Datadog Inc (DDOG)
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Rating:76Outperform
Price Target:
$226.00
▲(78.50% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/09/26
DDOG scores well on business/financial quality (strong cash generation, high gross margins, solid balance sheet) and a positive earnings outlook with strong operational momentum and constructive FY2026 guidance. The score is held back by expensive valuation (very high P/E) and an overbought technical setup that raises near-term volatility/pullback risk.
Positive Factors
Cash generation
Datadog’s sustained free cash flow generation (TTM FCF >$1B and a ~29% FCF margin in the quarter) creates durable internal funding for R&D, data-center expansion, certifications and strategic initiatives. Strong cash conversion supports flexibility for investments, debt reduction or opportunistic M&A without relying on external financing.
Negative Factors
Growth deceleration
Management and the financial summary flag a meaningful slowdown versus earlier growth rates. Slower revenue expansion reduces the pace of operating‑leverage benefits, makes margin improvement harder without cost control, and raises pressure to scale newer products to restore prior growth trajectories.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Cash generation
Datadog’s sustained free cash flow generation (TTM FCF >$1B and a ~29% FCF margin in the quarter) creates durable internal funding for R&D, data-center expansion, certifications and strategic initiatives. Strong cash conversion supports flexibility for investments, debt reduction or opportunistic M&A without relying on external financing.
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Datadog Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Customers Over $100k
Shows the number of customers generating over $100,000 in annual revenue, reflecting the company's ability to attract and retain high-value clients.
Shows the number of customers generating over $100,000 in annual revenue, reflecting the company's ability to attract and retain high-value clients.
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Market Cap
$73.87B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)6.07M
Price to Earnings (P/E)198.3
Beta (1Y)1.44
Revenue Growth29.54%
EPS Growth-21.11%
CountryUS
Employees8,100
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustrySoftware - Application
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.38
Shares Outstanding328,483,370
10 Day Avg. Volume8,593,415
30 Day Avg. Volume6,069,456
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-10.05
Price to Book (P/B)12.65
Price to Sales (P/S)13.78
P/FCF Ratio47.20
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.05
Enterprise Value/Revenue21.09
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit26.40
Enterprise Value/Ebitda446.42
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$220.29Price Target Upside73.99% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering33
EPS Forecast (FY)2.41
Revenue Forecast (FY)$4.34B
Datadog Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Datadog, Inc. provides monitoring and analytics platform for developers, information technology operations teams, and business users in the cloud in North America and internationally. The company's SaaS platform integrates and automates infrastruc...
How the Company Makes Money
Datadog primarily makes money by selling subscriptions to its cloud-based observability and security platform. Revenue is largely generated through usage-based and product-based pricing where customers pay based on the volume of telemetry they ing...
Datadog Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:May 07, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Aug 06, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented a strong operational and financial quarter: accelerating revenue growth (32% YoY), record sequential ARR adds, record new-logo bookings, expanding product adoption, notable AI traction and strategic large deals, robust cash generation and conservative but bullish guidance. Offsetting considerations include margin variability from ongoing investments, rising OpEx to fund growth, concentration risk in large AI accounts, and the need to scale newer products and sovereignty/on‑prem offerings. Overall the positives (broad-based acceleration, product momentum, strong cash and guidance) materially outweigh the risks highlighted.Positive Updates
Revenue Growth and Quarterly Milestone
Q1 revenue of $1.01 billion, up 32% year-over-year; quarterly revenue exceeded $1 billion for the first time. Sequential revenue growth was 6% quarter-over-quarter, with a $53 million quarter-over-quarter revenue add (highest for a Q1).
Negative Updates
Gross Margin Pressure and Quarter-to-Quarter Variability
Non-GAAP gross margin declined to 80.2% from 81.4% in the prior quarter (compared with 80.3% a year ago). Management cited margin variability driven by investments to support product innovation.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Revenue Growth and Quarterly Milestone
Q1 revenue of $1.01 billion, up 32% year-over-year; quarterly revenue exceeded $1 billion for the first time. Sequential revenue growth was 6% quarter-over-quarter, with a $53 million quarter-over-quarter revenue add (highest for a Q1).
