DDOG vs NABL vs DT Stock Comparison

Datadog, N-able and Dynatrace 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
5 wins
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
DT Dynatrace, Inc.
$62.89 +8.7% 1M +26.7% 1Y
Market cap
$18.26B
P/E
121.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.10B
Div. yield
–
IT Operations Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Datadog leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Datadog 5, Dynatrace 3, N-able 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDDOGNABLDTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $99.94B $997.42M $18.26B DDOG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 558.5x -144.6x 121.4x DT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 102.4x 13.9x 32.4x NABL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.5% +10.1% +17.9% DDOG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.5% -1.3% 7.2% DT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +77.0% -35.4% +26.7% DDOG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr -16.9%/yr -3.5%/yr DDOG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.0% 77.0% 43.0% DT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 56/100 66/100 DDOG

Percentile Scorecard

DDOGNABLDT

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

AxisDDOGNABLDT
Valuation 33 #84 of 124 94 #9 of 124 60 #50 of 124
Growth 89 #13 of 113 13 #98 of 113 46 #62 of 113
Profitability 77 #26 of 109 66 #38 of 109 86 #16 of 109
Financial Health 76 #31 of 127 29 #90 of 127 48 #67 of 127
Shareholder Returns 55 #29 of 63 77 #15 of 63 89 #8 of 63
Overall 66 56 66
  • DDOG ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • NABL ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • DT ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDDOGNABLDTSPY
1 month +3.6%+30.0%+8.7% +0.9%
3 months +5.4%+17.6%+43.3% +5.9%
6 months +107.8%0.0%+72.8% +8.5%
Year to date +104.7%-29.4%+45.1% +13.3%
1 year +77.0%-35.4%+26.7% +12.4%
3 years +240.9%-58.6%+43.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +50.5%-25.5%+12.9% +23.5%
5 years +66.7%-60.3%-16.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +10.8%-16.9%-3.5% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureDDOGNABLDTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.0%77.0%43.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.7%94.0%44.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.280.660.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.12-0.460.62 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.1%-80.4%-61.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.1%-37.9%-3.6% -0.9%
52-week high $293.26$8.50$65.25 $779.14
52-week low $102.61$3.00$32.36 $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.

MultipleDDOGNABLDT
P/E now vs peer median 558.5xmedian 37.9x -144.6xmedian 37.9x 121.4xmedian 37.9x
P/S now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 4.4x 1.9xmedian 4.4x 8.7xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 579.5xmedian 34.5x 13.0xmedian 34.5x 61.3xmedian 34.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 84.5xmedian 26.6x 14.1xmedian 26.6x 32.0xmedian 26.6x
P/B now vs peer median 22.9xmedian 3.4x 1.2xmedian 3.4x 7.5xmedian 3.4x
PEG now vs peer median 9.83median 1.24 4.17median 1.24 61.54median 1.24

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 monthsDDOGNABLDT
Revenue $3.97B $530.82M $2.10B
Gross profit $3.15B $406.11M $1.71B
Operating income $16.33M $50.45M $254.53M
Net income $177.58M -$6.89M $151.37M
Free cash flow $1.18B $70.77M $570.56M
R&D $1.73B $103.26M $502.13M
EPS (diluted) $0.48 $-0.04 $0.52
Cash & equivalents $434.96M $115.81M $1.06B
Total debt – $392.33M –
Shares (diluted) 371.02M 189.12M 293.74M
Enterprise value $81.58B $550.53M $13.48B

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
MetricDDOGNABLDT
P/E 558.5x -144.6x 121.4x
P/FCF 84.5x 14.1x 32.0x
P/Operating cash flow 81.3x 10.7x 30.5x
P/S 25.2x 1.9x 8.7x
P/B 22.9x 1.2x 7.5x
P/Tangible book 23.0x 1.3x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA 579.5x 13.0x 61.3x
EV/EBIT 5,815x 25.3x 67.4x
EV/Revenue 23.9x 2.4x 8.2x
EV/FCF 80.3x 18.0x 30.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 77.3x 13.7x 28.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 9.83 4.17 61.54

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDDOGNABLDT
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.5% 10.1% 17.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 10.3% 19.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.8% 6.2% 17.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 7.0% 19.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 189.5% -2.6% 27.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.7% -3.5% 33.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 42.5% -309.9% -69.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 60.5% -34.8% 1.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 37.8% -309.6% -68.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 56.8% -34.6% 2.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.3% 1.6% 20.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.3% 11.7% 20.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.7% -4.2% 21.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.6% 10.4% 21.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDDOGNABLDT
Gross margin 79.5% 76.5% 81.4%
EBITDA margin 4.1% 18.4% 13.4%
Operating margin 0.4% 9.5% 12.1%
Pretax margin 5.0% 2.6% 14.3%
Net margin 4.5% -1.3% 7.2%
FCF margin 29.8% 13.3% 27.2%
Operating cash flow margin 31.0% 17.6% 28.6%
Return on equity 4.2% -0.9% 6.0%
Return on assets 2.4% -0.5% 3.6%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% –
Return on capital employed 0.3% 4.1% 9.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.9x -13.6x 4.0x
Stock comp / revenue 20.7% 8.1% 14.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDDOGNABLDT
Debt / assets – 28.1% –
Debt / equity – 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.8x –
Debt / FCF – 5.5x –
Liabilities / assets 42.1% 42.3% 40.4%
Equity / assets 57.9% 57.7% 59.6%
Interest coverage 1.4x – –
Current ratio 3.2x 1.3x 1.2x
Quick ratio 3.2x 1.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio 2.7x 0.7x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 20.09 1.61 7.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDDOGNABLDT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 1.8% 3.7%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 1.8% 3.7%
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.

ConsensusDDOGNABLDT
Forward P/E 102.4xFY2026 13.9xFY2026 32.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.72FY2026 $0.38FY2026 $1.94FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.7%FY2026 -2.6%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.8% +15.8% +10.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.18BFY2026 $528.45MFY2026 $2.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.7%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026 +7.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.9% +4.5% +19.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDDOGNABLDT
Held by institutions 90.4% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,265 200 593
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% +1.8% +2.0%
Institutions buying 738 106 315
Institutions selling 432 66 218
Buyers to sellers 1.71 1.61 1.44

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.

DDOGNABLDT
DDOG 1.00 0.20 0.53
NABL 0.20 1.00 0.36
DT 0.53 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DDOG, NABL and DT?

Datadog (DDOG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Datadog (DDOG) $99.94B, N-able (NABL) $997.42M, Dynatrace (DT) $18.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, DDOG, NABL and DT?

Dynatrace (DT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Datadog (DDOG) 558.5x, N-able (NABL) -144.6x, Dynatrace (DT) 121.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, N-able (NABL) is cheapest (Datadog (DDOG) 102.4x, N-able (NABL) 13.9x, Dynatrace (DT) 32.4x). 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: Datadog (DDOG) +31.5%, N-able (NABL) +10.1%, Dynatrace (DT) +17.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Dynatrace (DT) has the highest net margin (Datadog (DDOG) 4.5%, N-able (NABL) -1.3%, Dynatrace (DT) 7.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Datadog (DDOG) returned the most: Datadog (DDOG) +77.0%, N-able (NABL) -35.4%, Dynatrace (DT) +26.7%. Over five years, Datadog (DDOG) compounded fastest (Datadog (DDOG) +10.8%/yr, N-able (NABL) -16.9%/yr, Dynatrace (DT) -3.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Dynatrace (DT) has been the steadiest (Datadog (DDOG) 69.0%, N-able (NABL) 77.0%, Dynatrace (DT) 43.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Datadog (DDOG) 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.