AVPT vs DDOG vs NOW Stock Comparison

AvePoint, Datadog and ServiceNow Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVPT AvePoint, Inc.
$16.85 +29.6% 1M +13.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.45B
P/E
48.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$466.15M
Div. yield
–
IT Operations Software Technology
6 wins
DDOG Datadog, Inc.
$280.24 +4.5% 1M +79.1% 1Y
Market cap
$100.03B
P/E
563.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
–
IT Operations Software Technology
2 wins
NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$158.19 +16.6% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$159.67B
P/E
95.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.73B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

AvePoint leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (AvePoint 6, Datadog 2, ServiceNow 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVPTDDOGNOWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.45B $100.03B $159.67B NOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 48.3x 563.3x 95.6x AVPT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 40.1x 103.0x 41.1x AVPT
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.0% +31.5% +22.2% DDOG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.3% 4.5% 11.3% AVPT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.1% +79.1% -15.0% DDOG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.9%/yr +12.3%/yr +3.5%/yr AVPT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.9% 69.2% 58.8% AVPT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 65/100 52/100 AVPT

Percentile Scorecard

AVPTDDOGNOW

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAVPTDDOGNOW
Valuation 67 #42 of 124 30 #87 of 124 28 #74 of 102
Growth 97 #4 of 113 89 #13 of 113 58 #42 of 98
Profitability 84 #19 of 110 75 #28 of 110 82 #18 of 95
Financial Health 59 #54 of 129 77 #30 of 129 50 #55 of 109
Shareholder Returns 83 #12 of 67 53 #32 of 67 41 #38 of 64
Overall 78 65 52
  • AVPT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • DDOG ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • NOW ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAVPTDDOGNOWSPY
1 month +29.6%+4.5%+16.6% -0.8%
3 months +31.5%+11.3%+49.9% +3.5%
6 months +70.2%+111.2%+74.9% +7.0%
Year to date +21.3%+106.1%+3.3% +12.2%
1 year +13.1%+79.1%-15.0% +13.0%
3 years +130.8%+243.1%+42.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +32.2%+50.9%+12.6% +23.1%
5 years +91.9%+78.4%+19.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.9%+12.3%+3.5% +11.0%
10 years ——+902.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year ——+25.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAVPTDDOGNOWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.9%69.2%58.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.1%59.7%61.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.801.280.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.291.14-0.25 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.2%-68.1%-64.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-4.4%-16.4% -1.8%
52-week high $16.85$293.26$189.26 $779.14
52-week low $8.99$102.61$83.00 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAVPTDDOGNOW
P/E now vs peer median 49.6xmedian 38.1x 562.2xmedian 38.1x 97.7xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 4.3x 25.4xmedian 4.3x 11.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 35.4x 583.5xmedian 35.4x 48.7xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.3xmedian 27.1x 85.1xmedian 27.1x 35.7xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 3.4x 23.0xmedian 3.4x 13.1xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.98median 1.27 9.89median 1.27 18.80median 0.85

