Datadog Announces Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results
| Datadog, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (In thousands, except per share data; unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 885,651 | $ | 690,016 | $ | 2,473,964 | $ | 1,946,548 | |||||||
| Cost of revenue (1)(2)(3) | 176,457 | 137,756 | 500,063 | 371,353 | |||||||||||
| Gross profit | 709,194 | 552,260 | 1,973,901 | 1,575,195 | |||||||||||
| Operating expenses: | |||||||||||||||
| Research and development (1)(3) | 401,982 | 291,802 | 1,130,525 | 836,389 | |||||||||||
| Sales and marketing (1)(2)(3) | 238,729 | 187,772 | 692,046 | 548,658 | |||||||||||
| General and administrative (1)(3)(4) | 74,292 | 52,408 | 205,059 | 145,256 | |||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 715,003 | 531,982 | 2,027,630 | 1,530,303 | |||||||||||
| Operating (loss) income | (5,809 | ) | 20,278 | (53,729 | ) | 44,892 | |||||||||
| Other income: | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense (5) | (2,421 | ) | (1,574 | ) | (8,459 | ) | (4,425 | ) | |||||||
| Interest income and other income, net | 43,897 | 37,432 | 135,739 | 109,647 | |||||||||||
| Other income, net | 41,476 | 35,858 | 127,280 | 105,222 | |||||||||||
| Income before provision for income taxes | 35,667 | 56,136 | 73,551 | 150,114 | |||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 1,782 | 4,439 | 12,377 | 11,962 | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 33,885 | $ | 51,697 | $ | 61,174 | $ | 138,152 | |||||||
| Net income per share - basic | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.15 | $ | 0.18 | $ | 0.41 | |||||||
| Net income per share - diluted | $ | 0.10 | $ | 0.14 | $ | 0.18 | $ | 0.39 | |||||||
| Weighted average shares used in calculating net income per share: | |||||||||||||||
| Basic | 348,645 | 337,562 | 346,012 | 334,779 | |||||||||||
| Diluted | 362,001 | 357,635 | 361,905 | 357,331 |
| (1) Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows: | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | $ | 8,038 | $ | 6,249 | $ | 21,472 | $ | 18,169 | |||||||
| Research and development | 124,288 | 90,507 | 342,468 | 266,025 | |||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 41,463 | 30,749 | 113,030 | 88,481 | |||||||||||
| General and administrative | 26,769 | 14,685 | 68,315 | 39,200 | |||||||||||
| Total | $ | 200,558 | $ | 142,190 | $ | 545,285 | $ | 411,875 |
| (2) Includes amortization of acquired intangibles as follows: | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | $ | 1,451 | $ | 1,230 | $ | 3,863 | $ | 4,538 | |||||||
| Sales and marketing | 277 | 208 | 668 | 618 | |||||||||||
| Total | $ | 1,728 | $ | 1,438 | $ | 4,531 | $ | 5,156 |
| (3) Includes employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions as follows: | |||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | $ | 169 | $ | 118 | $ | 520 | $ | 378 | |||||||
| Research and development | 8,177 | 6,316 | 29,578 | 23,724 | |||||||||||
| Sales and marketing | 1,480 | 1,060 | 4,409 | 3,821 | |||||||||||
| General and administrative | 1,061 | 1,621 | 6,010 | 5,199 | |||||||||||
| Total | $ | 10,887 | $ | 9,115 | $ | 40,517 | $ | 33,122 |
| (4) Includes M&A transaction costs as follows: | |||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 1,373 | $ | - | |||||||
| Total | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 1,373 | $ | - |
| (5) Includes amortization of issuance costs as follows: | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | $ | 1,046 | $ | 912 | $ | 4,556 | $ | 2,672 | |||||||
| Total | $ | 1,046 | $ | 912 | $ | 4,556 | $ | 2,672 | |||||||
| Datadog, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands; unaudited) | |||||||
| September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | ||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||
| CURRENT ASSETS: | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 540,602 | $ | 1,246,983 | |||
