Datadog (DDOG) Tax Rate (2020 - 2026)
Datadog's Tax Rate was 5.06% in Q3 2026, up 0.01 percentage points from 5.05% a year earlier but down 8.86 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Datadog (DDOG) Tax Rate (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Datadog's Tax Rate was 9.28% through Sep 30, 2026, down 6.92 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 15.19%, up 5.29 percentage points from FY2024.
- In earlier years, Tax Rate was 9.90% in FY2024 (-9.47 pp) and 19.37% in FY2023.
- Quarterly Tax Rate has moved between 5.05% (Q3 2025) and 56.52% (Q2 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Rate was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.62 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Rate over five years was Q2 2025 (a gain of 48.15 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2026 (a drop of 42.60 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, DDOG's Tax Rate in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 13.92% (Q2 2026), 10.86% (Q1 2026) and 12.90% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palo Alto Networks | 235.00 Bn | 220.07 Bn | 2.30 Bn | - |
| 2 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 221.18 Bn | 201.58 Bn | 1.10 Bn | - |
| 3 | Snowflake | 96.49 Bn | 83.81 Bn | 1.04 Bn | - |
| 4 | Fortinet | 87.26 Bn | 71.51 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 15.83% |
| 5 | Datadog | 64.27 Bn | 44.82 Bn | 959.92 Mn | 5.06% |
| 6 | Zscaler | 31.67 Bn | 17.82 Bn | 689.22 Mn | 122.38% |
| 7 | Okta | 29.42 Bn | 19.51 Bn | 641.00 Mn | 7.94% |
| 8 | Axon Enterprise | 25.30 Bn | 19.82 Bn | 546.45 Mn | 9.97% |
| 9 | MongoDB | 25.20 Bn | 15.67 Bn | 569.77 Mn | 10.89% |
| 10 | Roku | 23.89 Bn | 13.92 Bn | 648.52 Mn | 2.15% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 5.06% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.92% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.86% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.90% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.05% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 56.52% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.64% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.22% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.91% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.37% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.79% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.72% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 10.28% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 15.98% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 65.62% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 2.92% |
Datadog Tax Rate 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=tax-rate&ticker=DDOG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-rate", "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=tax-rate&ticker=DDOG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();