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

DigitalOcean Holdings' (DOCN) quarterly Research & Development came in at $21.7 million in Q1 2026, down 45.27% year-on-year from $39.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 3.76% on a QoQ basis from $22.5 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 $21.7 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development fell 45.27% year-over-year to $21.7 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $105.1 million, a 2.04% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $82.4 million, up 15.18% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $21.7 million, down from $22.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for DOCN reached as high as $39.6 million in Q2 2025 and fell as low as $15.3 million in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $28.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $30.2 million in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development jumped 257.36% in 2022 and slumped 56.13% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $24.7 million in 2022, then slipped by 29.47% to $17.4 million in 2023, then grew by 11.56% to $19.4 million in 2024, then advanced by 16.03% to $22.5 million in 2025, then dropped by 3.76% to $21.7 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Research & Development figures were $21.7 million in Q1 2026, $22.5 million in Q4 2025, and $21.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,921.46 Bn 2,797.02 Bn 56.06 Bn 6.81 Bn
2 PagSeguro Digital 2,686.70 Bn 2,686.70 Bn 358.92 Mn -
3 Oracle 344.13 Bn 312.24 Bn - 4.01 Bn
4 Repay Holdings 342.29 Bn 342.15 Bn - -
5 Palantir Technologies 294.57 Bn 286.54 Bn 1.42 Bn 160.98 Mn
6 Palo Alto Networks 224.46 Bn 219.93 Bn 1.91 Bn 823.00 Mn
7 CrowdStrike Holdings 182.52 Bn 179.42 Bn 993.68 Mn 802.89 Mn
8 Fortinet 111.29 Bn 107.99 Bn 1.49 Bn 636.30 Mn
9 Cloudflare 93.63 Bn 92.68 Bn 455.60 Mn 271.60 Mn
10 DigitalOcean Holdings 10.62 Bn 9.88 Bn 144.71 Mn 21.67 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 21.67 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 22.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 21.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 39.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 39.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 19.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 15.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 32.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 32.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 17.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 31.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 37.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 16.34 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 24.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 30.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 36.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 37.24 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 15.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 29.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 27.12 Mn