Operating Margin - Datadog Inc (NASDAQ:DDOG)

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Price: 140.39 USD 1.52%

Market Cap: 49.2B USD

-1.3%

Current

-1%

Average

3.3%

Industry

Operating Margin represents how efficiently a company is able to generate profit through its core operations.

Higher ratios are generally better, illustrating the company is efficient in its operations and is good at turning sales into profits.

Operating Margin

-1.3%

Operating Profit

-43m

Revenue

3.2B

Operating Margin Across Competitors

Country		Company	Market Cap	Operating Margin
US		Datadog Inc NASDAQ:DDOG	49.2B USD	-1%
IL		Sapiens International Corporation NV NASDAQ:SPNS	779.6B USD	14%
US		Ezenia! Inc OTC:EZEN	567B USD	-132%
US		Palantir Technologies Inc NYSE:PLTR	458.8B USD	22%
DE		SAP SE XETRA:SAP	243.6B EUR	27%
US		Salesforce Inc NYSE:CRM	244.8B USD	22%
US		Applovin Corp NASDAQ:APP	244.2B USD	60%
US		Intuit Inc NASDAQ:INTU	187B USD	27%
US		Adobe Inc NASDAQ:ADBE	149B USD	37%
US	N	NCR Corp LSE:0K45	137.3B USD	5%
US		Cadence Design Systems Inc NASDAQ:CDNS	85.8B USD	32%

Datadog Inc
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Economic Moat

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Market Cap

49.2B USD

Industry

Technology

In the bustling landscape of cloud computing and IT infrastructure, Datadog Inc. has emerged as a pivotal player, weaving an intricate tapestry of monitoring services that offer unprecedented visibility into the digital universe of businesses. Founded in 2010, the company has ridden the wave of digital transformation, developing a robust, cloud-based monitoring and analytics platform designed to offer seamless observability across a company's architecture—from the backend application processes to the performance of the front-end user interface. Datadog accomplishes this by integrating with a myriad of applications, providing a real-time stream of data about performance, security, and user experience. This allows companies to diagnose and fix issues quickly, thus maintaining optimal application health and improving customer satisfaction. The business model that fuels Datadog's growth hinges on subscription-based services, where revenue is generated as enterprises subscribe to various tiers of their expansive suite of tools. Clients have the flexibility to scale their usage based on specific needs, whether it's infrastructure monitoring, log management or securing their cloud applications. Datadog upsells by offering additional services and features, such as AI-powered alerting and in-depth analytics, persuading clients to grow with them as technology stacks expand. Their financial success is also anchored in the value proposition of reducing downtime and enhancing operational efficiency, ensuring that businesses can run smoother, faster, and with more security in the increasingly competitive digital marketplace. By capturing and interpreting data across a sprawling IT ecosystem, Datadog earns not just a place in its clients' budgets but also a critical position in their operational strategy.

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Datadog Inc
NASDAQ:DDOG