DigitalOcean
DOCN NYSE Internet Services & Infrastructure Financials FY2019βFY2025
DigitalOcean's revenue rose 15.5% to $901 million in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 17.4%, up from 11.7% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $181 million, up 72.7%. It paid out $82 million in dividends and buybacks, 45% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 11.5%.
What DigitalOcean does
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- Legal name
- DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001582961-26-000019
0001582961
Revenue and margins
DigitalOcean had $901M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 15.5% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $181M in fiscal 2025, 20.0% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
DigitalOcean returned $82.1M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 45% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 11.5%.
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Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of β$1.2B and divides by 105.3M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 43.2x Β· peers 33.0x Β· sector 33.0x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably DigitalOcean can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $1.7B | $864M | $412M | $428M | $255M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.4B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | β3.3x | 7.9x | 8.3x | 4.8x | 4.0x |
| Debt / equity | 2.5x | β | β | β | β |
| Interest coverage | β3.0x | β3.1x | 1.3x | 10.0x | 8.8x |
| Current ratio | 30.4x | 5.7x | 2.6x | 2.5x | 0.7x |
| Quick ratio | 30.4x | 5.7x | 2.6x | 2.5x | 0.7x |
| Total assets | $2.1B | $1.8B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.8B |
| Total liabilities | $1.5B | $1.8B | $1.8B | $1.8B | $1.9B |
| Shareholders' equity | $578M | $47.6M | β$314M | β$203M | β$28.7M |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | β$251M | $606M | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.2B |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$511M
7 insiders
Of sales under plans
1%
$6.7M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | Padmanabhan T SrinivasanChief Executive Officer, Director | Sold plan | 11,394 | $140.00 | $1.6M | Form 4 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Cherie BarrettSVP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | 3,985 | $105.73 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Matt SteinfortChief Financial Officer | Sold plan | 10,000 | $105.73 | $1.1M | Form 4 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Padmanabhan T SrinivasanChief Executive Officer, Director | Sold plan | 5,697 | $105.73 | $0.6M | Form 4 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Padmanabhan T SrinivasanChief Executive Officer, Director | Sold plan | 5,697 | $129.11 | $0.7M | Form 4 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Cherie BarrettSVP, Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | 4,456 | $132.37 | $0.6M | Form 4 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Warren J AdelmanDirector | Sold | 4,200 | $124.01 | $0.5M | Form 4 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | Matt SteinfortChief Financial Officer | Sold plan | 10,000 | $170.07 | $1.7M | Form 4 |
| May 19, 2026 | Warren JensonDirector | Sold | 20,000 | $147.62 | $3.0M | Form 4 |
| May 15, 2026 | Hilary SchneiderDirector | Sold | 4,338 | $156.38 | $0.7M | Form 4 |
| May 15, 2026 | Matt SteinfortChief Financial Officer | Sold | 25,000 | $152.50 | $3.8M | Form 4 |
| May 13, 2026 | Len BlavatnikOther | Sold | 3,300,000 | $150.30 | $496M | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β13.2% | β12.8% | β2.9% |
| Altman Z'' | 0.49 | 1.03 | β0.21 |
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| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DigitalOcean DOCN | $11.8B | 15.5% | 17.4% | 20.0% | 15.7% | 43.2x | 7 | |
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| Wix.com WIX | $4.7B | 13.2% | 0.1% | 29.2% | β | β | 7 | Compare β |
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7 years of figures
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| Fiscal year | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | |||||||
| Revenue | $255M | $318M | $429M | $576M | $693M | $781M | $901M |
| Gross profit | $133M | $173M | $258M | $364M | $398M | $466M | $540M |