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Company Guidance
Datadog guided Q2 revenue of $1.07–1.08 billion (up 29%–31% year‑over‑year), implying sequential revenue growth of $64–74 million (6%–7%); non‑GAAP operating income of $225–235 million (21%–22% margin) — which reflects an estimated ~$15 million DASH conference cost — and non‑GAAP diluted EPS of $0.57–0.59 based on ~369 million weighted average diluted shares. For fiscal 2026 the company expects revenue of $4.30–4.34 billion (25%–27% YoY), non‑GAAP operating income of $940–980 million (22%–23% margin), and non‑GAAP EPS of $2.36–2.44 on ~372 million diluted shares. Management said guidance is based on recent trends with conservatism (including a higher degree of conservatism applied to its largest customer) and included assumptions of ~ $170 million net interest and other income, ~$30–40 million cash taxes, a 21% non‑GAAP tax rate, and capital expenditures plus capitalized software of 4%–5% of revenue.Datadog Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
74
Positive
Balance Sheet
78
Positive
Cash Flow
90
Very Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 3.67B | 3.43B | 2.68B | 2.13B | 1.68B | 1.03B |
| Gross Profit | 2.93B | 2.74B | 2.17B | 1.72B | 1.33B | 793.94M |
| EBITDA | 173.48M | 260.61M | 317.99M | 150.21M | 41.10M | 25.57M |
| Net Income | 135.67M | 107.74M | 183.75M | 48.57M | -50.16M | -20.75M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 6.95B | 6.64B | 5.79B | 3.94B | 3.00B | 2.38B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 4.76B | 4.47B | 4.19B | 2.58B | 1.88B | 1.55B |
| Total Debt | 1.29B | 1.54B | 1.84B | 902.34M | 837.52M | 807.75M |
| Total Liabilities | 2.96B | 2.91B | 3.07B | 1.91B | 1.59B | 1.34B |
| Stockholders Equity | 3.99B | 3.73B | 2.71B | 2.03B | 1.41B | 1.04B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 1.08B | 1.00B | 835.88M | 632.37M | 353.52M | 250.52M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 1.11B | 1.05B | 870.60M | 659.95M | 418.41M | 286.55M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.21B | -1.33B | -736.84M | -731.37M | -384.67M | -273.74M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -564.42M | -572.48M | 787.08M | 58.28M | 36.02M | 34.94M |
Datadog Technical Analysis
Positive
126.61
Price Trends
139.46
Positive
132.02
Positive
140.69
Positive
Market Momentum
23.12
Negative
84.90
Negative
96.79
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For DDOG, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 126.61 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 166.39, below the 50-day MA of 139.46, and below the 200-day MA of 140.69, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 23.12 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 84.90 is Negative, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 96.79 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for DDOG.
Datadog Risk Analysis
Datadog disclosed 59 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Datadog reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Datadog Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
76 Outperform | $73.87B | 198.31 | 3.78% | ― | 29.54% | -21.11% | |
73 Outperform | $157.51B | 720.36 | -4.68% | ― | 21.71% | -908.90% | |
71 Outperform | $11.89B | 67.64 | 6.00% | ― | 18.82% | -66.60% | |
63 Neutral | $590.61M | 21.17 | 77.23% | ― | 5.36% | ― | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
56 Neutral | $56.78B | -53.27 | -60.27% | ― | 29.16% | -2.26% |
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Datadog Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyRegulatory Filings and ComplianceShareholder Meetings
Datadog Shareholders Approve Redomiciling to Nevada Corporation
Neutral
Apr 22, 2026
On April 21, 2026, Datadog stockholders approved a proposal at a special meeting to redomicile the company by conversion from the State of Delaware to the State of Nevada, with Class A and Class B shares voting together as a single class and passi...
Executive/Board Changes
Datadog Expands Board and Appoints New Class II Director
Neutral
Mar 2, 2026
On February 26, 2026, Datadog, Inc. expanded its Board of Directors from ten to eleven members and appointed Dominic Phillips as a Class II director, with his term set to run until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The company noted that Ph...
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