CRCL
Circle Internet Group
There isn't enough reported data to score CRCL yet.
DDOG
Datadog, Inc.
DDOG's fundamentals are strong and it looks cheap: trading at 256x earnings, below its usual 379x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth, though they disagree widely on how much.
CRCL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
CRCL's revenue and profitability are currently stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like CRCL.
DDOG Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
DDOG's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
CRCL PE Valuation
CRCL has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
DDOG PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 62x | $184 | — |
| Cheap | 251x | $181 | -2.1% |
| Current | 256x | $184 | — |
| Fair | 379x | $273 | +48% |
| Expensive | 621x | $447 | +142% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DDOG's PE is in its cheap range at 256x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 62x next year's earnings.
CRCL Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for CRCL to show an outlook.
DDOG Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Broad | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for DDOG, with profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
CRCL Earnings Per Share
CRCL and DDOG do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
DDOG Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.99 | +315% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.72 | +125% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.50 | +39% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.39 | -17% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.31 | -40% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.32 | -42% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.36 | -23% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.47 | +38% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.52 | +271% |
DDOG earned $0.72 per share over the past year, up 125% from the year before.
CRCL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $864.9M | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $701.3M | +6.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $694.1M | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $770.2M | +77% |
| Q3 2025 | $739.8M | +66% |
| Q2 2025 | $658.1M | +53% |
| Q1 2025 | $578.6M | +58% |
CRCL has the edge over DDOG on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 24% | +13 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.9% | +54 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.5% | -9.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.2% | +7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | -3.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | -49% | -61 points |
| Q1 2025 | 16% | +1.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 0.2% | N/A |
CRCL has the edge over DDOG on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
DDOG Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +35% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | +36% |
| Q1 2026 | $1B | +32% |
| Q4 2025 | $953.2M | +29% |
| Q3 2025 | $885.7M | +28% |
| Q2 2025 | $826.8M | +28% |
| Q1 2025 | $761.6M | +25% |
| Q4 2024 | $737.7M | +25% |
DDOG's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $1.2B last quarter, up 35% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.2% | +6.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.5% | +4.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.7% | +2.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1% | -0.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | -0.7% | -3.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | -4.3% | -6.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1.6% | -3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.3% | -3.4 points |
DDOG's operating margin was 6.2% last quarter, up 6.9 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
CRCL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$35.6M | -$20.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $11.7M | -74% |
| Q4 2025 | $248.1M | +162% |
| Q3 2025 | -$14.7M | -114% |
| Q1 2025 | $44.9M | -34% |
CRCL's free cash flow was $741M over the past year, about three times what it generated the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like CRCL.
DDOG Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $279.1M | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $306M | +65% |
| Q1 2026 | $323.3M | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $318.2M | +24% |
| Q3 2025 | $234.7M | +6.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $184.9M | +16% |
| Q1 2025 | $262.8M | +33% |
| Q4 2024 | $257.5M | +23% |
DDOG's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $1.2B over the past year, up 31% from the year before.
CRCL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.3% | -861K shares |
| 1 year | +149% | +160M shares |
CRCL has 268M diluted shares, up 149% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
DDOG Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.1% | +4M shares |
| 1 year | +3.6% | +13M shares |
| 3 years | +6.7% | +23.7M shares |
| 5 years | +21% | +64.8M shares |
| Available history | +14% | +47.2M shares |
DDOG has the edge over CRCL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
CRCL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -3.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -5.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
CRCL has the edge over DDOG on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
DDOG Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 7.0x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 18.2x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 123.2x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 94.8x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 16.5x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 6.9x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 3.6x | Elevated |
DDOG's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from more than 20 years a year ago.
CRCL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.0 | Oversold |
CRCL's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (oversold).
DDOG Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.7 | Oversold |
DDOG's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 17 (oversold).
CRCL PE vs Financial Services Sector
CRCL has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
DDOG PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | DDOG | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 256x | 28x | 820% above |
| PE % | 19 | 35 | 16 pts below |
DDOG is trading at 256x earnings, a 820% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
CRCL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $78.4 | 19% below |
| 20 week MA | $77.1 | 17% below |
| 50 week MA | $84.2 | 24% below |
DDOG has stronger trend alignment. CRCL is above 0 of 3 weekly averages versus DDOG above 2 of 5.
DDOG Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $244.3 | 24% below |
| 20 week MA | $243.6 | 24% below |
| 50 week MA | $189.3 | 2.6% below |
| 100 week MA | $161.1 | 14% above |
| 200 week MA | $134.5 | 37% above |
DDOG has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 37% above its 200-week average.
CRCL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $107.7 | $81.3 | -25% |
| 2026 YTD | $81.3 | $63.8 | -21% |
CRCL has finished every year since 2025 lower, and it's down 21% so far in 2026.
DDOG Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $36.1 | $106.3 | +194% |
| 2021 | $106.3 | $180.4 | +70% |
| 2022 | $180.4 | $72.4 | -60% |
| 2023 | $72.4 | $121.4 | +68% |
| 2024 | $121.4 | $146.0 | +20% |
| 2025 | $146.0 | $138.3 | -5.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $138.3 | $184.5 | +33% |
DDOG has the edge over CRCL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.