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CapEx
Datadog, Inc. CapEx increased by 27.7% to $11.36M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 29.8%, from $8.75M to $11.36M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), CapEx shows an upward trend with a 49.4% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryGrowth
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase signals growth investment or infrastructure modernization; a decrease might suggest cost-cutting or a transition to an asset-light model.
Detailed definition
Funds used by a company to acquire, upgrade, and maintain physical assets such as property, plants, buildings, technolog...
Peer comparison
Hardware-focused tech firms typically have higher CapEx relative to revenue than pure software companies due to manufacturing and supply chain needs.
Metric ID:
cf_capital_expendituresHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $3.23M | $3.32M | $2.41M | $9.51M | $5.99M | $9.71M | $10.05M | $8.74M | $2.34M | $6.11M | $10.40M | $14.16M | $4.42M | $8.39M | $7.76M | $8.75M | $15.15M | $16.79M | $8.89M | $11.36M |
| QoQ Change | — | +2.9% | -27.6% | +295.6% | -37.1% | +62.1% | +3.6% | -13.1% | -73.2% | +161.4% | +70.0% | +36.2% | -68.8% | +89.9% | -7.4% | +12.7% | +73.2% | +10.8% | -47.0% | +27.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +85.4% | +192.0% | +318.0% | -8.1% | -60.9% | -37.0% | +3.4% | +62.0% | +88.8% | +37.2% | -25.3% | -38.2% | +243.2% | +100.2% | +14.6% | +29.8% |
Range$2.34M – $16.79M
CAGR+30.3%
Avg YoY Growth+62.8%
Median YoY Growth+33.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Datadog, Inc.'s capex?
- Datadog, Inc. (DDOG) reported capex of $11.36M in Q1 2026.
- How has Datadog, Inc.'s capex changed year-over-year?
- Datadog, Inc.'s capex increased by 29.8% year-over-year, from $8.75M to $11.36M.
- What is the long-term trend for Datadog, Inc.'s capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Datadog, Inc.'s capex has grown at a 49.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $9.96M to $49.58M.
- What does capex mean?
- The money spent on long-term physical assets like machinery, data centers, and office buildings.