DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) Research & Development (2020 - 2026)

DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) reported Research & Development of $48.8 million for Q1 2026, up 23.33% year-over-year from $39.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 10.32% quarter-over-quarter from $44.3 million in Q4 2025.

DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) Research & Development (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

DigitalOcean Holdings (DOCN) has 7 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $48.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $48.8 million, up 23.33% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $170.9 million (up 14.54% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $161.6 million, up 13.42% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development grew to $48.8 million in Q1 2026 per DOCN's latest filing, from $44.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Research & Development peaked at $48.8 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $30.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $37.3 million and a median of $37.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Research & Development soared 66.24% in 2022, then declined 24.01% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $39.4 million in 2022, then dropped by 24.01% to $30.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 34.47% to $40.3 million in 2024, then increased by 9.81% to $44.3 million in 2025, then increased by 10.32% to $48.8 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DOCN's Research & Development at $48.8 million in Q1 2026, $44.3 million in Q4 2025, and $38.1 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,903.35 Bn 2,825.07 Bn 56.06 Bn 8.92 Bn
2 Alarum Technologies 1,127.45 Bn 1,113.30 Bn 7.23 Mn 2.30 Mn
3 Oracle 528.84 Bn 490.27 Bn 15.14 Bn 2.61 Bn
4 Palantir Technologies 306.36 Bn 298.44 Bn 1.42 Bn 160.98 Mn
5 Palo Alto Networks 194.33 Bn 189.79 Bn 1.91 Bn 511.00 Mn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 171.19 Bn 168.13 Bn 993.68 Mn 356.41 Mn
7 Fortinet 108.13 Bn 104.84 Bn 1.49 Bn 214.00 Mn
8 Synopsys 86.21 Bn 86.09 Bn 1.77 Bn 714.99 Mn
9 Cloudflare 80.35 Bn 79.41 Bn 455.60 Mn 150.97 Mn
10 DigitalOcean Holdings 15.82 Bn 15.08 Bn 144.71 Mn 48.83 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 48.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 44.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 38.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 39.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 39.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 40.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 36.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 32.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 32.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 29.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 31.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 37.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 37.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 39.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 30.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 36.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 37.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 36.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 29.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 27.12 Mn