| Marketable securities | 3,599,737 | 2,942,076 | |||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $18,150 and $16,302 as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively | 549,648 | 598,919 | |||||
| Deferred contract costs, current | 67,201 | 56,095 | |||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 80,917 | 67,042 | |||||
| Total current assets | 4,838,105 | 4,911,115 | |||||
| Property and equipment, net | 307,609 | 226,970 | |||||
| Operating lease assets | 218,682 | 172,512 | |||||
| Goodwill | 530,043 | 360,381 | |||||
| Intangible assets, net | 16,810 | 3,711 | |||||
| Deferred contract costs, non-current | 105,943 | 86,573 | |||||
| Other assets | 35,278 | 24,077 | |||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 6,052,470 | $ | 5,785,339 | |||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | |||||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES: | |||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 135,243 | $ | 107,731 | |||
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 175,198 | 127,136 | |||||
| Operating lease liabilities, current | 35,989 | 31,970 | |||||
| Convertible senior notes, net, current | - | 634,023 | |||||
| Deferred revenue, current | 974,264 | 961,853 | |||||
| Total current liabilities | 1,320,694 | 1,862,713 | |||||
| Operating lease liabilities, non-current | 260,926 | 196,905 | |||||
| Convertible senior notes, net, non-current | 982,402 | 979,282 | |||||
| Deferred revenue, non-current | 29,028 | 22,693 | |||||
| Other liabilities | 20,302 | 9,383 | |||||
| Total liabilities | 2,613,352 | 3,070,976 | |||||
| STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY: | |||||||
| Common stock | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 3,335,703 | 2,689,013 | |||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 12,190 | (4,701 | ) | ||||
| Retained earnings | 91,222 | 30,048 | |||||
| Total stockholders' equity | 3,439,118 | 2,714,363 | |||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 6,052,470 | $ | 5,785,339 | |||
| Datadog, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow (In thousands; unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | |||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 33,885 | $ | 51,697 | $ | 61,174 | $ | 138,152 | |||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 15,048 | 13,892 | 39,125 | 39,227 | |||||||||||
| Accretion of discounts on marketable securities | (10,855 | ) | (12,844 | ) | (32,152 | ) | (39,539 | ) | |||||||
| Amortization of issuance costs | 1,046 | 912 | 4,556 | 2,672 | |||||||||||
| Amortization of deferred contract costs | 17,231 | 13,474 | 48,061 | 37,768 | |||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation, net of amounts capitalized | 200,558 | 142,190 | 545,285 | 411,875 | |||||||||||
| Non-cash lease expense | 9,060 | 6,670 | 26,450 | 20,261 | |||||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses on accounts receivable | 3,967 | 3,800 | 12,382 | 10,374 | |||||||||||
| Loss on disposal of property and equipment | 1,314 | 9 | 2,146 | 352 | |||||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 50,559 | 42,428 | 38,887 | 11,842 | |||||||||||
| Deferred contract costs | (32,718 | ) | (19,153 | ) | (78,538 | ) | (51,323 | ) | |||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (13,116 | ) | (1,630 | ) | (12,036 | ) | (10,073 | ) | |||||||
| Other assets | (162 | ) | 1,465 | (3,200 | ) | 3,636 | |||||||||
| Accounts payable | (61,341 | ) | (22,994 | ) | 24,299 | 8,576 | |||||||||
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 30,010 | 10,147 | 32,408 | (5,709 | ) | ||||||||||
| Deferred revenue | 6,984 | (1,382 | ) | 14,219 | 27,284 | ||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 251,470 | 228,681 | 723,066 | 605,375 | |||||||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | |||||||||||||||
| Purchases of marketable securities | (795,593 | ) | (905,632 | ) | (2,517,372 | ) | (2,145,933 | ) | |||||||
