Growth Metrics

Datadog (DDOG) Research & Development (2018 - 2026)

Datadog's quarterly Research & Development came in at $435.3 million in Q1 2026, up 27.63% year-on-year from $341.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 4.16% quarter-over-quarter from $417.9 million in Q4 2025.

Datadog has reported Research & Development for 9 years, with the latest figure at $435.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 27.63% year-over-year to $435.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.6 billion (up 34.23% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.5 billion, up 34.33% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $435.3 million, up from $417.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $435.3 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $150.6 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $285.4 million, with a median of $270.0 million recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Research & Development soared 90.0% in 2022 and gained 14.66% in 2024.
  • Tracing DDOG's Research & Development over 5 years: 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 gained 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 253.17 Bn 235.20 Bn 8.16 Bn -1.99 Bn
2 Salesforce 171.07 Bn 161.50 Bn 8.69 Bn 1.62 Bn
3 Uber Technologies 147.39 Bn 146.35 Bn 11.88 Bn 951.00 Mn
4 Shopify 134.25 Bn 128.50 Bn 1.55 Bn 437.00 Mn
5 ServiceNow 105.72 Bn 100.54 Bn 2.83 Bn 823.00 Mn
6 Cadence Design Systems 101.64 Bn 100.23 Bn 1.26 Bn 508.44 Mn
7 Adobe 100.35 Bn 93.46 Bn 5.73 Bn 1.11 Bn
8 Automatic Data Processing 90.91 Bn 87.68 Bn 2.87 Bn 253.90 Mn
9 Intuit 88.30 Bn 81.52 Bn 6.77 Bn 840.00 Mn
10 Datadog 78.54 Bn 73.78 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
Mar 31, 2021 79.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 67.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 56.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 45.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 40.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 35.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 28.68 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 22.82 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 17.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 14.16 Mn