215.86
Feb 25221.59
Feb 25230.16
Feb 25250.61
Jan 25250.71
Jan 25247.69
Jan 25243.14
Jan 25246.69
Jan 25254.44
Dec 24256.48
Dec 24262.57
Dec 24268.84
Dec 24296.29
Nov 24268.35
Nov 24272.01
Nov 24221.52
Nov 24218.63
Nov 24253.16
Oct 24260.02
Oct 24263.14
Free Cash Flow Yield
1%1.5%2%2.5%3%med 1.85%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
DDOG Free Cash Flow Yield by quarter
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 261.47%
Sep 261.53%
Aug 261.37%
Aug 261.38%
Aug 261.27%
Aug 261.39%
Jul 261.14%
Jul 261.24%
Jul 261.18%
Jul 261.19%
Jul 261.17%
Jun 261.27%
Jun 261.37%
Jun 261.33%
Jun 261.31%
May 261.24%
May 261.37%
May 261.47%
May 261.53%
May 262.03%
Apr 262.2%
Apr 262.25%
Apr 262.71%
Apr 262.37%
Mar 262.49%
Mar 262.28%
Mar 262.29%
Mar 262.27%
Feb 262.55%
Feb 262.47%
Feb 262.15%
Feb 262.41%
Jan 262.08%
Jan 262.07%
Jan 262.26%
Jan 262.15%
Jan 262.02%
Dec 251.95%
Dec 251.92%
Dec 251.85%
Dec 251.78%
Nov 251.68%
Nov 251.71%
Nov 251.46%
Nov 251.41%
Oct 251.7%
Oct 251.77%
Oct 251.81%
Oct 251.74%
Oct 251.82%
Sep 251.99%
Sep 251.99%
Sep 252.03%
Sep 252.03%
Aug 252.02%
Aug 252.11%
Aug 252.17%
Aug 252.11%
Aug 251.92%
Jul 251.74%
Jul 251.8%
Jul 251.9%
Jul 251.68%
Jun 251.97%
Jun 252.04%
Jun 252.16%
Jun 252.13%
May 252.21%
May 252.28%
May 252.21%
May 252.41%
May 252.34%
Apr 252.42%
Apr 252.69%
Apr 252.67%
Apr 252.79%
Mar 252.43%
Mar 252.34%
Mar 252.41%
Mar 252.24%
Feb 252.11%
Feb 252.05%
Feb 251.76%
Feb 251.62%
Jan 251.62%
Jan 251.64%
Jan 251.67%
Jan 251.64%
Jan 251.59%
Dec 241.58%
Dec 241.55%
Dec 241.51%
Dec 241.37%
Nov 241.51%
Nov 241.49%
Nov 241.83%
Nov 241.86%
Nov 241.62%
Oct 241.58%
Oct 241.56%
Price to Sales
1015202530med 16.5Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
DDOG Price to Sales by quarter
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 2619.78
Sep 2619.04
Aug 2621.19
Aug 2621.07
Aug 2622.85
Aug 2620.92
Jul 2625.78
Jul 2623.75
Jul 2624.89
Jul 2624.78
Jul 2625.05
Jun 2623.07
Jun 2621.45
Jun 2622.12
Jun 2622.52
May 2623.8
May 2621.39
May 2620.01
May 2619.26
May 2614.39
Apr 2613.26
Apr 2612.96
Apr 2610.79
Apr 2612.32
Mar 2611.72
Mar 2612.81
Mar 2612.75
Mar 2612.88
Feb 2611.46
Feb 2611.84
Feb 2613.59
Feb 2612.12
Jan 2614.04
Jan 2614.13
Jan 2612.92
Jan 2613.62
Jan 2614.52
Dec 2515.02
Dec 2515.24
Dec 2515.85
Dec 2516.44
Nov 2517.37
Nov 2517.1
Nov 2520.08
Nov 2520.76
Oct 2518.6
Oct 2517.88
Oct 2517.47
Oct 2518.14
Oct 2517.35
Sep 2515.89
Sep 2515.86
Sep 2515.6
Sep 2515.55
Aug 2515.62
Aug 2514.99
Aug 2514.54
Aug 2514.96
Aug 2516.41
Jul 2518.14
Jul 2517.55
Jul 2516.63
Jul 2518.78
Jun 2515.99
Jun 2515.43
Jun 2514.58
Jun 2514.79
May 2514.27
May 2513.85
May 2514.24
May 2513.06
May 2513.31
Apr 2512.87
Apr 2511.56
Apr 2511.67
Apr 2511.15
Mar 2512.82
Mar 2513.32
Mar 2512.91
Mar 2513.9
Feb 2514.78
Feb 2515.17
Feb 2517.44
Feb 2518.99
Jan 2518.99
Jan 2518.77
Jan 2518.42
Jan 2518.69
Jan 2519.28
Dec 2419.43
Dec 2419.89
Dec 2420.37
Dec 2422.45
Nov 2420.33
Nov 2420.61
Nov 2416.78
Nov 2416.56
Nov 2417.25
Oct 2417.71
Oct 2417.93
EV/EBITDA
100200300400med 202.72Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
DDOG EV/EBITDA by quarter
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 26284.02
Sep 26272.86
Aug 26305.27
Aug 26303.44
Aug 26330.18
Aug 26301.16
Jul 26398.98
Jul 26366.35
Jul 26384.63
Jul 26382.86
Jul 26387.22
Jun 26355.39
Jun 26329.47
Jun 26340.14
Jun 26346.64
May 26367.11
May 26328.42
May 26306.26
May 26294.17
May 26239.23
Apr 26219.23
Apr 26214.03
Apr 26175.58
Apr 26202.72
Mar 26192.07
Mar 26211.26
Mar 26210.25
Mar 26212.47
Feb 26187.51
Feb 26194.21
Feb 26213.08
Feb 26188.48
Jan 26220.59
Jan 26222.06
Jan 26201.83
Jan 26213.61
Jan 26228.69
Dec 25236.98