| Maturities of marketable securities | 631,163 | 624,402 | 1,884,273 | 1,590,387 | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of marketable securities | (11 | ) | (40 | ) | 13,125 | (32 | ) | ||||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | (16,786 | ) | (8,385 | ) | (40,686 | ) | (26,958 | ) | |||||||
| Capitalized software development costs | (20,732 | ) | (16,692 | ) | (58,684 | ) | (44,286 | ) | |||||||
| Cash paid for acquisition of businesses; net of cash acquired | (192 | ) | (210 | ) | (117,282 | ) | (654 | ) | |||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (202,151 | ) | (306,557 | ) | (836,626 | ) | (627,476 | ) | |||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | |||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 1,271 | 1,257 | 4,629 | 5,201 | |||||||||||
| Proceeds for issuance of common stock under the employee stock purchase plan | - | - | 28,578 | 22,507 | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of 2029 Convertible Senior Notes, net of issuance costs | - | - | (190 | ) | - | ||||||||||
| Repayments of 2025 Convertible Senior Notes | - | (24 | ) | (635,547 | ) | (49 | ) | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | 1,271 | 1,233 | (602,530 | ) | 27,659 | ||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 982 | 3,098 | 9,709 | 1,521 | |||||||||||
| NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | 51,572 | (73,545 | ) | (706,381 | ) | 7,079 | |||||||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS-Beginning of period | 489,030 | 410,963 | 1,246,983 | 330,339 | |||||||||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS-End of period | $ | 540,602 | $ | 337,418 | $ | 540,602 | $ | 337,418 | |||||||
| Datadog, Inc. Reconciliation from GAAP to Non-GAAP Results (In thousands, except per share data; unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Reconciliation of gross profit and gross margin | |||||||||||||||
| GAAP gross profit | $ | 709,194 | $ | 552,260 | $ | 1,973,901 | $ | 1,575,195 | |||||||
| Plus: Stock-based compensation expense | 8,038 | 6,249 | 21,472 | 18,169 | |||||||||||
| Plus: Amortization of acquired intangibles | 1,451 | 1,230 | 3,863 | 4,538 | |||||||||||
| Plus: Employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions | 169 | 118 | 520 | 378 | |||||||||||
| Non-GAAP gross profit | $ | 718,852 | $ | 559,857 | $ | 1,999,756 | $ | 1,598,280 | |||||||
| GAAP gross margin | 80 | % | 80 | % | 80 | % | 81 | % | |||||||
| Non-GAAP gross margin | 81 | % | 81 | % | 81 | % | 82 | % | |||||||
| Reconciliation of operating expenses | |||||||||||||||
| GAAP research and development | $ | 401,982 | $ | 291,802 | $ | 1,130,525 | $ | 836,389 | |||||||
| Less: Stock-based compensation expense | (124,288 | ) | (90,507 | ) | (342,468 | ) | (266,025 | ) | |||||||
| Less: Employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions | (8,177 | ) | (6,316 | ) | (29,578 | ) | (23,724 | ) | |||||||
| Non-GAAP research and development | $ | 269,517 | $ | 194,979 | $ | 758,479 | $ | 546,640 | |||||||
| GAAP sales and marketing | $ | 238,729 | $ | 187,772 | $ | 692,046 | $ | 548,658 | |||||||
| Less: Stock-based compensation expense | (41,463 | ) | (30,749 | ) | (113,030 | ) | (88,481 | ) | |||||||
| Less: Amortization of acquired intangibles | (277 | ) | (208 | ) | (668 | ) | (618 | ) | |||||||
| Less: Employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions | (1,480 | ) | (1,060 | ) | (4,409 | ) | (3,821 | ) | |||||||
| Non-GAAP sales and marketing | $ | 195,509 | $ | 155,755 | $ | 573,939 | $ | 455,738 | |||||||
| GAAP general and administrative | $ | 74,292 | $ | 52,408 | $ | 205,059 | $ | 145,256 | |||||||
| Less: Stock-based compensation expense | (26,769 | ) | (14,685 | ) | (68,315 | ) | (39,200 | ) | |||||||
| Less: Employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions | (1,061 | ) | (1,621 | ) | (6,010 | ) | (5,199 | ) | |||||||
| Less: M&A transaction costs(1) | - | - | (1,373 | ) | - | ||||||||||
| Non-GAAP general and administrative | $ | 46,462 | $ | 36,102 | $ | 129,361 | $ | 100,857 | |||||||
