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Datadog Inc. (NASDAQ:DDOG)

$24.99

Common-Size Income Statement
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Datadog Inc., common-size consolidated income statement (quarterly data)

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3 months ended: Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020
Revenue
Cost of revenue
Gross profit
Research and development
Sales and marketing
General and administrative
Operating expenses
Operating income (loss)
Interest expense
Interest income and other income, net
Other income (loss), net
Income (loss) before (provision for) benefit from income taxes
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes
Net income (loss)

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31).


Revenue and Gross Profit Margin
Revenue is consistently represented as 100% across all periods, serving as the baseline for analysis. Gross profit margin shows a noticeable fluctuation, initially declining from 79.83% in Q1 2020 to a low near 75.55%-76.59% in mid-2021. However, starting late 2021 and into 2024, there is a clear recovery trend with gross profit margin rising to above 80%, peaking at 82.22% in Q4 2023, before slightly tapering to around 79.3% by Q1 2025. This pattern suggests improved cost efficiency or pricing strategies contributing to higher gross profitability over time.
Cost of Revenue
The cost of revenue fluctuates inversely with gross profit margin, beginning around 20.17% in early 2020, increasing to above 23% in late 2020 and early 2021, then gradually decreasing to approximately 17.78%-18.87% in late 2023. Subsequently, it climbs back to near 20.7% by early 2025. The trend reflects an initial increase in costs relative to revenue, followed by efforts to control or reduce costs, and a slight increase again towards the latest periods.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses as a percentage of revenue vary significantly across the timeline. They increase sharply from about 77% in early 2020 to a peak near 86.7% in late 2022, driven largely by rising research and development (R&D) and sales and marketing expenses. After this peak, operating expenses decrease moderately to around 79% by early 2024 but begin to trend upward again, nearing 81% in early 2025. This indicates continued high investment in growth and operational activities, with some moderation and renewed spending cycles.
Research and Development (R&D)
R&D expenses show a consistent upward trend as a percentage of revenue, climbing from 31.1% in Q1 2020 to levels exceeding 44% by Q1 2025. There are temporary decreases in 2023, but overall R&D remains a dominant and increasing proportion of revenue, indicating sustained investment in innovation and product development.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses fluctuate between 34.45% in early 2020, trending downward to roughly 27% by late 2021 and again in late 2023, then showing a moderate increase approaching 28% to 29% in early 2025. This suggests some cost control and efficiency gains through 2021, followed by stabilization and slight increases to support sales growth efforts.
General and Administrative (G&A)
G&A expenses trend downward from an initial 11.39% at the start of 2020 to a trough near 7.27% in early 2022, followed by fluctuations mostly between 7.4% and 9.4% through 2025. This reflects some success in controlling overhead costs amidst expanding operations but also some variability potentially linked to organizational changes or investments.
Operating Income (Loss)
Operating income demonstrates volatility with positive margins early in 2020, turning negative through much of 2020 and 2022, reaching lows around -7%. Recovery signs appear in late 2021 and onwards, peaking above 4.7% in Q4 2023, but declining again to slightly negative (-1.63%) by Q1 2025. The oscillation in operating profitability correlates with changes in operating expenses and revenue trends, indicating periods of investment affecting short-term profitability.
Interest Expense and Income
Interest expense as a percentage of revenue decreases steadily from a high of around 8% in Q3 2020 to below 0.4% in recent periods, reflecting reduced financing costs or deleveraging. Conversely, interest income and other income show a general upward trend from approximately 2.75% in early 2020 to above 6% by 2024, contributing positively to net income.
Other Income (Loss), Net
Other income fluctuates notably, from positive values in early periods with some losses around late 2020, and an increasing positive contribution reaching over 6% of revenue in early 2025. This suggests growing ancillary income streams or gains beyond core operations.
Income Before Taxes and Net Income
Income before taxes mirrors the trends in operating and non-operating income, showing negative margins during much of 2020 and 2022 (-9% to -5%), recovering strongly through 2023 with peaks near 9.7%, before declining again to around 4.2% by Q1 2025. Net income follows a similar pattern, with initial profits in early 2020, losses through 2020 and 2022, recovery to double-digit positive margins in 2024, then a decline to 3.2% in early 2025. The recent decreases suggest emerging pressures or higher expenses impacting bottom-line profitability.
Tax Provision
The provision for income taxes varies modestly, usually below 1% of revenue in absolute terms and occasionally showing benefits or reductions in tax expense. There is an observable increase in the tax provision coinciding with periods of higher pre-tax profitability, particularly in 2024, indicating tax expense alignment with earnings.