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Datadog(DDOG) - 2025 Q2 - Earnings Call Transcript

Financial Data and Key Metrics Changes - Revenue for Q2 was $827 million, representing a 28% year-over-year increase and exceeding the high end of guidance [8][28] - Free cash flow was $165 million, with a free cash flow margin of 20% [9][34] - Gross profit was $669 million, resulting in a gross margin of 80.9%, compared to 80.3% in the previous quarter [32][34] - Operating income was $164 million, with an operating margin of 20%, down from 22% in the previous quarter [33][34] Business Line Data and Key Metrics Changes - The number of customers increased to approximately 31,400, up from about 28,700 a year ago [8] - 83% of customers used two or more products, and 52% used four or more products, indicating strong platform adoption [10] - The security suite generated over $100 million in ARR, growing at a mid-forties percent year-over-year rate [11] Market Data and Key Metrics Changes - AI native customers contributed about 11% of Q2 revenues, up from 8% in the previous quarter [28] - The twelve-month trailing net retention percentage was about 120, higher than the high 110s from the last quarter [29] Company Strategy and Development Direction - The company continues to focus on digital transformation and cloud migration as long-term growth drivers [23] - There is a strong emphasis on AI integration into the platform, with new AI products launched to enhance observability and incident response [26][27] - The company aims to improve standardized adoption of security products across large enterprises [55] Management's Comments on Operating Environment and Future Outlook - Management views the demand environment as solid, with low churn and stable gross revenue retention in the mid to high 90s [8] - The company is optimistic about the growth opportunities presented by AI, with expectations of broader adoption across various industries [24][25] - Management acknowledges potential volatility in revenue growth from AI native customers but remains confident in long-term growth [52] Other Important Information - The company held its DASH user conference, announcing over 125 new products and features [12] - The company ended the quarter with $3.9 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities [34] Q&A Session Summary Question: AI contribution and market opportunity - Management discussed the layers of AI opportunity, emphasizing the need for observability in applications that are increasingly non-deterministic [41][44] Question: Sales capacity and productivity - Management confirmed successful ramping of sales capacity and productivity, with evidence of new logo production and pipeline growth [47] Question: Guidance and potential volatility - Management indicated that current growth metrics do not show volatility yet, but they remain cautious due to potential future fluctuations [52] Question: Security product adoption - Management expressed satisfaction with the current adoption of security products but acknowledged the need for broader enterprise-wide adoption [55] Question: Trends in customer demographics - Management noted stable growth in enterprise customers, with gradual improvements in SMB usage [59] Question: FlexLogs progress - Management confirmed that all major deals with enterprise customers now involve FlexLogs, which is resonating well with customers [95]