Dec 25240.75
Dec 25250.96
Dec 25260.82
Nov 25276.48
Nov 25272
Nov 25322.01
Nov 25333.36
Oct 25254.57
Oct 25244.16
Oct 25238.26
Oct 25247.89
Oct 25236.53
Sep 25215.61
Sep 25215.2
Sep 25211.39
Sep 25210.7
Aug 25211.69
Aug 25202.73
Aug 25196.21
Aug 25202.22
Aug 25175.44
Jul 25194.94
Jul 25188.34
Jul 25177.86
Jul 25202.21
Jun 25170.62
Jun 25164.34
Jun 25154.69
Jun 25157.03
May 25151.17
May 25146.49
May 25150.88
May 25137.47
May 25125.54
Apr 25121.09
Apr 25107.86
Apr 25108.93
Apr 25103.7
Mar 25120.55
Mar 25125.58
Mar 25121.45
Mar 25131.47
Feb 25140.32
Feb 25144.28
Feb 25158.94
Feb 25173.81
Jan 25173.88
Jan 25171.69
Jan 25168.38
Jan 25170.96
Jan 25176.59
Dec 24178.07
Dec 24182.51
Dec 24187.07
Dec 24207.02
Nov 24186.71
Nov 24189.37
Nov 24152.65
Nov 24150.55
Nov 24170.89
Oct 24175.76
Oct 24177.97
Price/Operating Cashflow
20406080100med 51.19Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
DDOG Price/Operating Cashflow by quarter
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 2663.85
Sep 2661.46
Aug 2668.41
Aug 2668.01
Aug 2673.74
Aug 2667.53
Jul 2685.04
Jul 2678.34
Jul 2682.09
Jul 2681.73
Jul 2682.62
Jun 2676.09
Jun 2670.77
Jun 2672.96
Jun 2674.29
May 2678.49
May 2670.55
May 2666
May 2663.52
May 2646.96
Apr 2643.26
Apr 2642.31
Apr 2635.21
Apr 2640.22
Mar 2638.25
Mar 2641.79
Mar 2641.61
Mar 2642.02
Feb 2637.41
Feb 2638.65
Feb 2644.17
Feb 2639.4
Jan 2645.62
Jan 2645.91
Jan 2641.99
Jan 2644.27
Jan 2647.19
Dec 2548.8
Dec 2549.53
Dec 2551.51
Dec 2553.41
Nov 2556.45
Nov 2555.58
Nov 2565.27
Nov 2567.46
Oct 2558.12
Oct 2555.85
Oct 2554.57
Oct 2556.66
Oct 2554.19
Sep 2549.64
Sep 2549.55
Sep 2548.73
Sep 2548.58
Aug 2548.79
Aug 2546.84
Aug 2545.42
Aug 2546.73
Aug 2550.03
Jul 2555.29
Jul 2553.51
Jul 2550.69
Jul 2557.25
Jun 2548.73
Jun 2547.04
Jun 2544.44
Jun 2545.07
May 2543.49
May 2542.23
May 2543.42
May 2539.8
May 2541.04
Apr 2539.68
Apr 2535.64
Apr 2535.97
Apr 2534.37
Mar 2539.52
Mar 2541.06
Mar 2539.79
Mar 2542.85
Feb 2545.56
Feb 2546.77
Feb 2553.57
Feb 2558.33
Jan 2558.35
Jan 2557.65
Jan 2556.59
Jan 2557.41
Jan 2559.22
Dec 2459.69
Dec 2461.11
Dec 2462.57
Dec 2468.96
Nov 2462.45
Nov 2463.31
Nov 2451.55
Nov 2450.88
Nov 2455.07
Oct 2456.56
Oct 2457.24
Price to Book
510152025med 15.96Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
DDOG Price to Book by quarter
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 2617.97
Sep 2617.3
Aug 2619.25
Aug 2619.14
Aug 2620.75
Aug 2619
Jul 2623.74
Jul 2621.87
Jul 2622.91
Jul 2622.81
Jul 2623.06
Jun 2621.24
Jun 2619.75
Jun 2620.36
Jun 2620.74
May 2621.91
May 2619.69
May 2618.42
May 2617.73
May 2613.21
Apr 2612.17
Apr 2611.9
Apr 269.91
Apr 2611.32
Mar 2610.76
Mar 2611.76
Mar 2611.71
Mar 2611.82
Feb 2610.53
Feb 2610.87
Feb 2612.69
Feb 2611.32
Jan 2613.11
Jan 2613.19
Jan 2612.07
Jan 2612.72
Jan 2613.56
Dec 2514.02
Dec 2514.23
Dec 2514.8
Dec 2515.35
Nov 2516.22
Nov 2515.97
Nov 2518.76
Nov 2519.39
Oct 2517.56
Oct 2516.87
Oct 2516.49
Oct 2517.12
Oct 2516.37
Sep 2515
Sep 2514.97
Sep 2514.72
Sep 2514.68
Aug 2514.74
Aug 2514.15
Aug 2513.72
Aug 2514.12
Aug 2515.95
Jul 2517.63
Jul 2517.06
Jul 2516.16
Jul 2518.25
Jun 2515.54
Jun 2515
Jun 2514.17
Jun 2514.37
May 2513.87
May 2513.46
May 2513.84
May 2512.69
May 2513.16
Apr 2512.73
Apr 2511.43
Apr 2511.54
Apr 2511.02
Mar 2512.68
Mar 2513.17
Mar 2512.76
Mar 2513.75
Feb 2514.61
Feb 2515
Feb 2516.82
Feb 2518.32
Jan 2518.32
Jan 2518.1
Jan 2517.77
Jan 2518.03
Jan 2518.6
Dec 2418.74
Dec 2419.19
Dec 2419.65
Dec 2421.65
Nov 2419.61
Nov 2419.88
Nov 2416.19
Nov 2415.98
Nov 2417.15
Oct 2417.61
Oct 2417.83
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Datadog Conference: CEO Says AI and Enterprise Growth Are Accelerating

