DigitalOcean Holdings annual r&d spending
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DigitalOcean Holdings R&D Spending Growth & History (DOCN)
DigitalOcean Holdings's r&d spending was $161.6M for fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | Growth |
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| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $161.6M | $19.1M | +13.42% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $142.5M | $5.6M | +4.08% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $136.9M | −$7.0M | −4.84% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $143.9M | $28.2M | +24.38% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $115.7M | $40.7M | +54.31% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $75.0M | $15.0M | +25.01% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $60.0M | — | — |
DigitalOcean Holdings quarterly r&d spending
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | R&D spending | Change | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | $57.5M | $17.9M | +45.08% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | $48.8M | $9.2M | +23.33% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $44.3M | $4.0M | +9.81% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $38.1M | $1.8M | +5.07% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $39.6M | $6.7M | +20.19% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | $39.6M | $6.7M | +20.25% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $40.3M | $10.3M | +34.47% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $36.3M | $4.5M | +14.32% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $33.0M | −$4.7M | −12.51% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | $32.9M | −$4.6M | −12.21% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $30.0M | −$9.5M | −24.01% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $31.7M | $1.5M | +4.93% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | $37.7M | $746,000 | +2.02% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | $37.5M | $264,000 | +0.71% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $39.4M | $3.2M | +8.86% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | $30.2M | $316,000 | +1.06% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | $37.0M | $9.8M | +36.26% |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | $37.2M | $14.8M | +66.24% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $36.2M | $15.6M | +75.41% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-09-30 | $29.9M | $10.2M | +51.87% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-06-30 | $27.1M | $12.0M | +79.25% |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-03-31 | $22.4M | $2.9M | +15.02% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $20.7M | — | — |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-09-30 | $19.7M | — | — |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-06-30 | $15.1M | — | — |
| Q1 2020 | 2020-03-31 | $19.5M | — | — |
DigitalOcean Holdings r&d spending trends
Over the last five fiscal years, DigitalOcean Holdings's r&d spending increased from $75.0M to $161.6M, a change of $86.7M. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows $57.5M.
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What research and development spending means
Research and development (R&D) spending covers the costs of creating and improving products, services, software, technologies, and processes. Higher R&D spending may support future innovation, but the amount alone does not show whether those investments will generate returns.
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SEC-reported R&D expense
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