Datadog (DDOG) Research & Development (2018 - 2026)
Datadog (DDOG) posted Research & Development of $478.0 million for Q2 2026, up 9.8% on a QoQ basis from $435.3 million in Q1 2026, and up 23.35% year-over-year from $387.5 million in Q2 2025.
Analysis
Datadog (DDOG) Research & Development (2018 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Datadog has reported Research & Development for 9 years, with the latest figure at $478.0 million in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 23.35% year-over-year to $478.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $1.7 billion, a 29.66% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.5 billion, up 34.33% from the prior year.
- Research & Development was $478.0 million for Q2 2026 at Datadog, up from $435.3 million in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Research & Development was $478.0 million in Q2 2026, with the low at $150.6 million in Q1 2022.
- Average Research & Development over 5 years is $296.1 million, with a median of $272.3 million recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Research & Development surged 90.0% in 2022, then rose 14.66% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Research & Development stood at $218.7 million in 2022, then rose by 15.82% to $253.2 million in 2023, then climbed by 24.9% to $316.3 million in 2024, then surged by 32.12% to $417.9 million in 2025, then rose by 14.37% to $478.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Research & Development figures came in at $478.0 million (Q2 2026), $435.3 million (Q1 2026), and $417.9 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Datadog | 76.43 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 881.34 Mn | 477.97 Mn |
| 2 | Dynatrace | 15.07 Bn | 13.96 Bn | 451.10 Mn | 181.63 Mn |
| 3 | AvePoint | 2.84 Bn | 2.42 Bn | 91.01 Mn | 45.54 Mn |
| 4 | Netscout Systems | 2.66 Bn | 1.99 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | PagerDuty | 1.07 Bn | 615.32 Mn | 104.40 Mn | 38.33 Mn |
| 6 | N-able | 768.85 Mn | 653.03 Mn | 106.20 Mn | 42.69 Mn |
| 7 | Radcom | 166.43 Mn | 56.72 Mn | - | 5.72 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 477.97 Mn |
| 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 |