DDOG vs OTEX vs FSLY Stock Comparison

Datadog, Open Text and Fastly Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DDOG Datadog, Inc.
$280.24 +4.5% 1M +79.1% 1Y
Market cap
$100.59B
P/E
562.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.97B
Div. yield
–
IT Operations Software Technology
4 wins
OTEX Open Text Corp
$27.63 +22.7% 1M -29.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.69B
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.25B
Div. yield
4.04%
Productivity Software Technology
5 wins
FSLY Fastly, Inc.
$25.61 +2.6% 1M +207.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.07B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$687.17M
Div. yield
–
Content Delivery Networks Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionDDOGOTEXFSLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $100.59B $6.69B $4.07B DDOG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 562.2x 10.7x -49.8x OTEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 103.0x 6.7x 52.3x OTEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.5% +1.5% +20.4% DDOG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.5% 12.3% -11.8% OTEX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.1% -6.1% OTEX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.8x -3.3x FSLY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 4.04% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +79.1% -29.8% +207.4% FSLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.3%/yr -11.1%/yr -11.9%/yr DDOG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.2% 38.8% 118.6% OTEX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 50/100 54/100 DDOG

Percentile Scorecard

DDOGOTEXFSLY

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

AxisDDOGOTEXFSLY
Valuation 50 #33 of 65 62 #6 of 14 12 #16 of 18
Growth 98 #2 of 56 27 #9 of 12 94 #2 of 17
Profitability 82 #10 of 52 70 #4 of 11 40 #10 of 16
Financial Health 78 #16 of 69 7 #14 of 15 71 #6 of 18
Shareholder Returns 74 #7 of 24 86 #2 of 8 –
Overall 76 50 54
  • DDOG ranked among 75 companies in Infrastructure Software
  • OTEX ranked among 16 companies in Workplace Software
  • FSLY ranked among 19 companies in Cloud Computing

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDDOGOTEXFSLYSPY
1 month +4.5%+22.7%+2.6% -0.8%
3 months +11.3%+17.0%+27.8% +3.5%
6 months +111.2%+22.7%-0.7% +7.0%
Year to date +106.1%-15.2%+151.6% +12.2%
1 year +79.1%-29.8%+207.4% +13.0%
3 years +243.1%-14.9%+81.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +50.9%-5.2%+22.0% +23.1%
5 years +78.4%-44.4%-46.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +12.3%-11.1%-11.9% +11.0%
10 years —-11.1%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —-1.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureDDOGOTEXFSLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.2%38.8%118.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.7%40.3%108.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.280.831.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.14-0.771.75 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.1%-61.7%-90.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.4%-30.4%-23.6% -1.8%
52-week high $293.26$39.69$33.50 $779.14
52-week low $102.61$20.01$7.96 $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.

MultipleDDOGOTEXFSLY
P/E now vs peer median 562.2xmedian 50.3x 10.7xmedian 31.9x -49.8xmedian 15.8x
P/S now vs peer median 25.4xmedian 2.5x 1.3xmedian 2.3x 5.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 583.5xmedian 35.4x 6.7xmedian 7.7x 988.3xmedian 24.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 85.1xmedian 18.0x 8.3xmedian 12.2x 80.4xmedian 10.3x
P/B now vs peer median 23.0xmedian 1.5x 1.7xmedian 1.7x 4.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 9.89median 1.58 0.16median 1.00 -1.88median 0.35

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 monthsDDOGOTEXFSLY
Revenue $3.97B $5.25B $687.17M
Gross profit $3.15B $3.87B $422.42M
Operating income $16.33M $1.08B -$82.21M
Net income $177.58M $643.26M -$81.10M
Free cash flow $1.18B $807.52M $50.68M
R&D $1.73B $647.71M $167.06M
EPS (diluted) $0.48 $2.58 $-0.51
Cash & equivalents $434.96M $956.02M $89.80M
Total debt – $5.77B $323.96M
Shares (diluted) 371.02M 249.37M 157.60M
Enterprise value $82.23B $2.12B $2.70B

