# Datadog Inc. (DDOG) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Technology / Software. Price $212.93, market value $76.5 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 434.6×** (5-yr avg 526.8×, 3-yr avg 526.8×). Datadog Inc. trades at 434.6× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 526.8×. The Technology median in the September 2026 study was 32.1×. Forward P/E is 71.7×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 19.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 19.3×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **Price / book: 17.5×**. The shares trade at 17.5× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 1.5%** (5-yr avg 1.5%). Free cash flow equals 1.5% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 1.5%.
- **Earnings yield: 0.2%**. The inverse of the P/E: 0.2% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 79.5%**. Datadog Inc. keeps 79.5% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, the kind of margin that comes with software, brands or pricing power.
- **Operating margin: 0.4%**. 0.4% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 3.1%**. 3.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 2.9%**. 2.9% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on assets: 2.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 27.7%** (3-yr 26.9%/yr, 5-yr 41.5%/yr). Revenue grew 27.7% over the last year, against 41.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -40.4%**. Earnings per share fell 40.4%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 37.7%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 37.7% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Current ratio: 3.38** (quick 3.38). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 3.38 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 17.72**. A Z-score of 17.72 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Datadog Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 61.6%** (YTD 56.6%, 3-mo -9.0%). The shares are up 61.6% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -27.3%** (117.3% above the low). Trading 27% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 39**. An RSI of 39 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.18** (volatility 69%). Beta of 1.18 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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