Datadog (DDOG) Research & Development (2018 - 2026)
Datadog (DDOG) recorded quarterly Research & Development of $435.3 million in Q1 2026, up 4.16% quarter-over-quarter from $417.9 million in Q4 2025, and up 27.63% on a YoY basis from $341.1 million in Q1 2025.
Datadog (DDOG) Research & Development (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Datadog's Research & Development history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $435.3 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 27.63% year-over-year to $435.3 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.6 billion (up 34.23% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.5 billion, up 34.33% from the prior year.
- Research & Development was $435.3 million for Q1 2026 at Datadog, up from $417.9 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $435.3 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $150.6 million in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Research & Development has averaged $285.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $270.0 million in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Research & Development jumped 90.0% in 2022, then increased 14.66% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $218.7 million in 2022, then increased by 15.82% to $253.2 million in 2023, then advanced by 24.9% to $316.3 million in 2024, then jumped by 32.12% to $417.9 million in 2025, then rose by 4.16% to $435.3 million in 2026.
- The last three Research & Development figures came in at $435.3 million (Q1 2026), $417.9 million (Q4 2025), and $402.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sap Se | 236.58 Bn | 218.61 Bn | 8.16 Bn | -1.99 Bn |
| 2 | Full Truck Alliance | 174.94 Bn | 172.39 Bn | - | -37.02 Mn |
| 3 | Uber Technologies | 149.11 Bn | 148.07 Bn | 11.88 Bn | 951.00 Mn |
| 4 | Shopify | 146.47 Bn | 140.73 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 437.00 Mn |
| 5 | Salesforce | 143.14 Bn | 131.30 Bn | 8.56 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
| 6 | ServiceNow | 107.89 Bn | 102.71 Bn | 2.83 Bn | 823.00 Mn |
| 7 | Cadence Design Systems | 107.18 Bn | 105.77 Bn | 1.26 Bn | 508.44 Mn |
| 8 | Automatic Data Processing | 89.86 Bn | 86.63 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 253.90 Mn |
| 9 | Adobe | 84.54 Bn | 77.65 Bn | 5.73 Bn | 1.11 Bn |
| 10 | Datadog | 82.35 Bn | 77.60 Bn | 797.20 Mn | 435.30 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 435.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 417.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 401.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 387.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 341.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 316.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 291.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 274.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 269.99 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 253.25 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 240.23 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 239.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 229.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 218.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 205.39 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 177.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 150.61 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 133.05 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 112.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 94.78 Mn |