Datadog (DDOG)
S&P 500 · Nasdaq-100 · Tech Top 100 · Information Technology · data since 2019-09-19 · last close 2026-09-09
Datadog (DDOG) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -4.9 | -13.4 | 5.4 | 12.0 | 87.1 | 5.3 | 2.9 | -11.5 | -5.0 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | -0.1 | -18.3 | -14.9 | 3.0 | 15.4 | 13.9 | 4.2 | -2.4 | 4.2 | 14.3 | -1.7 | -15.0 |
| 2024 | 2.5 | 5.6 | -6.0 | 1.5 | -12.2 | 17.7 | -10.2 | -0.1 | -1.0 | 9.0 | 21.8 | -6.5 |
| 2023 | 1.8 | 2.3 | -5.0 | -7.3 | 40.9 | 3.7 | 18.6 | -17.3 | -5.6 | -10.6 | 43.1 | 4.1 |
| 2022 | -18.0 | 10.3 | -6.0 | -20.3 | -21.0 | -0.2 | 7.1 | 2.9 | -15.4 | -9.3 | -5.9 | -3.0 |
| 2021 | 4.4 | -7.1 | -12.7 | 2.9 | 6.2 | 14.3 | 6.4 | 24.5 | 2.6 | 18.2 | 6.7 | -0.1 |
| 2020 | 22.3 | -2.3 | -20.3 | 25.4 | 58.0 | 22.0 | 8.0 | -11.0 | 22.3 | -11.2 | 9.0 | -0.5 |
| 2019 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | -9.7 | -0.9 | 21.4 | -7.3 |
| Avg | 1.1 | -3.3 | -8.5 | 2.5 | 24.9 | 11.0 | 5.3 | -2.1 | -1.0 | 1.4 | 13.5 | -4.0 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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DDOG seasonality — average by calendar month
Datadog's record starts in 2019, so each calendar month rests on 7 observations — short enough to read as description rather than signal. Its strongest month by median is May — positive in 5 of 7 years, median +15.4%. March is the soft spot, down in 6 of 7 with a median of -6.0%. Across its full record it has closed 53% of months higher, swings ±17.2% in an average month and has fallen 68.1% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.1% | -3.3% | -8.5% | +2.5% | +24.9% | +11.0% | +5.3% | -2.1% | -0.4% | +1.4% | +13.5% | -4.0% |
| Win rate | 57%/7 | 43%/7 | 14%/7 | 71%/7 | 71%/7 | 86%/7 | 86%/7 | 29%/7 | 43%/7 | 43%/7 | 71%/7 | 14%/7 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
DDOG risk & extremes
DDOG drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Datadog's best month?+
Datadog's strongest completed month on record is May 2026, at +87.12%.
What was Datadog's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is May 2022, at -21.02%.
Is Datadog up this year?+
Datadog is up 65.65% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Datadog's 1-year return?+
+60.38% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Datadog's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 68.1%, measured on month-end closes since 2019.
Which calendar month is historically best for Datadog?+
May has the highest average return across every completed May since 2019. An average is not a forecast.
About Datadog
Datadog is an S&P 500 company, an information technology business worth about $81 billion. It turns caffeine and code into shareholder value — with price receipts on this site going back to 2019. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2019) would be about $699 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was May 2026 at +87.12%; its worst, May 2022 at -21.02%.
- It has closed June in the green 6 out of 7 times — not a promise, just a suspicious habit.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.