DDOG vs NOW vs CHOW Stock Comparison

Datadog, ServiceNow and ChowChow Cloud International Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
NOW ServiceNow, Inc.
$154.83 +14.2% 1M -18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$160.09B
P/E
95.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.73B
Div. yield
–
Business Process Automation Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionDDOGNOWCHOWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $100.80B $160.09B $7.77M NOW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 563.4x 95.6x -2.4x NOW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 103.2x 40.2x — NOW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.5% +22.2% — DDOG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.5% 11.3% — NOW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +78.2% -18.2% -76.2% DDOG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.8%/yr +2.4%/yr — DDOG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.0% 58.7% 345.6% NOW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 52/100 — DDOG

Percentile Scorecard

DDOGNOWCHOW

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

AxisDDOGNOWCHOW
Valuation 31 #86 of 124 27 #74 of 101 53 #24 of 50
Growth 90 #12 of 113 58 #41 of 97 –
Profitability 77 #26 of 109 82 #18 of 94 –
Financial Health 76 #31 of 127 50 #55 of 108 84 #11 of 62
Shareholder Returns 53 #31 of 65 41 #38 of 64 –
Overall 65 52 –
  • DDOG ranked among 137 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • NOW ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • CHOW ranked among 66 companies in Technology Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDDOGNOWCHOWSPY
1 month +4.7%+14.2%+231.8% -0.2%
3 months +11.9%+40.0%+525.7% +3.9%
6 months +113.5%+71.1%+420.7% +8.2%
Year to date +106.5%+1.1%+260.1% +12.9%
1 year +78.2%-18.2%-76.2% +12.3%
3 years +243.8%+39.7%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +51.0%+11.8%— +23.3%
5 years +74.4%+12.6%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +11.8%+2.4%— +10.9%
10 years —+811.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year —+24.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDDOGNOWCHOWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.0%58.7%345.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.7%61.3%288.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.280.61-0.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.13-0.31-0.22 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.1%-64.5%-98.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.2%-18.2%-81.3% -1.2%
52-week high $293.26$189.26$11.70 $779.14
52-week low $102.61$83.00$0.21 $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.

MultipleDDOGNOWCHOW
P/E now vs peer median 563.4xmedian 38.6x 95.6xmedian 28.3x -2.4xmedian 17.4x
P/S now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 4.4x 10.9xmedian 2.8x 0.2xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 584.8xmedian 34.5x 47.7xmedian 17.3x —median 10.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 85.3xmedian 29.4x 35.0xmedian 15.8x -1.1xmedian 11.5x
P/B now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 3.3x 12.8xmedian 3.2x 0.9xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 9.92median 1.28 18.40median 0.85 —median 1.51

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 monthsDDOGNOWCHOW
Revenue $3.97B $14.73B –
Gross profit $3.15B $11.02B –
Operating income $16.33M $1.68B –
Net income $177.58M $1.67B –
Free cash flow $1.18B $4.58B –
R&D $1.73B $3.26B –
EPS (diluted) $0.48 $1.61 –
Cash & equivalents $434.96M $2.50B $2.78M
Total debt – $7.52B $606.00K
Shares (diluted) 371.02M 1.03B 3.34M
Enterprise value $82.44B $138.55B $4.99M

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
MetricDDOGNOWCHOW
P/E 563.4x 95.6x -2.4x
P/FCF 85.3x 35.0x -1.1x
P/Operating cash flow 82.0x 30.2x –
P/S 25.4x 10.9x 0.2x
P/B 23.1x 12.8x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 23.2x 18.3x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 584.8x 47.7x –
EV/EBIT 5,868x 97.0x –
EV/Revenue 24.2x 11.1x –
EV/FCF 81.1x 35.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 78.0x 30.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 9.92 18.40 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDDOGNOWCHOW
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.5% 22.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 22.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.8% 16.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 20.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 189.5% 4.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.7% 49.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 42.5% 0.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 60.5% 5.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 37.8% 1.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 56.8% 5.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.3% 13.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.3% 22.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.7% 19.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.6% 25.7% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDDOGNOWCHOW
Debt / assets – 23.7% 4.9%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x –
Debt / FCF – 1.6x –
Liabilities / assets 42.1% 60.5% 30.1%
Equity / assets 57.9% 39.5% 69.9%
Interest coverage 1.4x – –
Current ratio 3.2x 0.7x 3.4x
Quick ratio 3.2x 0.6x 2.8x
Cash ratio 2.7x 0.4x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 20.25 5.78 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDDOGNOWCHOW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 2.0% –
Shareholder yield -0.1% 2.0% –
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.

ConsensusDDOGNOWCHOW
Forward P/E 103.2xFY2026 40.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.72FY2026 $3.85FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +32.7%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +1.8% +27.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.18BFY2026 $15.25BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +21.7%FY2026 +14.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +24.9% +17.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDDOGNOWCHOW
Held by institutions 90.4% 81.6% –
Institutions holding 1,265 2,224 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% -2.1% –
Institutions buying 738 1,285 –
Institutions selling 432 779 –
Buyers to sellers 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.

DDOGNOWCHOW
DDOG 1.00 0.43 0.07
NOW 0.43 1.00 0.02
CHOW 0.07 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DDOG, NOW and CHOW?

ServiceNow (NOW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Datadog (DDOG) $100.80B, ServiceNow (NOW) $160.09B, ChowChow Cloud International Holdings (CHOW) $7.77M.

Which stock is cheaper, DDOG, NOW and CHOW?

ServiceNow (NOW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Datadog (DDOG) 563.4x, ServiceNow (NOW) 95.6x, ChowChow Cloud International Holdings (CHOW) -2.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, ServiceNow (NOW) is cheapest (Datadog (DDOG) 103.2x, ServiceNow (NOW) 40.2x). 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%, ServiceNow (NOW) +22.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Datadog (DDOG) returned the most: Datadog (DDOG) +78.2%, ServiceNow (NOW) -18.2%, ChowChow Cloud International Holdings (CHOW) -76.2%. Over five years, Datadog (DDOG) compounded fastest (Datadog (DDOG) +11.8%/yr, ServiceNow (NOW) +2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ServiceNow (NOW) has been the steadiest (Datadog (DDOG) 69.0%, ServiceNow (NOW) 58.7%, ChowChow Cloud International Holdings (CHOW) 345.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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