DDOG vs NABL vs ANET Stock Comparison

Datadog, N-able and Arista Networks Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DDOG Datadog, Inc.
$278.41 +3.6% 1M +77.0% 1Y
Market cap
$99.94B
P/E
558.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
–
IT Operations Software Technology
1 win
NABL N-able, Inc.
$5.28 +30.0% 1M -35.4% 1Y
Market cap
$997.42M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$530.82M
Div. yield
–
IT Operations Software Technology
1 win
ANET Arista Networks, Inc.
$186.85 -8.8% 1M +19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$235.66B
P/E
58.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.54B
Div. yield
–
Server and Storage Hardware Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Arista Networks leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Arista Networks 7, N-able 1, Datadog 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDDOGNABLANETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $99.94B $997.42M $235.66B ANET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 558.5x -144.6x 58.2x ANET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 102.4x 13.9x 46.8x NABL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.5% +10.1% +32.6% ANET
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.5% -1.3% 38.4% ANET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +77.0% -35.4% +19.2% DDOG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr -16.9%/yr +48.8%/yr ANET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.0% 77.0% 55.0% ANET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 56/100 67/100 ANET

Percentile Scorecard

DDOGNABLANET

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

AxisDDOGNABLANET
Valuation 33 #84 of 124 94 #9 of 124 20 #89 of 111
Growth 89 #13 of 113 13 #98 of 113 85 #17 of 108
Profitability 77 #26 of 109 66 #38 of 109 92 #9 of 104
Financial Health 76 #31 of 127 29 #90 of 127 77 #27 of 115
Shareholder Returns 55 #29 of 63 77 #15 of 63 60 #32 of 78
Overall 66 56 67
  • DDOG ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • NABL ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • ANET ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDDOGNABLANETSPY
1 month +3.6%+30.0%-8.8% +0.9%
3 months +5.4%+17.6%+18.4% +5.9%
6 months +107.8%0.0%+10.8% +8.5%
Year to date +104.7%-29.4%+42.6% +13.3%
1 year +77.0%-35.4%+19.2% +12.4%
3 years +240.9%-58.6%+324.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +50.5%-25.5%+61.9% +23.5%
5 years +66.7%-60.3%+629.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year +10.8%-16.9%+48.8% +11.0%
10 years ——+3,412.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+42.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDDOGNABLANETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.0%77.0%55.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.7%94.0%56.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.280.662.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.12-0.460.35 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.1%-80.4%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.1%-37.9%-13.7% -0.9%
52-week high $293.26$8.50$216.61 $779.14
52-week low $102.61$3.00$116.13 $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.

MultipleDDOGNABLANET
P/E now vs peer median 558.5xmedian 37.9x -144.6xmedian 37.9x 58.2xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 4.4x 1.9xmedian 4.4x 22.4xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 579.5xmedian 34.5x 13.0xmedian 34.5x 47.9xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 84.5xmedian 26.6x 14.1xmedian 26.6x 45.7xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 3.4x 1.2xmedian 3.4x 15.9xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 9.83median 1.24 4.17median 1.24 1.77median 1.10

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 monthsDDOGNABLANET
Revenue $3.97B $530.82M $10.54B
Gross profit $3.15B $406.11M $6.64B
Operating income $16.33M $50.45M $4.55B
Net income $177.58M -$6.89M $4.04B
Free cash flow $1.18B $70.77M $5.16B
R&D $1.73B $103.26M $1.37B
EPS (diluted) $0.48 $-0.04 $3.17
Cash & equivalents $434.96M $115.81M $2.29B
Total debt – $392.33M –
Shares (diluted) 371.02M 189.12M 1.28B
Enterprise value $81.58B $550.53M $189.11B

