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DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.

DOCN

Technology · 130.95 -1.3% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing is mixed. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 5 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 28.6% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin fell 5.8 percentage points.
Company-1.3% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 1 activeDeveloper Cloud Infrastructure · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 5 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • DOCN's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if DOCN's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Technology · Software - Infrastructure

The latest filing is mixed. 0 of 1 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 5 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 28.6% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges
  • Operating margin fell 5.8 percentage points.
  • Gross margin fell 4.9 percentage points.
  • Net margin fell 4.3 percentage points.
What would clarify the read
  • DOCN's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods7
Price observations327
Usable filing statements96
Verified relationships5
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +15.5% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed +5.8 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed +17.9 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Data center and AI demand has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
  • Product pipeline and R&D has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Diluted shares increased 11.5% in the latest annual period.
  • Restructuring and cost reductions has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 50% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 77% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

130.95
6m+90.6%12m+281.6%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$428.6M+34.6%$-0.21
2022-12-31$576.3M+34.5%$-0.28+8.1%
2023-12-31$692.9M+20.2%$0.20-4.4%
2024-12-31$780.6M+12.7%$0.89-2.0%
2025-12-31$901.4M+15.5%$2.52+11.5%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Data center and AI demandmixed · 5 filings
The change was primarily driven by increased cash collections from higher revenues, partially offset by higher co-location costs resulting from data center expansions and higher personnel costs due to increased headcount and annual merit-based salary raises.
10-Q · Aug 4, 2026
Product pipeline and R&Dpositive · 5 filings
27 Operating Expenses Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 2025 $ Change % Change (in thousands) Research and development $ 48,830 $ 39,594 $ 9,236 23 % Sales and marketing 21,669 19,401 2,268 12 % General and administrative 37,640 32,807 4,833 15 % Total operat…
10-Q · May 5, 2026
Restructuring and cost reductionsnegative · 5 filings
Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP Diluted Net Income Per Share We define non-GAAP net income as net income attributable to common stockholders, excluding stock-based compensation, acquisition related compensation, amortization of acquired intangibles, acquisit…
10-Q · Aug 4, 2026
Foreign exchangemixed · 3 filings
The change is primarily due to a net decrease of $7.2 million in unrealized gains related to foreign currency fluctuations from our operations and an increase of $5.2 million in interest expense mostly driven by interest on our finance leases and equipment fi…
10-Q · Aug 4, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 15.3× · EV/sales 16.1×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

130.95-1.3% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for DOCN. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment

The latest filing presents a mixed picture

10-Q filed 2026-08-04 against the comparable filing from 2025-08-05.

mixed
OperationsmixedEvidence score +1
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationpremium

Capital and cash conversion

Reported investment and cash context

Capital spending YoY
-14.3%
Capital spending / revenue
+15.1%
Free-cash-flow margin
+14.0%
FCF margin change
-0.3 pts

Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.

What improved

  • Revenue increased 28.6% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

  • Operating margin fell 5.8 percentage points.
  • Gross margin fell 4.9 percentage points.
  • Net margin fell 4.3 percentage points.

Filing receipts

The change is primarily due to an increase of $13.6 million in interest expense mostly driven by interest on our finance leases and equipment financing arrangements, a decrease of $11.3 million in net unrealized gains related to foreign currency fluctuations from our operations, and an additional $2.4 million loss on extinguishment of debt from our Term Loan Facility, offset by a $2.4 million increase in interest income due to higher investment balance from the proceeds of our public equity offering completed in March 2026.

The change is primarily due to a net decrease of $7.2 million in unrealized gains related to foreign currency fluctuations from our operations and an increase of $5.2 million in interest expense mostly driven by interest on our finance leases and equipment financing arrangements, offset by $3.2 million higher interest income due to higher investment balance from the proceeds of our public equity offering completed in March 2026.

Cost of Revenue Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 2025 $ Change % Change (in thousands) Cost of revenue $ 126,522 $ 87,755 $ 38,767 44 % Cost of revenue increased for the three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to 2025 primarily due to data center expansions which drove increases of $17.2 million in depreciation and amortization related to data center infrastructure additions, $12.4 million in co-location costs, $3.4 million in third-party licenses and partnership expenses, $2.9 million in ancillary equipment costs, and $3.2 million in other costs, net.

Historical filing backfill generated after the original filing window. It is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind DOCN

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

AMZNAmazon.com, Inc.competitorFeb 24, 2026

Our AI/ML offerings compete with providers of AI/ML infrastructure and services, including the same large, diversified technology companies, Amazon (AWS), Microsoft (Azure), and Google (GCP), and smaller more infrastructure-focused companies such as Coreweave…

BABAAlibaba Group Holding LimitedcompetitorFeb 24, 2026

The primary vendors in this category 12 include Amazon (AWS), Microsoft (Azure), Google (GCP), IBM (IBM Cloud), Alibaba (Alibaba Cloud) and Oracle (Oracle Cloud).

CRWVCoreWeave, Inc.competitorFeb 24, 2026

Our AI/ML offerings compete with providers of AI/ML infrastructure and services, including the same large, diversified technology companies, Amazon (AWS), Microsoft (Azure), and Google (GCP), and smaller more infrastructure-focused companies such as Coreweave…

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

DOCN is currently a Leader in the organic co-movement group Developer Cloud Infrastructure. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for DOCN; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.