Datadog, Inc. · DDOG · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026

Datadog Crosses $1B Quarterly Revenue as AI Workloads Accelerate Demand

Datadog's first $1 billion revenue quarter marks an inflection point for the observability platform. AI-native workloads are driving accelerating demand alongside durable non-AI growth, and the 32% YoY revenue increase combined with an 18% EPS beat and a raised FY2026 outlook signals that the company's AI product strategy is translating into concrete financial results. The stock's approximately 32% one-day move reflects the market pricing in a fundamentally higher growth trajectory.

Reported Before market openNASDAQTechnology $89.30B market cap
100quality score

Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Datadog, Inc. offers a comprehensive cloud-based monitoring and analytics solution, serving the needs of developers, IT operations personnel, and business stakeholders across North America and internationally. This Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering skillfully combines and automates several crucial functions, including infrastructure oversight, application performance tracking, log management, and security surveillance, all designed to deliver live, end-to-end visibility into its customers' technology environments. Additionally, the platform extends its capabilities to include user experience monitoring, network performance analytics, robust cloud security measures, specialized observability tools for developers, and efficient incident response management. It also comes equipped with standard features like configurable dashboards, sophisticated analytical tools, collaborative features, and proactive alert systems. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in New York, New York.

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $0.60 Consensus $1
EPS surprise +18.1% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $1.01B Consensus $960.1M
Revenue surprise +4.8% Reported versus consensus

Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
DDOG EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 8 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '23 estimate $0.43 Q4 '23 actual $0.44, match Q1 '24 estimate $0.35 Q1 '24 actual $0.44, beat Q2 '24 estimate $0.37 Q2 '24 actual $0.43, beat Q3 '24 estimate $0.40 Q3 '24 actual $0.46, beat Q2 '25 estimate $0.41 Q2 '25 actual $0.46, beat Q3 '25 estimate $0.46 Q3 '25 actual $0.55, beat Q4 '25 estimate $0.56 Q4 '25 actual $0.59, beat Q1 '26 estimate $0.51 Q1 '26 actual $0.60, beat Q2 '26 estimate $0.58 Q3 '26 estimate $0.61 Q4 '26 estimate $0.63 Q1 '27 estimate $0.65

Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy47 ratings
Bullish4085.1%
Neutral612.8%
Bearish12.1%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$250.88Previous close
$75.76Low
$214.3Average
$320High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Jul 29, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Citigroup Buy BuyMaintainJul 28, 2026
BTIG Buy BuyMaintainJul 28, 2026
TD Cowen Buy BuyMaintainJul 22, 2026
Guggenheim Buy BuyMaintainJul 22, 2026
Jefferies Hold BuyDowngradeJul 21, 2026
Evercore ISI Group Outperform OutperformMaintainJul 21, 2026
Barclays Overweight OverweightMaintainJul 21, 2026
Wells Fargo Overweight OverweightMaintainJul 20, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $250.88. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Morgan StanleySanjit Singh$300$251.86 +19.6%Jul 28, 2026
BTIGGray Powell$289$251.86 +15.2%Jul 28, 2026
GuggenheimAnalyst unavailable$300$254.79 +19.6%Jul 22, 2026
BarclaysRaimo Lenschow$290$263.2 +15.6%Jul 21, 2026
JefferiesBrent Thill$280$263.2 +11.6%Jul 21, 2026
OppenheimerAnalyst unavailable$300$258.69 +19.6%Jul 20, 2026
RBC CapitalMatthew Hedberg$280$259.59 +11.6%Jul 16, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$315$262.52 +25.6%Jul 16, 2026
KeyBancAnalyst unavailable$320$264.46 +27.6%Jul 16, 2026
Mizuho SecuritiesAnalyst unavailable$300$270.73 +19.6%Jul 15, 2026
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Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move +31.3% Event window
SPY move -0.3% Same window
Abnormal move +31.6% Stock minus SPY
Volume 4.9× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +24.0% Up to 20 sessions
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Transcript intelligence

What changed

Q1 2026 revenue reached $1.01 billion (up 32% YoY), surpassing the $960M consensus estimate by 4.8%. EPS of $0.60 beat the $0.508 estimate by 18.1%. Total ARR exceeded $4 billion. Both AI-native and non-AI customer cohorts accelerated, with gross revenue retention in the high 90s and net revenue retention in the low 120s. The stock surged approximately 32% on the report, with volume nearly 5x the baseline, and continued to drift higher by roughly 24% in the subsequent period.

Guidance delta

FY2026 revenue guidance was raised from $4.06-$4.10B to $4.3-$4.34B. Operating margin guidance increased from approximately 21% to 22-23%. Q2 2026 revenue guided to $1.07-$1.08B. Management's guidance sentiment was maintained, reflecting confidence in the updated trajectory.

Key takeaways

  • Q1 revenue of $1.01B (+32% YoY) marked Datadog's first $1B quarter, with ARR surpassing $4B.
  • AI-native and non-AI customer cohorts both accelerated; gross retention remained in the high 90s with net retention above 120%.
  • New AI-driven products launched including MCP Server, Bits AI Security Agent, GPU Monitoring, and Experiments.
  • Large AI-lab deals included 7- and 8-figure contracts with leading tech and financial firms.
  • FedRAMP High certification received, opening federal agency opportunities; new UK data center announced.

Management priorities

  • Roll out additional AI-focused features including expanded LLM observability ahead of the DASH conference in June.
  • Deploy the new UK data center and pursue further regulatory certifications for public-sector expansion.
  • Expand cloud-prem (on-prem) offerings to address data residency requirements.
  • Continue broadening the platform with more products reaching $100M ARR milestones.

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Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
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  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-07-29T06:03:21.228725+00:00

Methodology

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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

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