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Research Alert: Ddog Crushes Expectations As Growth Continues To Accelerate

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-- CFRA, an independent research provider, has providedwith the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:

DDOG crushed Q1 expectations with revenue of $1.006B (+32% Y/Y), beating guidance and consensus by approximately $50M, while non-GAAP EPS of $0.60 exceeded Street estimates by $0.09. Large customer growth meaningfully reaccelerated with $100K+ ARR customers growing 21% Y/Y to approximately 4,550, up from 19% in Q4, validating the platform consolidation thesis as enterprises increasingly consolidate observability and security workloads. Management substantially raised FY 26 guidance with revenue now expected at $4.30B-4.34B (vs. prior $4.06B-4.10B and consensus $4.12B), representing 25% growth at midpoint. We believe the strong operational leverage is evident with non-GAAP operating margin expanding 30 bps to 22% despite heavy AI investments. The company's robust $4.8B cash position provides substantial firepower for strategic investments in the rapidly evolving AI infrastructure landscape, while 29% FCF margin demonstrates efficient scaling capabilities.

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