Investing
Investment Purchases
Datadog, Inc. Investment Purchases increased by 20.6% to $1.30B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 34.5%, from $970.30M to $1.30B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Investment Purchases shows an upward trend with a 33.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2020
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase indicates a surplus of cash being deployed into financial markets rather than core operations; a decrease may suggest a need for liquidity.
Detailed definition
The total cash outflow for the acquisition of debt and equity securities, including marketable securities and other fina...
Peer comparison
Large-cap technology firms often show high outflows here as they manage massive cash reserves across global portfolios.
Metric ID:
cf_purchases_of_investmentsHistorical 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 | $340.65M | $406.43M | $228.11M | $329.71M | $389.08M | $348.95M | $345.99M | $757.79M | $632.55M | $621.52M | $546.16M | $637.35M | $602.95M | $905.63M | $507.31M | $970.30M | $751.48M | $795.59M | $1.08B | $1.30B |
| QoQ Change | — | +19.3% | -43.9% | +44.5% | +18.0% | -10.3% | -0.8% | +119.0% | -16.5% | -1.7% | -12.1% | +16.7% | -5.4% | +50.2% | -44.0% | +91.3% | -22.6% | +5.9% | +36.1% | +20.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +14.2% | -14.1% | +51.7% | +129.8% | +62.6% | +78.1% | +57.9% | -15.9% | -4.7% | +45.7% | -7.1% | +52.2% | +24.6% | -12.2% | +113.4% | +34.5% |
Range$228.11M – $1.30B
CAGR+32.7%
Avg YoY Growth+38.2%
Median YoY Growth+40.1%
Current Streak3 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Datadog, Inc.'s investment purchases?
- Datadog, Inc. (DDOG) reported investment purchases of $1.30B in Q1 2026.
- How has Datadog, Inc.'s investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Datadog, Inc.'s investment purchases increased by 34.5% year-over-year, from $970.30M to $1.30B.
- What is the long-term trend for Datadog, Inc.'s investment purchases?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Datadog, Inc.'s investment purchases has grown at a 33.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.13B to $3.60B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- The amount of money a company spent to buy stocks, bonds, or other investment securities.