CRWV vs DDOG vs DOCN Stock Comparison

CoreWeave, Datadog and DigitalOcean Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CRWV CoreWeave, Inc.
$59.57 -32.0% 1M -56.2% 1Y
Market cap
$32.82B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.59B
Div. yield
–
Cloud Platforms Technology
2 wins
DDOG Datadog, Inc.
$280.82 +4.7% 1M +78.2% 1Y
Market cap
$100.80B
P/E
563.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
–
IT Operations Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

DigitalOcean Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (DigitalOcean Holdings 5, Datadog 4, CoreWeave 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRWVDDOGDOCNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $32.82B $100.80B $11.18B DDOG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -17.0x 563.4x 47.3x DOCN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 103.2x 78.3x DOCN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +115.3% +31.5% +21.4% CRWV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -25.4% 4.5% 23.3% DOCN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.2% — 8.2% DOCN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x — 0.5x CRWV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -56.2% +78.2% +163.6% DOCN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +11.8%/yr +2.2%/yr DDOG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 95.9% 69.0% 85.7% DDOG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 65/100 59/100 DDOG

Percentile Scorecard

CRWVDDOGDOCN

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

AxisCRWVDDOGDOCN
Valuation 62 #15 of 38 31 #86 of 124 38 #24 of 38
Growth 60 #15 of 36 90 #12 of 113 83 #7 of 36
Profitability 52 #17 of 34 77 #26 of 109 85 #6 of 34
Financial Health 38 #24 of 38 76 #31 of 127 54 #18 of 38
Shareholder Returns 30 #15 of 21 53 #31 of 65 35 #14 of 21
Overall 48 65 59
  • CRWV ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • DDOG ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • DOCN ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCRWVDDOGDOCNSPY
1 month -32.0%+4.7%-23.8% -0.2%
3 months -11.5%+11.9%-5.4% +3.9%
6 months -43.6%+113.5%+12.8% +8.2%
Year to date -16.8%+106.5%+121.2% +12.9%
1 year -56.2%+78.2%+163.6% +12.3%
3 years —+243.8%+418.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+51.0%+73.1% +23.3%
5 years —+74.4%+11.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+11.8%+2.2% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCRWVDDOGDOCNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 95.9%69.0%85.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 92.1%59.7%73.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.651.282.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.591.131.91 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.5%-68.1%-84.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.4%-4.2%-41.3% -1.2%
52-week high $139.93$293.26$181.29 $779.14
52-week low $54.24$102.61$37.94 $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.

MultipleCRWVDDOGDOCN
P/E now vs peer median -17.0xmedian 29.5x 563.4xmedian 38.6x 47.3xmedian 29.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 4.5x 25.4xmedian 4.4x 11.1xmedian 4.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 23.9x 584.8xmedian 34.5x 35.2xmedian 23.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.4xmedian 15.0x 85.3xmedian 29.4x 695.0xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 4.3x 23.1xmedian 3.3x 12.0xmedian 4.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.38 9.92median 1.28 0.37median 0.38

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 monthsCRWVDDOGDOCN
Revenue $7.59B $3.97B $1.01B
Gross profit $5.12B $3.15B $578.58M
Operating income -$230.74M $16.33M $149.67M
Net income -$1.93B $177.58M $235.24M
Free cash flow -$13.66B $1.18B $16.08M
R&D – $1.73B $188.73M
EPS (diluted) $-3.50 $0.48 $1.86
Cash & equivalents $5.52B $434.96M $767.03M
Total debt $3.66B – $921.05M
Shares (diluted) 551.00M 371.02M 126.55M
Enterprise value $19.92B $82.44B $9.18B