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
MetricDDOGNABLANET
P/E 558.5x -144.6x 58.2x
P/FCF 84.5x 14.1x 45.7x
P/Operating cash flow 81.3x 10.7x 44.4x
P/S 25.2x 1.9x 22.4x
P/B 22.9x 1.2x 15.9x
P/Tangible book 23.0x 1.3x 15.9x
EV/EBITDA 579.5x 13.0x 47.9x
EV/EBIT 5,815x 25.3x 48.9x
EV/Revenue 23.9x 2.4x 21.1x
EV/FCF 80.3x 18.0x 43.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 77.3x 13.7x 41.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 9.83 4.17 1.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDDOGNABLANET
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.5% 10.1% 32.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 10.3% 26.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.8% 6.2% 30.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 7.0% 28.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 189.5% -2.6% 32.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.7% -3.5% 33.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 42.5% -309.9% 24.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 60.5% -34.8% 33.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 37.8% -309.6% 23.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 56.8% -34.6% 32.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.3% 1.6% 31.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.3% 11.7% 75.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.7% -4.2% 29.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.6% 10.4% 76.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDDOGNABLANET
Gross margin 79.5% 76.5% 63.0%
EBITDA margin 4.1% 18.4% 44.0%
Operating margin 0.4% 9.5% 43.1%
Pretax margin 5.0% 2.6% 47.3%
Net margin 4.5% -1.3% 38.4%
FCF margin 29.8% 13.3% 48.9%
Operating cash flow margin 31.0% 17.6% 50.3%
Return on equity 4.2% -0.9% 28.6%
Return on assets 2.4% -0.5% 17.8%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% –
Return on capital employed 0.3% 4.1% 28.7%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.9x -13.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 20.7% 8.1% 4.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDDOGNABLANET
Debt / assets – 28.1% –
Debt / equity – 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.8x –
Debt / FCF – 5.5x –
Liabilities / assets 42.1% 42.3% 37.6%
Equity / assets 57.9% 57.7% 62.4%
Interest coverage 1.4x – –
Current ratio 3.2x 1.3x 3.0x
Quick ratio 3.2x 1.0x 2.3x
Cash ratio 2.7x 0.7x 2.0x
Altman Z-score 20.09 1.61 18.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDDOGNABLANET
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 1.8% 0.2%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 1.8% 0.2%
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.

ConsensusDDOGNABLANET
Forward P/E 102.4xFY2026 13.9xFY2026 46.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.72FY2026 $0.38FY2026 $3.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.7%FY2026 -2.6%FY2026 +33.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.8% +15.8% +36.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.18BFY2026 $528.45MFY2026 $13.21BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.7%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026 +46.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.9% +4.5% +22.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDDOGNABLANET
Held by institutions 90.4% 100.0% 71.2%
Institutions holding 1,265 200 2,254
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% +1.8% +2.4%
Institutions buying 738 106 1,328
Institutions selling 432 66 732
Buyers to sellers 1.71 1.61 1.81

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.

DDOGNABLANET
DDOG 1.00 0.20 0.21
NABL 0.20 1.00 -0.01
ANET 0.21 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DDOG, NABL and ANET?

Arista Networks (ANET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Datadog (DDOG) $99.94B, N-able (NABL) $997.42M, Arista Networks (ANET) $235.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, DDOG, NABL and ANET?

Arista Networks (ANET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Datadog (DDOG) 558.5x, N-able (NABL) -144.6x, Arista Networks (ANET) 58.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, N-able (NABL) is cheapest (Datadog (DDOG) 102.4x, N-able (NABL) 13.9x, Arista Networks (ANET) 46.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Arista Networks (ANET) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Datadog (DDOG) +31.5%, N-able (NABL) +10.1%, Arista Networks (ANET) +32.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arista Networks (ANET) has the highest net margin (Datadog (DDOG) 4.5%, N-able (NABL) -1.3%, Arista Networks (ANET) 38.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Datadog (DDOG) returned the most: Datadog (DDOG) +77.0%, N-able (NABL) -35.4%, Arista Networks (ANET) +19.2%. Over five years, Arista Networks (ANET) compounded fastest (Datadog (DDOG) +10.8%/yr, N-able (NABL) -16.9%/yr, Arista Networks (ANET) +48.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arista Networks (ANET) has been the steadiest (Datadog (DDOG) 69.0%, N-able (NABL) 77.0%, Arista Networks (ANET) 55.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DDOG, NABL and ANET?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Arista Networks (ANET) leads on 7. 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.