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.

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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

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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