Datadog (DDOG) Free Cash Flow (2018 - 2026)
Datadog's Free Cash Flow was $279.08 million in Q3 2026, up 18.9% from $234.68 million a year earlier but down 8.8% from the prior quarter.
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Datadog (DDOG) Free Cash Flow (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Datadog's Free Cash Flow was $1.23 billion through Sep 30, 2026, up 30.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1 billion, up 19.7% from FY2024.
- Free Cash Flow has now increased for seven consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 57.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Free Cash Flow was $835.88 million in FY2024 (+32.2%), $632.37 million in FY2023 (+65.0%), $383.15 million in FY2022 (+38.5%) and $276.59 million in FY2021 (+166.8%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has moved between $66.97 million (Q2 2022) and $323.26 million (Q1 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Free Cash Flow has increased for 14 straight quarters, with growth averaging 26.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow over five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 398.4%); the worst was Q1 2023 (a decline of 9.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, DDOG's Free Cash Flow in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $305.98 million (Q2 2026), $323.26 million (Q1 2026) and $318.18 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 235.00 Bn | 220.07 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 1.25 Bn |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 221.18 Bn | 201.58 Bn | 1.10 Bn | 405.86 Mn |
| 3 | Snowflake | 96.49 Bn | 83.81 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 83.80 Mn |
| 4 | Fortinet | 87.26 Bn | 71.51 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 881.80 Mn |
| 5 | Datadog | 64.27 Bn | 44.82 Bn | 959.92 Mn | 279.08 Mn |
| 6 | Zscaler | 31.67 Bn | 17.82 Bn | 689.22 Mn | 79.45 Mn |
| 7 | Okta | 29.42 Bn | 19.51 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 233.00 Mn |
| 8 | Axon Enterprise | 25.30 Bn | 19.82 Bn | 546.45 Mn | -972,000.00 |
| 9 | MongoDB | 25.20 Bn | 15.67 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 139.41 Mn |
| 10 | Roku | 23.89 Bn | 13.92 Bn | 648.52 Mn | 218.02 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 279.08 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 305.98 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 323.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 318.18 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 234.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 184.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 262.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 257.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 220.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 160.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 198.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 209.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 146.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 150.82 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 125.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 104.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 73.91 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 66.97 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 137.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 113.39 Mn |
API Access
Datadog Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=DDOG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "DDOG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=DDOG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();