Datadog (DDOG) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2026)
Datadog (DDOG) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $789.9 million for Q1 2026, up 28.15% year-over-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.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 28.15% year-over-year to $789.9 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $3.0 billion (up 31.96% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.8 billion, up 31.69% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $789.9 million, up from $756.9 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $789.9 million in Q1 2026, with the low 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.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Operating Expenses soared 76.5% in 2022, then increased 12.23% in 2023.
- Datadog's Operating Expenses stood at $407.3 million in 2022, then gained by 12.23% to $457.1 million in 2023, then grew by 27.8% to $584.2 million in 2024, then advanced by 29.58% to $756.9 million in 2025, then grew by 4.35% to $789.9 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DDOG's Operating Expenses at $789.9 million in Q1 2026, $756.9 million in Q4 2025, and $715.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 255.48 Bn | 234.41 Bn | 16.51 Bn | -16.33 Bn |
| 2 | Shopify | 198.95 Bn | 194.00 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 1.22 Bn |
| 3 | Salesforce | 160.70 Bn | 148.86 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 6.22 Bn |
| 4 | Uber Technologies | 154.94 Bn | 149.73 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 12.30 Bn |
| 5 | ServiceNow | 128.25 Bn | 123.58 Bn | 2.82 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 6 | Snowflake | 114.00 Bn | 111.05 Bn | 926.45 Mn | 1.25 Bn |
| 7 | Automatic Data Processing | 108.58 Bn | 104.35 Bn | 2.51 Bn | 4.34 Bn |
| 8 | Adobe | 105.34 Bn | 99.72 Bn | 5.90 Bn | 3.67 Bn |
| 9 | Intuit | 94.55 Bn | 87.77 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 4.54 Bn |
| 10 | Datadog | 91.70 Bn | 86.71 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 875.89 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 875.89 Mn |
| 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 |