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Datadog

NSQ:DDOG · US23804L1035
SoftwareLarge

360

46
EV / EBIT1
Price / Owner Earnings1
Owner Earnings Yield25
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales5
EV / Gross Profit21
Price/Book7
Return on Capital25
Cash Return on Capital31
Return on Equity26
EBIT Margin24
Gross Profitability63
Cash Conversion100
Accruals22
Owner Earnings Margin30
Sales growth90
Profit Growth90
Long-Term EPS Growth82
Owner Earnings Growth38
Reinvestment54
Price momentum97
Debt load49
Refinancing61
Debt Payback100
Liquidity42
Analyst ratings80
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside4
Market mood73
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Datadog clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustrySoftware
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Founded2010
Employees8,241
ISINUS23804L1035
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Predictive AnalyticsCloud SecurityProcess AutomationAI ObservabilityCloud Data ServicesCloud InfrastructureArtificial IntelligenceDevSecOpsMachine LearningCloud ManagementAnalyticsInformation TechnologyProductivity ToolsSaaSSoftware

Description

Datadog, Inc. (Datadog) operates an observability and security platform for cloud applications. The company’s SaaS platform integrates and automates infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring, log management, user experience monit…

Analysis

Hope premium

Datadog, Inc. carries what we call a hope premium: an average business trading at an ambitious price.

The price is expensive. You pay 591.9× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly 55% yearly growth; analysts expect 24%. The market is pricing in far more than analysts expect: heroic expectations.

The trajectory is solid and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
80
2023202420252026

All-time high

80

Jun 2026

All-time low

11

Jan 2023

Average rank

62

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
5
6
7
5
Price/Earnings
5
17
19
10
Price/Book
7
18
14
3
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
3
5
10
1

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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