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FY2026 Q3 (CY2026 Q3, ended 2026-09-30) · press release: 8-K 0001628280-26-069792 · 10-Q/10-K · models: claude-sonnet-5-5 (writing), claude-haiku-5-5 (paragraph selection) · generated 2026-11-05

What happened

✓Datadog reported third quarter revenue of $1.197 billion.
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XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax · FY2026 Q3 (ended 2026-09-30) = $1.20B · filing 0001628280-26-070292
Structured claim: metric revenue, period FY2026 Q3, value 1.197 usd_billions, cites xbrl:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax
✓GAAP operating income was $74.7 million.
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XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss · FY2026 Q3 (ended 2026-09-30) = $74.7M · filing 0001628280-26-070292
Structured claim: metric operating_income, period FY2026 Q3, value 74.7 usd_millions, cites xbrl:OperatingIncomeLoss
✓GAAP net income was $118.3 million.
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XBRL NetIncomeLoss · FY2026 Q3 (ended 2026-09-30) = $118.3M · filing 0001628280-26-070292
Structured claim: metric net_income, period FY2026 Q3, value 118.3 usd_millions, cites xbrl:NetIncomeLoss
✓Diluted GAAP EPS was $0.32.
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XBRL EarningsPerShareDiluted · FY2026 Q3 (ended 2026-09-30) = $0.32 · filing 0001628280-26-070292
Structured claim: metric eps_diluted, period FY2026 Q3, value 0.32 usd_per_share, cites xbrl:EarningsPerShareDiluted
✓Non-GAAP operating income was $334 million.
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Press release P14:
•Non-GAAP operating income was $334 million; non-GAAP operating margin was 28%.
Structured claim: metric other, period FY2026 Q3, value 334 usd_millions, cites press_release:P14

What changed vs last quarter / last year

✓Revenue grew 35.2% year over year.
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XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax · FY2026 Q3 (ended 2026-09-30) = $1.20B · filing 0001628280-26-070292
XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax · FY2025 Q3 (ended 2025-09-30) = $885.7M · filing 0001628280-26-070292
Recomputed as (FY2026 Q3 / FY2025 Q3 − 1) × 100 = 35.16%
Structured claim: metric revenue_yoy, period FY2026 Q3, value 35.2 percent, cites xbrl:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax
✓Revenue rose 6.7% sequentially.
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XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax · FY2026 Q3 (ended 2026-09-30) = $1.20B · filing 0001628280-26-070292
XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax · FY2026 Q2 (ended 2026-06-30) = $1.12B · filing 0001628280-26-054458
Recomputed as (FY2026 Q3 / FY2026 Q2 − 1) × 100 = 6.74%
Structured claim: metric revenue_qoq, period FY2026 Q3, value 6.7 percent, cites xbrl:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax
✓GAAP operating margin was 6.2%, versus a slight loss a year ago.
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XBRL OperatingIncomeLoss · FY2026 Q3 (ended 2026-09-30) = $74.7M · filing 0001628280-26-070292
XBRL RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax · FY2026 Q3 (ended 2026-09-30) = $1.20B · filing 0001628280-26-070292
Recomputed as operating_income / revenue × 100 = 6.24%
Structured claim: metric operating_margin, period FY2026 Q3, value 6.2 percent, cites xbrl:OperatingIncomeLoss
✓Remaining performance obligations were up 38.0% year over year.
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XBRL RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligation · FY2026 Q3 (ended 2026-09-30) = $3.85B · filing 0001628280-26-070292
XBRL RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligation · FY2025 Q3 (ended 2025-09-30) = $2.79B · filing 0001561550-25-000313
Recomputed as (FY2026 Q3 / FY2025 Q3 − 1) × 100 = 38.03%
Structured claim: metric rpo_yoy, period FY2026 Q3, value 38.0 percent, cites xbrl:RevenueRemainingPerformanceObligation
✓Operating cash flow rose 15.3% year over year.
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XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities · FY2026 Q3 (ended 2026-09-30) = $290.0M · derived: 9M YTD − 6M YTD · filing 0001628280-26-070292
XBRL NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities · FY2025 Q3 (ended 2025-09-30) = $251.5M · derived: 9M YTD − 6M YTD · filing 0001628280-26-070292
Recomputed as (FY2026 Q3 / FY2025 Q3 − 1) × 100 = 15.30%
Structured claim: metric operating_cash_flow_yoy, period FY2026 Q3, value 15.3 percent, cites xbrl:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
✓R&D expense increased 22.3% year over year.
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XBRL ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense · FY2026 Q3 (ended 2026-09-30) = $491.6M · filing 0001628280-26-070292
XBRL ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense · FY2025 Q3 (ended 2025-09-30) = $402.0M · filing 0001628280-26-070292
Recomputed as (FY2026 Q3 / FY2025 Q3 − 1) × 100 = 22.29%
Structured claim: metric rnd_yoy, period FY2026 Q3, value 22.3 percent, cites xbrl:ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense