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAVPTDDOGNOW
Revenue $466.15M $3.97B $14.73B
Gross profit $342.37M $3.15B $11.02B
Operating income $45.61M $16.33M $1.68B
Net income $71.48M $177.58M $1.67B
Free cash flow $101.01M $1.18B $4.58B
R&D $57.26M $1.73B $3.26B
EPS (diluted) $0.32 $0.48 $1.61
Cash & equivalents $417.25M $434.96M $2.50B
Total debt – – $7.52B
Shares (diluted) 220.86M 371.02M 1.03B
Enterprise value $1.64B $81.67B $138.13B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAVPTDDOGNOW
P/E 49.6x 562.2x 97.7x
P/FCF 35.3x 85.1x 35.7x
P/Operating cash flow 34.0x 81.8x 30.8x
P/S 7.6x 25.4x 11.1x
P/B 8.2x 23.0x 13.1x
P/Tangible book 8.4x 23.2x 18.7x
EV/EBITDA – 583.5x 48.7x
EV/EBIT 69.0x 5,855x 99.1x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 24.1x 11.3x
EV/FCF 31.1x 80.9x 36.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.0x 77.8x 31.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.98 9.89 18.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVPTDDOGNOW
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.0% 31.5% 22.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.0% 27.9% 22.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 22.5% 30.8% 16.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 24.5% 28.0% 20.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 99.3% 189.5% 4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 51.1% 28.7% 49.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,017% 42.5% 0.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 55.8% 60.5% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 980.2% 37.8% 1.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 50.6% 56.8% 5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.1% 27.3% 13.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 90.8% 36.3% 22.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 24.5% 27.7% 19.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 99.8% 37.6% 25.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVPTDDOGNOW
Gross margin 73.4% 79.5% 74.8%
EBITDA margin – 4.1% 23.2%
Operating margin 9.8% 0.4% 11.4%
Pretax margin 12.3% 5.0% 15.9%
Net margin 15.3% 4.5% 11.3%
FCF margin 21.7% 29.8% 31.1%
Operating cash flow margin 22.5% 31.0% 36.0%
Return on equity 16.3% 4.2% 13.8%
Return on assets 9.6% 2.4% 6.0%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 9.8% 0.3% 10.6%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 6.9x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue 7.6% 20.7% 12.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVPTDDOGNOW
Debt / assets – – 23.7%
Debt / equity – – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.8x
Debt / FCF – – 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 42.3% 42.1% 60.5%
Equity / assets 57.7% 57.9% 39.5%
Interest coverage – 1.4x –
Current ratio 2.0x 3.2x 0.7x
Quick ratio 2.0x 3.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.5x 2.7x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 6.95 20.21 5.89

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVPTDDOGNOW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 3.0% -0.1% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 3.0% -0.1% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAVPTDDOGNOW
Forward P/E 40.1xFY2026 103.0xFY2026 41.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.42FY2026 $2.72FY2026 $3.85FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.3%FY2026 +32.7%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% +1.8% +27.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $495.40MFY2026 $4.18BFY2026 $15.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.1%FY2026 +21.7%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.3% +24.9% +17.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVPTDDOGNOW
Held by institutions 67.3% 90.4% 81.6%
Institutions holding 254 1,265 2,224
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.1% +6.1% -2.1%
Institutions buying 164 738 1,285
Institutions selling 66 432 779
Buyers to sellers 2.48 1.71 1.65

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AVPTDDOGNOW
AVPT 1.00 0.43 0.59
DDOG 0.43 1.00 0.43
NOW 0.59 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVPT, DDOG and NOW?

ServiceNow (NOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: AvePoint (AVPT) $3.45B, Datadog (DDOG) $100.03B, ServiceNow (NOW) $159.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVPT, DDOG and NOW?

AvePoint (AVPT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AvePoint (AVPT) 48.3x, Datadog (DDOG) 563.3x, ServiceNow (NOW) 95.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, AvePoint (AVPT) is cheapest (AvePoint (AVPT) 40.1x, Datadog (DDOG) 103.0x, ServiceNow (NOW) 41.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Datadog (DDOG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AvePoint (AVPT) +25.0%, Datadog (DDOG) +31.5%, ServiceNow (NOW) +22.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

AvePoint (AVPT) has the highest net margin (AvePoint (AVPT) 15.3%, Datadog (DDOG) 4.5%, ServiceNow (NOW) 11.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Datadog (DDOG) returned the most: AvePoint (AVPT) +13.1%, Datadog (DDOG) +79.1%, ServiceNow (NOW) -15.0%. Over five years, AvePoint (AVPT) compounded fastest (AvePoint (AVPT) +13.9%/yr, Datadog (DDOG) +12.3%/yr, ServiceNow (NOW) +3.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, AvePoint (AVPT) has been the steadiest (AvePoint (AVPT) 44.9%, Datadog (DDOG) 69.2%, ServiceNow (NOW) 58.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVPT, DDOG and NOW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, AvePoint (AVPT) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.