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

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DateValue
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