DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026)
DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $108.1 million for Q1 2026, up 17.8% YoY from $91.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 4.51% sequentially from $103.5 million in Q4 2025.
DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) Operating Expenses (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
DigitalOcean Holdings has disclosed Operating Expenses across 7 years of filings, most recently posting $108.1 million for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 17.8% year-over-year to $108.1 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $398.9 million (up 8.08% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $382.6 million, up 2.04% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses grew to $108.1 million in Q1 2026, from $103.5 million in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for DOCN reached as high as $123.7 million in Q1 2023 and fell as low as $68.3 million in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $93.7 million (2022), against an average of $96.6 million.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses jumped 84.24% — and 2023, when it dropped 22.5%.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $114.2 million in 2022, then fell by 19.18% to $92.3 million in 2023, then rose by 1.38% to $93.5 million in 2024, then gained by 10.61% to $103.5 million in 2025, then increased by 4.51% to $108.1 million in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $108.1 million, $103.5 million, and $92.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,853.66 Bn | 2,775.39 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 10.85 Bn |
| 2 | Oracle | 408.21 Bn | 376.86 Bn | 17.12 Bn | 13.05 Bn |
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| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 247.84 Bn | 243.30 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 1.51 Bn |
| 5 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 193.63 Bn | 190.57 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 979.89 Mn |
| 6 | Fortinet | 117.45 Bn | 114.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 905.10 Mn |
| 7 | Cloudflare | 86.88 Bn | 85.93 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 517.59 Mn |
| 8 | Synopsys | 86.18 Bn | 86.06 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 9 | Block | 46.10 Bn | 39.21 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 3.08 Bn |
| 10 | DigitalOcean Holdings | 13.46 Bn | 12.71 Bn | 144.71 Mn | 108.14 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 108.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 103.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 92.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 95.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 91.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 93.55 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 91.96 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 91.82 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 97.61 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 92.28 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 68.35 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 101.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 123.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 114.18 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 88.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 94.01 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 93.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 85.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 69.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 63.30 Mn |