Management's explanation and guidance

✓The CEO highlighted platform adoption as customers scale operations and AI use, saying "We are seeing strong adoption across our platform as customers scale their digital operations and use of AI."
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Press release P9:
"Datadog delivered a strong third quarter, with 35% year-over-year revenue growth, $290 million in operating cash flow, and $251 million in free cash flow," said Olivier Pomel, co-founder and CEO of Datadog. "We are seeing strong adoption across our platform as customers scale their digital operations and use of AI."
Structured claim: metric —, period —, value We are seeing strong adoption across our platform as customers scale their digital operations and use of AI. , cites press_release:P9
◦Management is developing specialized AI models, launching Scout 1.0, which now powers Bits Investigation.
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Press release P21:
•Introduced Scout 1.0, Datadog AI Research team's first specialized model for investigating production issues. Scout (in Preview) now powers Bits Investigation and achieves frontier-model performance at a fraction of the inference cost-enabling more frequent, earlier investigations that reduce on-call burden and accelerate incident response.
Structured claim: metric —, period —, value — , cites press_release:P21
✓Fourth quarter non-GAAP operating income guidance is a range of $280 million to $290 million.
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Press release P27:
◦Non-GAAP operating income between $280 million and $290 million.
Structured claim: metric other, period FY2026 Q4, value 280 usd_millions, cites press_release:P27
✓Full year 2026 revenue is guided to between $4.515 billion and $4.525 billion.
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Press release P30:
◦Revenue between $4.515 billion and $4.525 billion.
Structured claim: metric other, period FY2026, value 4.515 usd_billions, cites press_release:P30
✓Full year non-GAAP EPS is guided to $2.73 to $2.75.
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Press release P32:
◦Non-GAAP net income per share between $2.73 and $2.75, assuming approximately 375 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding.
Structured claim: metric other, period FY2026, value 2.73 usd_per_share, cites press_release:P32

What to watch next quarter

◦Fourth quarter revenue guidance of $1.19 billion to $1.20 billion implies flat to slightly lower sequential revenue, so watch the pace of usage growth.
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Press release P26:
◦Revenue between $1.19 billion and $1.20 billion.
Structured claim: metric —, period —, value — , cites press_release:P26
✓Q4 non-GAAP EPS guidance low end is $0.69.
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Press release P28:
◦Non-GAAP net income per share between $0.69 and $0.71, assuming approximately 379 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding.
Structured claim: metric other, period FY2026 Q4, value 0.69 usd_per_share, cites press_release:P28
✓Growth in larger customers is a key indicator, with about 4,860 customers at $100k+ ARR.
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Press release P19:
•As of September 30, 2026, we had about 4,860 customers with ARR of $100,000 or more, an increase of 20% from about 4,060 as of September 30, 2025.
Structured claim: metric other, period FY2026 Q3, value 4,860 count, cites press_release:P19
✓Deferred revenue declined 4.0% sequentially, which bears watching alongside billings.
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XBRL ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent · FY2026 Q3 (ended 2026-09-30) = $1.24B · filing 0001628280-26-070292
XBRL ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent · FY2026 Q2 (ended 2026-06-30) = $1.29B · filing 0001628280-26-054458
Recomputed as (FY2026 Q3 / FY2026 Q2 − 1) × 100 = -4.01%
Structured claim: metric deferred_revenue_qoq, period FY2026 Q3, value 4.0 percent, cites xbrl:ContractWithCustomerLiabilityCurrent