Growth Metrics

DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) Research & Development (2020 - 2025)

DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) has disclosed Research & Development for 6 consecutive years, with $44.3 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 9.81% to $44.3 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $161.6 million, a 13.42% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $161.6 million, up 13.42% from a year prior.
  • Research & Development was $44.3 million for Q4 2025 at DigitalOcean Holdings, up from $38.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $44.3 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $22.4 million in Q1 2021.
  • A 5-year average of $34.9 million and a median of $36.6 million in 2022 define the central range for Research & Development.
  • Peak YoY movement for Research & Development: soared 79.25% in 2021, then tumbled 30.41% in 2023.
  • DigitalOcean Holdings' Research & Development stood at $36.2 million in 2021, then increased by 8.86% to $39.4 million in 2022, then crashed by 30.41% to $27.4 million in 2023, then surged by 46.85% to $40.3 million in 2024, then rose by 9.81% to $44.3 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for DOCN's Research & Development are $44.3 million (Q4 2025), $38.1 million (Q3 2025), and $39.6 million (Q2 2025).