Datadog (DDOG) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026)
Datadog's (DDOG) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $789.9 million in Q1 2026, up 28.15% year-on-year from $616.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 4.35% quarter-over-quarter from $756.9 million in Q4 2025.
Datadog (DDOG) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Datadog's Operating Expenses history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $789.9 million for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 28.15% year-over-year to $789.9 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $3.0 billion, a 31.96% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $2.8 billion, up 31.69% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses advanced to $789.9 million in Q1 2026 per DDOG's latest filing, from $756.9 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $789.9 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $278.2 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $489.2 million (2024), against an average of $519.3 million.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses soared 76.5% in 2022 and advanced 12.23% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Operating Expenses stood at $407.3 million in 2022, then advanced by 12.23% to $457.1 million in 2023, then increased by 27.8% to $584.2 million in 2024, then climbed by 29.58% to $756.9 million in 2025, then increased by 4.35% to $789.9 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest DDOG Operating Expenses figures stand at $789.9 million (Q1 2026), $756.9 million (Q4 2025), and $715.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 208.91 Bn | 189.27 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -7.98 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 188.77 Bn | 186.13 Bn | - | -269.42 Mn |
| 3 | Shopify | 145.98 Bn | 140.23 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 1.16 Bn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 141.48 Bn | 140.44 Bn | 5.95 Bn | 11.28 Bn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 128.51 Bn | 116.67 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 6.22 Bn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 98.38 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 97.56 Bn | 94.34 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 4.23 Bn |
| 8 | Snowflake | 91.55 Bn | 88.59 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 1.25 Bn |
| 9 | Cadence Design Systems | 89.91 Bn | 88.50 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 10 | Datadog | 86.34 Bn | 81.58 Bn | 797.20 Mn | 789.87 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 789.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 756.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 715.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 696.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 616.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 584.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 531.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 509.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 489.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 457.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 448.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 429.62 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 416.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 407.27 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 374.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 327.35 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 278.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 250.59 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 212.05 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 186.34 Mn |