Datadog (DDOG) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2024 - 2025)
Datadog's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -1.05% for Q4 2025, down 2.50 percentage points from 1.45% a year earlier but up 0.07 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Datadog (DDOG) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2024 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Datadog's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was -1.06%, down 2.88 percentage points from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 1.82% in FY2024.
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] is -1.12% (Q3 2025) to 2.06% (Q3 2024).
- Business Quant data shows DDOG's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at -1.12% (Q3 2025), -0.46% (Q2 2025) and 0.76% (Q1 2025) in the three quarters before Q4 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 305.41 Bn | 290.49 Bn | 2.30 Bn | - |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 258.16 Bn | 238.60 Bn | 1.10 Bn | -2.11% |
| 3 | Fortinet | 127.25 Bn | 113.18 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 111.71% |
| 4 | Snowflake | 118.44 Bn | 105.76 Bn | 1.04 Bn | - |
| 5 | Datadog | 96.25 Bn | 77.89 Bn | 881.34 Mn | - |
| 6 | Axon Enterprise | 34.94 Bn | 29.46 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 0.45% |
| 7 | MongoDB | 33.06 Bn | 23.53 Bn | 569.77 Mn | - |
| 8 | Okta | 32.62 Bn | 22.72 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 2.98% |
| 9 | Zscaler | 31.48 Bn | 17.60 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Baidu | 29.71 Bn | -43.91 Bn | 1.47 Mn | -1.94% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.05% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.12% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.46% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.76% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.45% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.06% |
Datadog Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=DDOG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "DDOG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=DDOG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();