DOCN
DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.
DOCN's fundamentals are mixed, but it looks expensive: trading at 300x earnings, about seven times its usual 46x. Its downside scenario is about six times its upside.
DOCN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
DOCN's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently strong, and its profitability is stable.
DOCN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 25x | $7.61 | -92% |
| Fair | 46x | $13.68 | -85% |
| Forward | 55x | $90.07 | — |
| Expensive | 68x | $20.36 | -77% |
| Current | 300x | $90.07 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DOCN's PE is in its expensive range at 300x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 55x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
DOCN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for DOCN, but weaker profitability. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
DOCN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.64 | +448% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.30 | -88% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.18 | +68% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.28 | +105% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.52 | +190% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.48 | +195% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.30 | +83% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.11 | +113% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.87 | +335% |
DOCN earned $0.30 per share over the past year, down 88% from the year before.
DOCN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $321.2M | +40% |
| Q2 2026 | $281.2M | +29% |
| Q1 2026 | $257.9M | +22% |
| Q4 2025 | $242.4M | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $229.6M | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $218.7M | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $210.7M | +14% |
| Q4 2024 | $204.9M | +13% |
DOCN's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since early 2021: $321M last quarter, up 40% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 10% | -9.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 10% | -5.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 14% | -3.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 16% | +0.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 20% | +7.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 16% | +4.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 18% | +12 points |
| Q4 2024 | 16% | +9.8 points |
DOCN's operating margin was 10% last quarter, down 9.3 points from the same quarter a year ago.
DOCN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $137.7M | +56% |
| Q2 2026 | $68.4M | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.9M | +226% |
| Q4 2025 | $31.1M | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $88M | +450% |
| Q2 2025 | $59.3M | +50% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.1M | -91% |
| Q4 2024 | $26.1M | -7.9% |
DOCN generated $244M in free cash flow over the past year, up 39% from the year before.
DOCN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -9.4% | -11.9M shares |
| 1 year | +8.7% | +9.2M shares |
| 3 years | +12% | +12M shares |
| 5 years | +6.2% | +6.7M shares |
| Available history | +32% | +27.6M shares |
DOCN has 115M diluted shares, up 8.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $2.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $20.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $59.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $29.9M |
DOCN hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
DOCN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.8x | High |
DOCN has more cash than debt.
DOCN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.0 | Oversold |
DOCN's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (oversold).
DOCN PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | DOCN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 300x | 28x | 978% above |
| PE % | 100 | 41 | 59 pts above |
DOCN is trading at 300x earnings, a 978% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
DOCN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $107.3 | 16% below |
| 20 week MA | $116.3 | 23% below |
| 50 week MA | $101.1 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $68.0 | 33% above |
| 200 week MA | $51.5 | 75% above |
DOCN has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 75% above its 200-week average.
DOCN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $41.6 | $81.3 | +95% |
| 2022 | $81.3 | $24.8 | -70% |
| 2023 | $24.8 | $36.7 | +48% |
| 2024 | $36.7 | $34.9 | -4.8% |
| 2025 | $34.9 | $49.5 | +42% |
| 2026 YTD | $49.5 | $90.1 | +82% |
DOCN has finished higher in three of the last five years. It's up 82% so far in 2026.