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Datadog, Inc.: Q2 FY2026 earnings call

What management said about Q2 FY2026, from the documents filed with the SEC on 6 August 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 3 raised, 3 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue grew 36% year-over-year: Revenue was $1,121,454 thousand, up from $826,760 thousand a year earlier and from $1,006 million in the first quarter, which grew 32%. Source
  • Non-GAAP diluted EPS rose to $0.65: GAAP diluted EPS was $0.12, against $0.01 a year earlier. Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.65, against $0.46 a year earlier and $0.60 in the first quarter. Source
  • Customers above $100k ARR up 23%: About 4,720 customers held ARR of $100,000 or more at June 30, up 23% from about 3,850 a year earlier and from about 4,550 at March 31. Source
  • Non-GAAP operating margin reached 23%: Non-GAAP operating income was $257 million, up from $164 million. The margin was 23%, against 20% a year earlier and 22% in the first quarter. Source
  • Free cash flow was $279 million: Free cash flow was $278.7 million, a 25% margin, against $165.4 million and a 20% margin a year earlier. Operating cash flow was $315.9 million. Source
  • Adaptive ML acquired for RL operations: Datadog acquired Adaptive ML to speed its AI Research work on world models and agentic LLM post-training for observability, combining Datadog's data with Adaptive ML's expertise. Source

“Datadog delivered a strong quarter, with 36% year-over-year revenue growth, $316 million in operating cash flow, and $279 million in free cash flow,”

Olivier Pomel, co-founder and CEO of Datadog

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Revenue SourceThird quarter 2026$1.135 billion to $1.145 billionNew
Non-GAAP operating income SourceThird quarter 2026$260 million to $270 millionNew
Non-GAAP net income per share (diluted) SourceThird quarter 2026$0.63 to $0.65, assuming approximately 378 million weighted average diluted shares outstandingNew
Revenue SourceFull year 2026$4.45 billion to $4.47 billionRaised from between $4.30 billion and $4.34 billion
Non-GAAP operating income SourceFull year 2026$1.01 billion to $1.03 billionRaised from between $940 million and $980 million
Non-GAAP net income per share (diluted) SourceFull year 2026$2.50 to $2.54, assuming approximately 376 million weighted average diluted shares outstandingRaised from between $2.36 and $2.44, assuming approximately 372 million weighted average diluted shares outstanding

What changed from last quarter

  • Guidance raised: Full-year 2026 revenue guidance was raised from the prior range. Source
  • Guidance raised: Full-year 2026 non-GAAP operating income guidance was raised from the prior range. Source
  • Guidance raised: Full-year 2026 non-GAAP earnings per share guidance was raised from the prior range. Source
  • New guidance: Third-quarter 2026 guidance was given for revenue, non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP net income per share. The prior release gave no third-quarter figures. Source
  • New: Datadog acquired Adaptive ML, a frontier AI startup, which the release did not cover in the prior quarter. Source
  • New: Bits Code, Bits Chat and Bits Agent Builder were launched for general availability in this quarter. Source

Results and growth drivers

  • Revenue grew 36% year-over-year: Revenue was $1,121,454 thousand, up from $826,760 thousand a year earlier and from $1,006 million in the first quarter, which grew 32%. Source
  • GAAP operating income near zero: GAAP operating income was $5 million, a 0% margin, against a loss of $35.5 million a year earlier. First-quarter GAAP operating income was $7 million. Source
  • Non-GAAP diluted EPS rose to $0.65: GAAP diluted EPS was $0.12, against $0.01 a year earlier. Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.65, against $0.46 a year earlier and $0.60 in the first quarter. Source

Customers and product launches

  • Customers above $100k ARR up 23%: About 4,720 customers held ARR of $100,000 or more at June 30, up 23% from about 3,850 a year earlier and from about 4,550 at March 31. Source
  • Bits AI products went generally available: Bits Code, Bits Chat and Bits Agent Builder were launched for general availability, described as AI-powered products. Source
  • More than 100 capabilities launched at DASH: The company launched more than 100 new capabilities at DASH 2026 to help customers manage growing AI and security complexity. Source
  • Gartner Leader for sixth straight year: Gartner named Datadog a Leader in its 2026 Magic Quadrant for Observability Platforms, the sixth consecutive year of that placement. Source

“Our customers are building and deploying with AI, and they are using the Datadog platform to observe, secure, and act on their AI-enabled solutions.”