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
MetricDDOGOTEXFSLY
P/E 562.2x 10.7x -49.8x
P/FCF 85.1x 8.3x 80.4x
P/Operating cash flow 81.8x 6.6x 34.1x
P/S 25.4x 1.3x 5.9x
P/B 23.0x 1.7x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 23.2x 2.6x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA 583.5x 6.7x 988.3x
EV/EBIT 5,855x 10.6x -49.4x
EV/Revenue 24.1x 2.2x 5.9x
EV/FCF 80.9x 14.2x 80.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 77.8x 11.4x 34.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 9.89 0.16 -1.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDDOGOTEXFSLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.5% 1.5% 20.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.9% 5.4% 13.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.8% 3.6% 37.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 6.9% 20.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 189.5% 21.3% 45.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.7% 28.0% 27.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 42.5% 47.5% 45.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 60.5% 62.3% 21.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 37.8% 56.0% 49.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 56.8% 66.8% 26.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 27.3% 21.2% 124.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 36.3% 8.9% 91.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 27.7% 17.5% 49.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.6% 7.2% 47.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDDOGOTEXFSLY
Gross margin 79.5% 73.7% 61.5%
EBITDA margin 4.1% 32.6% 0.6%
Operating margin 0.4% 20.6% -12.0%
Pretax margin 5.0% 16.4% -12.2%
Net margin 4.5% 12.3% -11.8%
FCF margin 29.8% 15.4% 7.4%
Operating cash flow margin 31.0% 19.2% 17.4%
Return on equity 4.2% 16.1% -8.3%
Return on assets 2.4% 4.9% -5.4%
Return on invested capital – 8.1% -6.1%
Return on capital employed 0.3% 10.2% -6.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.9x 1.6x -1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 20.7% 1.5% 19.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDDOGOTEXFSLY
Debt / assets – 44.0% 21.5%
Debt / equity – 1.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.8x -3.3x
Debt / FCF – 7.1x 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 42.1% 69.4% 34.1%
Equity / assets 57.9% 30.6% 65.9%
Interest coverage 1.4x – -6.3x
Current ratio 3.2x 0.8x 3.4x
Quick ratio 3.2x 0.7x 3.2x
Cash ratio 2.7x 0.4x 2.4x
Altman Z-score 20.21 1.28 4.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDDOGOTEXFSLY
Dividend yield – 4.0% –
Net buyback yield -0.1% 6.2% -0.2%
Shareholder yield -0.1% 10.2% -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.

ConsensusDDOGOTEXFSLY
Forward P/E 103.0xFY2026 6.7xFY2027 52.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.72FY2026 $4.14FY2027 $0.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.7%FY2026 -5.0%FY2027 +276.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.2% 0.0% +22.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.18BFY2026 $5.03BFY2027 $724.28MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.7%FY2026 -2.9%FY2027 +16.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.9% +1.2% +13.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDDOGOTEXFSLY
Held by institutions 90.4% 81.5% 94.0%
Institutions holding 1,265 270 283
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.1% +6.5% +7.5%
Institutions buying 738 159 156
Institutions selling 432 82 89
Buyers to sellers 1.71 1.94 1.75

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.

DDOGOTEXFSLY
DDOG 1.00 0.33 0.24
OTEX 0.33 1.00 0.08
FSLY 0.24 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DDOG, OTEX and FSLY?

Datadog (DDOG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Datadog (DDOG) $100.59B, Open Text (OTEX) $6.69B, Fastly (FSLY) $4.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, DDOG, OTEX and FSLY?

Open Text (OTEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Datadog (DDOG) 562.2x, Open Text (OTEX) 10.7x, Fastly (FSLY) -49.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Open Text (OTEX) is cheapest (Datadog (DDOG) 103.0x, Open Text (OTEX) 6.7x, Fastly (FSLY) 52.3x). 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%, Open Text (OTEX) +1.5%, Fastly (FSLY) +20.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Open Text (OTEX) has the highest net margin (Datadog (DDOG) 4.5%, Open Text (OTEX) 12.3%, Fastly (FSLY) -11.8%). On return on invested capital, Open Text (OTEX) leads (Open Text (OTEX) 8.1%, Fastly (FSLY) -6.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fastly (FSLY) returned the most: Datadog (DDOG) +79.1%, Open Text (OTEX) -29.8%, Fastly (FSLY) +207.4%. Over five years, Datadog (DDOG) compounded fastest (Datadog (DDOG) +12.3%/yr, Open Text (OTEX) -11.1%/yr, Fastly (FSLY) -11.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Open Text (OTEX) 4.04%. Datadog (DDOG) and Fastly (FSLY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Open Text (OTEX) has been the steadiest (Datadog (DDOG) 69.2%, Open Text (OTEX) 38.8%, Fastly (FSLY) 118.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DDOG, OTEX and FSLY?

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