| Reconciliation of operating (loss) income and operating margin | |||||||||||||||
| GAAP operating (loss) income | $ | (5,809 | ) | $ | 20,278 | $ | (53,729 | ) | $ | 44,892 | |||||
| Plus: Stock-based compensation expense | 200,558 | 142,190 | 545,285 | 411,875 | |||||||||||
| Plus: Amortization of acquired intangibles | 1,728 | 1,438 | 4,531 | 5,156 | |||||||||||
| Plus: Employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions | 10,887 | 9,115 | 40,517 | 33,122 | |||||||||||
| Plus: M&A transaction costs(1) | - | - | 1,373 | - | |||||||||||
| Non-GAAP operating income | $ | 207,364 | $ | 173,021 | $ | 537,977 | $ | 495,045 | |||||||
| GAAP operating margin | (1 | )% | 3 | % | (2 | )% | 2 | % | |||||||
| Non-GAAP operating margin | 23 | % | 25 | % | 22 | % | 25 | % |
| 1) | The nine months ended September 30, 2025 are adjusted for M&A transaction costs, and these adjustments are applied prospectively, as these costs were not material to the consolidated results of operations in the prior periods. | |
| Datadog, Inc. Reconciliation from GAAP to Non-GAAP Results (In thousands, except per share data; unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Reconciliation of net income | |||||||||||||||
| GAAP net income | $ | 33,885 | $ | 51,697 | $ | 61,174 | $ | 138,152 | |||||||
| Plus: Stock-based compensation expense | 200,558 | 142,190 | 545,285 | 411,875 | |||||||||||
| Plus: Amortization of acquired intangibles | 1,728 | 1,438 | 4,531 | 5,156 | |||||||||||
| Plus: Employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions | 10,887 | 9,115 | 40,517 | 33,122 | |||||||||||
| Plus: M&A transaction costs (1) | - | - | 1,373 | - | |||||||||||
| Plus: Amortization of issuance costs | 1,046 | 912 | 4,556 | 2,672 | |||||||||||
| Non-GAAP net income before non-GAAP tax adjustments | $ | 248,104 | $ | 205,352 | $ | 657,436 | $ | 590,977 | |||||||
| Income tax effects and adjustments (2) | 50,694 | 39,617 | 128,283 | 114,655 | |||||||||||
| Non-GAAP net income after non-GAAP tax adjustments | $ | 197,410 | $ | 165,735 | $ | 529,153 | $ | 476,322 | |||||||
| Net income per share before non-GAAP tax adjustments - basic | $ | 0.71 | $ | 0.61 | $ | 1.90 | $ | 1.77 | |||||||
| Net income per share before non-GAAP tax adjustments - diluted | $ | 0.69 | $ | 0.57 | $ | 1.82 | $ | 1.65 | |||||||
| Net income per share after non-GAAP tax adjustments - basic | $ | 0.57 | $ | 0.49 | $ | 1.53 | $ | 1.42 | |||||||
| Net income per share after non-GAAP tax adjustments - diluted | $ | 0.55 | $ | 0.46 | $ | 1.46 | $ | 1.33 | |||||||
| Shares used in non-GAAP net income per share calculations: | |||||||||||||||
| Basic | 348,645 | 337,562 | 346,012 | 334,779 | |||||||||||
| Diluted | 362,001 | 357,635 | 361,905 | 357,331 |
| 1) | The nine months ended September 30, 2025 are adjusted for M&A transaction costs, and these adjustments are applied prospectively, as these costs were not material to the consolidated results of operations in the prior periods. | |
| 2) | Non-GAAP financial information for the periods shown are adjusted for an assumed provision for income taxes based on our long-term projected tax rate of 21%. Due to the differences in the tax treatment of items excluded from non-GAAP earnings, our estimated tax rate on non-GAAP income may differ from our GAAP tax rate and from our actual tax liabilities. | |
| Datadog, Inc. Reconciliation of GAAP Cash Flow from Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow (In thousands; unaudited) | |||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 251,470 | $ | 228,681 | $ | 723,066 | $ | 605,375 | |||||||
| Less: Purchases of property and equipment | (16,786 | ) | (8,385 | ) | (40,686 | ) | (26,958 | ) | |||||||
| Less: Capitalized software development costs | (20,732 | ) | (16,692 | ) | (58,684 | ) | (44,286 | ) | |||||||
| Free cash flow | $ | 213,952 | $ | 203,604 | $ | 623,696 | $ | 534,131 | |||||||
| Free cash flow margin | 24 | % | 30 | % | 25 | % | 27 | % | |||||||
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