Olivier Pomel, co-founder and CEO of Datadog

Margins and operating costs

  • Non-GAAP operating margin reached 23%: Non-GAAP operating income was $257 million, up from $164 million. The margin was 23%, against 20% a year earlier and 22% in the first quarter. Source
  • Gross margin edged lower: Non-GAAP gross margin was 80%, against 81% a year earlier. GAAP gross margin was 79%, against 80%. First-quarter non-GAAP gross margin was 80%. Source
  • Operating expense lines grew: Non-GAAP R&D was $325.1 million against $263.2 million. Non-GAAP sales and marketing was $260.4 million against $200.0 million, and non-GAAP G&A was $49.8 million against $41.9 million. Source

Cash flow, balance sheet and shares

  • Free cash flow was $279 million: Free cash flow was $278.7 million, a 25% margin, against $165.4 million and a 20% margin a year earlier. Operating cash flow was $315.9 million. Source
  • Cash and securities reached $5.0 billion: Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $5.0 billion at June 30, 2026, up from $4.8 billion at March 31, 2026. Source
  • Capitalized software spending rose: Capitalized software development costs were $27.3 million, against $19.6 million a year earlier. Purchases of property and equipment were $9.9 million, against $15.2 million. Source
  • Acquisitions added goodwill: Cash paid for acquisitions was $101.7 million in the quarter. Goodwill rose to $706.7 million at June 30 from $530.6 million at December 31, 2025. Source
  • Diluted share count rose: Weighted average diluted shares were 371.0 million in the quarter, against 358.7 million a year earlier. Employee stock purchase plan proceeds were $39.1 million. Source

“We are innovating rapidly to help our customers manage rising complexity, and increasingly build autonomy into their operations.”

Olivier Pomel, co-founder and CEO of Datadog

Guidance for third quarter and year

  • Guidance is non-GAAP only: Guidance is given on a non-GAAP basis. The company has not reconciled these expectations to GAAP because stock-based compensation and payroll tax items are uncertain. Source
  • Guidance dated to August 6: The guidance is based on information as of the release date, August 6, 2026. Source
  • Full-year guidance covers same three measures: Full-year 2026 guidance was given for revenue, non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP net income per share, the same three measures as the third-quarter guidance. Source

Strategy and acquisitions

  • Adaptive ML acquired for RL operations: Datadog acquired Adaptive ML to speed its AI Research work on world models and agentic LLM post-training for observability, combining Datadog's data with Adaptive ML's expertise. Source
  • Autonomous Bits AI for incident handling: Bits AI was described as fully autonomous, covering incident detection, investigation and remediation, and was highlighted among the DASH 2026 launches. Source
  • AI agent protection and BYOC added: AI Guard protects AI agents from prompt injection and poisoning attacks. Bring Your Own Cloud lets customers deploy Datadog inside their own environments. Source

Non-GAAP adjustments and tax rate

  • Stock-based compensation rose: Stock-based compensation expense was $220.3 million, against $180.5 million a year earlier, and is excluded from non-GAAP results. Source
  • Employer payroll taxes on equity rose: Employer payroll taxes on employee stock transactions were $27.6 million, against $16.1 million a year earlier, and are also excluded from non-GAAP results. Source
  • M&A transaction costs excluded: M&A transaction costs were $2.0 million, against $1.4 million a year earlier, and are excluded from non-GAAP results. Source
  • Non-GAAP tax rate set at 21%: Non-GAAP results assume a provision for income taxes based on a long-term projected tax rate of 21%, which may differ from the GAAP tax rate. Source

Coming up, as management said on 6 August 2026

  • Quarterly report on Form 10-Q: Additional information will be made available in the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. Source

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Guidance is not reconciled to GAAP, and the reconciling items may be material to GAAP results. Source
  • Regulatory: The long-term projected tax rate used for non-GAAP results may change with the global tax environment and the geographic mix of earnings. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: The prior release described the June DASH conference as the venue for showcasing innovations; the status is not stated in this release.

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.