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
MetricCRWVDDOGDOCN
P/E -17.0x 563.4x 47.3x
P/FCF -2.4x 85.3x 695.0x
P/Operating cash flow 4.7x 82.0x 36.1x
P/S 4.3x 25.4x 11.1x
P/B 6.5x 23.1x 12.0x
P/Tangible book 6.9x 23.2x 13.3x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x 584.8x 35.2x
EV/EBIT -134.1x 5,868x 75.7x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 24.2x 11.2x
EV/FCF -2.3x 81.1x 704.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.5x 78.0x 36.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 9.92 0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRWVDDOGDOCN
Revenue growth (1Y) 115.3% 31.5% 21.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 27.9% 15.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 94.9% 30.8% 15.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 28.0% 14.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -204.2% 189.5% 14.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 28.7% 80.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -89.8% 42.5% 86.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 60.5% 147.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -50.8% 37.8% 47.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 56.8% 129.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 983.6% 27.3% 2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 36.3% 12.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -72.1% 27.7% -84.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 37.6% -48.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRWVDDOGDOCN
Gross margin 67.4% 79.5% 57.2%
EBITDA margin 51.2% 4.1% 31.8%
Operating margin -3.0% 0.4% 14.8%
Pretax margin -25.3% 5.0% 17.3%
Net margin -25.4% 4.5% 23.3%
FCF margin -179.9% 29.8% 1.6%
Operating cash flow margin 91.1% 31.0% 30.7%
Return on equity -39.4% 4.2% 25.9%
Return on assets -2.9% 2.4% 8.3%
Return on invested capital -1.2% – 8.2%
Return on capital employed -0.5% 0.3% 7.2%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.5x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.6x 6.9x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 8.2% 20.7% 9.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRWVDDOGDOCN
Debt / assets 4.8% – 29.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x – 0.5x
Debt / FCF -0.3x – 57.3x
Liabilities / assets 93.5% 42.1% 70.2%
Equity / assets 6.5% 57.9% 29.8%
Interest coverage – 1.4x 4.8x
Current ratio 0.5x 3.2x 1.3x
Quick ratio 0.4x 3.2x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.3x 2.7x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 0.11 20.25 3.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRWVDDOGDOCN
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -9.1% -0.1% -8.0%
Shareholder yield -9.1% -0.1% -8.0%
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.

ConsensusCRWVDDOGDOCN
Forward P/E – 103.2xFY2026 78.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-3.88FY2026 $2.72FY2026 $1.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +32.7%FY2026 -35.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +1.8% +25.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.22BFY2026 $4.18BFY2026 $1.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +157.7%FY2026 +21.7%FY2026 +23.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +113.8% +24.9% +52.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRWVDDOGDOCN
Held by institutions 87.2% 90.4% 91.0%
Institutions holding 962 1,265 566
Change in shares held, QoQ +27.1% +6.1% -0.9%
Institutions buying 690 738 331
Institutions selling 171 432 187
Buyers to sellers 4.04 1.71 1.77

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.

CRWVDDOGDOCN
CRWV 1.00 0.14 0.45
DDOG 0.14 1.00 0.27
DOCN 0.45 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRWV, DDOG and DOCN?

Datadog (DDOG) is the largest by market capitalisation: CoreWeave (CRWV) $32.82B, Datadog (DDOG) $100.80B, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) $11.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, CRWV, DDOG and DOCN?

DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (CoreWeave (CRWV) -17.0x, Datadog (DDOG) 563.4x, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 47.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) is cheapest (Datadog (DDOG) 103.2x, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 78.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

CoreWeave (CRWV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: CoreWeave (CRWV) +115.3%, Datadog (DDOG) +31.5%, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) +21.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) has the highest net margin (CoreWeave (CRWV) -25.4%, Datadog (DDOG) 4.5%, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 23.3%). On return on invested capital, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) leads (CoreWeave (CRWV) -1.2%, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 8.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) returned the most: CoreWeave (CRWV) -56.2%, Datadog (DDOG) +78.2%, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) +163.6%. Over five years, Datadog (DDOG) compounded fastest (Datadog (DDOG) +11.8%/yr, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) +2.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Datadog (DDOG) has been the steadiest (CoreWeave (CRWV) 95.9%, Datadog (DDOG) 69.0%, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) 85.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRWV, DDOG and DOCN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) leads on 5. 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.