Can Datadog Stock Recover If Markets Fall?
Datadog (DDOG) stock is down 12.1% in 5 trading days. The recent slide reflects renewed concerns around slowing growth in large enterprise deals and decaying margins, but sharp drops like this often raise a tougher question: is the weakness temporary, or a sign of deeper cracks in the story?
Before judging its downturn reslience, let’s look at where Datadog stands today.
- Size: Datadog is a $55 Bil company with $3.2 Bil in revenue currently trading at $158.44.
- Fundamentals: Last 12 month revenue growth of 26.6% and operating margin of -1.3%.
- Liquidity: Has Debt to Equity ratio of 0.02 and Cash to Assets ratio of 0.68
- Valuation: Datadog stock is currently trading at P/E multiple of 517.4 and P/EBIT multiple of 404.4
- Has returned (median) 54.4% within a year following sharp dips since 2010. See DDOG Dip Buy Analysis.
These metrics point to a Strong operational performance, alongside Very High valuation – making the stock Relatively Expensive. For details, see Buy or Sell DDOG Stock
That brings us to the key consideration for investors worried about this fall: how resilient is DDOG stock if markets turn south? This is where our downturn resilience framework comes in. Suppose DDOG stock falls another 20-30% to $111 – can investors comfortably hold on? Turns out, the stock has fared worse than the S&P 500 index during various economic downturns, based on (a) how much the stock fell and, (b) how quickly it recovered. Below, we dive deeper into each such downturn.
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2022 Inflation Shock
- DDOG stock fell 68.1% from a high of $196.56 on 9 November 2021 to $62.69 on 25 April 2023 vs. a peak-to-trough decline of 25.4% for the S&P 500.
- However, the stock fully recovered to its pre-Crisis peak by 10 November 2025
- Since then, the stock increased to a high of $199.72 on 10 November 2025 , and currently trades at $158.44
| DDOG | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|
| % Change from Pre-Recession Peak | -68.1% | -25.4% |
| Time to Full Recovery | 930 days | 464 days |
2020 Covid Pandemic
- DDOG stock fell 42.1% from a high of $50.01 on 12 February 2020 to $28.96 on 16 March 2020 vs. a peak-to-trough decline of 33.9% for the S&P 500.
- However, the stock fully recovered to its pre-Crisis peak by 8 May 2020
| DDOG | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|
| % Change from Pre-Recession Peak | -42.1% | -33.9% |
| Time to Full Recovery | 53 days | 148 days |
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