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Datadog, Inc. stock research

Mar 31, 2023

FY2023 Q1

Datadog (DDOG) Gross Margin — Quarter Ended Mar 31, 2023

Revenue and gross profit increased compared to both the previous quarter and the same quarter last year. Cost of revenue also rose, resulting in a gross margin that was slightly lower than both prior periods.

Gross margin takeaway

Quarter ended Mar 31, 2023 · FY2023 Q1

Revenue and gross profit increased compared to both the previous quarter and the same quarter last year. Cost of revenue also rose, resulting in a gross margin that was slightly lower than both prior periods.

  • Revenue growth drove the increase in gross profit, while cost of revenue increased at a similar pace, keeping gross margin relatively stable.
  • Sequentially, revenue and gross profit were higher while gross margin was marginally weaker. Year over year, the same pattern held with revenue and gross profit up and gross margin slightly decreased.

Gross margin snapshot

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Gross margin

79.3%

Gross profit

$381.8M

Revenue

$481.7M

Cost of revenue

$99.9M

Quarter-over-quarter change

n/a

Year-over-year change

-0.2 pts

Quarterly gross margin trend

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PeriodRevenueGross profitCost of revenueGross margin
Mar 31, 2023$481.7M$381.8M$99.9M79.3%

Quarterly comparisons

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Previous-quarter change

Previous quarter unavailable

n/a

Year-over-year change

Mar 31, 2022

-0.2 pts

What the margin says

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Revenue growth drove the increase in gross profit, while cost of revenue increased at a similar pace, keeping gross margin relatively stable.

Sequentially, revenue and gross profit were higher while gross margin was marginally weaker. Year over year, the same pattern held with revenue and gross profit up and gross margin slightly decreased.

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