marketbeat.com · 13 Sep 2026

Datadog Conference: CEO Says AI and Enterprise Growth Are Accelerating

Datadog NASDAQ: DDOG CEO and Founder Olivier Pomel said the company is seeing accelerating growth across both AI-focused customers and its broader enterprise customer base as organizations expand cloud and artificial-intelligence deployments.

Insider Selling: Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) CEO Sells $18,602,846.42 in Stock

defenseworld.net · 13 Sep 2026

Insider Selling: Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) CEO Sells $18,602,846.42 in Stock

Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDOG - Get Free Report) CEO Olivier Pomel sold 89,497 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $207.86, for a total transaction of $18,602,846.42. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 586,416 shares

Datadog Eyes AI-Powered Predictive Monitoring as Enterprise Cloud Demand Grows

marketbeat.com · 13 Sep 2026

Datadog Eyes AI-Powered Predictive Monitoring as Enterprise Cloud Demand Grows

Datadog NASDAQ: DDOG is investing in artificial intelligence capabilities, proprietary models and enterprise sales as it seeks to expand its observability platform's role in monitoring increasingly complex cloud and AI workloads, Chief Financial Officer David Obstler said during a company session.

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Snowflake Falls 5% as Traders Take Profits on Its Guidance Surge; Datadog Holds Steady

247wallst.com · 4 Sep 2026

Snowflake Falls 5% as Traders Take Profits on Its Guidance Surge; Datadog Holds Steady

Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW | SNOW Price Prediction) is handing back part of Wednesday evening's post-earnings pop, while enterprise software peers and the broader tape barely register a wobble.

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Datadog Shares Jump Thursday: What's Going On?

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Datadog Shares Jump Thursday: What's Going On?

Datadog Inc. (NASDAQ:DDOG) shares are trading higher Thursday on possible continued momentum after strong earnings from Snowflake Inc. (NYSE:SNOW) on Wednesday.

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