| Research and development | $60.0M | $75.0M | $116M | $144M | $137M | $143M | $162M |
| Operating income | β$29.9M | β$15.8M | β$11.2M | β$25.7M | $11.9M | $91.0M | $157M |
| Interest expense | $9.4M | $13.6M | $3.7M | $8.4M | $8.9M | $9.1M | $17.9M |
| Pretax income | β$39.6M | β$42.7M | β$18.2M | β$23.9M | $26.8M | $97.7M | $207M |
| Income tax | $0.8M | $0.9M | $1.3M | $3.9M | $7.4M | $13.2M | β$52.6M |
| Net income | β$40.4M | β$43.6M | β$19.5M | β$27.8M | $19.4M | $84.5M | $259M |
| Diluted EPS | β$1.06 | β$1.05 | β$0.21 | β$0.28 | $0.20 | $0.89 | $2.52 |
| Diluted shares | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.09B | 0.10B | 0.10B | 0.09B | 0.11B |
| Cash flow | |||||||
| Cash from operations | $39.9M | $58.5M | $133M | $195M | $235M | $283M | $310M |
| Capital expenditure | $53.5M | $98.4M | $97.1M | $106M | $119M | $178M | $129M |
| Free cash flow | β$13.6M | β$39.9M | $36.0M | $88.8M | $116M | $105M | $181M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $63.1M | $75.6M | $88.4M | $102M | $118M | $130M | $137M |
| Stock-based compensation | $18.6M | $29.5M | $61.6M | $106M | $88.3M | $90.5M | $80.3M |
| Acquisitions | $2.9M | $0.0M | $5.0M | $305M | $99.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Share buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $350M | $600M | $489M | $59.8M | $82.1M |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.0M | $0.0M | $350M | $600M | $488M | $59.8M | $82.1M |
| Balance sheet | |||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $35.9M | $100M | $1.7B | $864M | $412M | $428M | $255M |
| Total debt | β | $260M | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.3B |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $9.7M | $4.6M | $131M |
| Current assets | β | $148M | $1.8B | $946M | $503M | $542M | $427M |
| Current liabilities | β | $84.8M | $58.2M | $166M | $193M | $221M | $620M |
| Inventory | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Property and equipment, net | β | $239M | $250M | $273M | $305M | $433M | $589M |
| Total assets | β | $430M | $2.1B | $1.8B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.8B |
| Total liabilities | β | $329M | $1.5B | $1.8B | $1.8B | $1.8B | $1.9B |
| Shareholders' equity | β$72.3M | β$72.1M | $578M | $47.6M | β$314M | β$203M | β$28.7M |
| Margins | |||||||
| Gross margin | 52.0% | 54.3% | 60.2% | 63.2% | 57.4% | 59.7% | 59.9% |
| Operating margin | β11.7% | β5.0% | β2.6% | β4.5% | 1.7% | 11.7% | 17.4% |
| EBITDA margin | 13.0% | 18.8% | 18.0% | 13.3% | 18.7% | 28.3% | 32.7% |
| Net margin | β15.9% | β13.7% | β4.6% | β4.8% | 2.8% | 10.8% | 28.8% |
| FCF margin | β5.3% | β12.5% | 8.4% | 15.4% | 16.7% | 13.4% | 20.0% |
| Returns | |||||||
| Return on capital | β | β | β4.3% | β4.1% | 1.2% | 9.7% | 15.7% |
| Return on capital employed | β | β | β0.9% | β1.4% | 0.8% | 6.8% | 11.9% |
| Return on equity | β | β | β7.7% | β8.9% | β | β | β |
| Return on assets | β | β | β1.5% | β1.4% | 1.2% | 5.5% | 14.9% |
| Growth | |||||||
| Revenue growth | β | 24.9% | 34.6% | 34.5% | 20.2% | 12.7% | 15.5% |
| Net income growth | β | β | β | β | β | 335.3% | 206.9% |
| EPS growth | β | β | β | β | β | 345.0% | 183.2% |
| FCF growth | β | β | β | 146.3% | 30.3% | β9.6% | 72.7% |
| Share count change | β | 9.6% | 123.8% | 8.1% | β4.4% | β2.0% | 11.5% |
| Financial health | |||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | β | 2.7x | β3.3x | 7.9x | 8.3x | 4.8x | 4.0x |
| Debt / equity | β | β | 2.5x | β | β | β | β |
| Interest coverage | β3.2x | β1.2x | β3.0x | β3.1x | 1.3x | 10.0x | 8.8x |
| Current ratio | β | 1.8x | 30.4x | 5.7x | 2.6x | 2.5x | 0.7x |
| Quick ratio | β | 1.8x | 30.4x | 5.7x | 2.6x | 2.5x | 0.7x |
| Capital allocation | |||||||
| Capex / revenue | 21.0% | 30.9% | 22.7% | 18.5% | 17.2% | 22.8% | 14.3% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 7.3% | 9.3% | 14.4% | 18.4% | 12.8% | 11.6% | 8.9% |
| Payouts / FCF | β | β | 971.2% | 676.0% | 422.4% | 57.2% | 45.5% |
| Quality scores | |||||||
| Piotroski F-score | β | β | β | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Altman Z'' | β | β0.8 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | β0.2 |
| Accruals ratio | β | β | β12.1% | β11.4% | β13.2% | β12.8% | β2.9% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001582961). Data updated October 13, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.