Datadog, Inc.
For the period ended Jun 15, 2026. Filed Apr 29, 2026.
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Jun 15, 2026 · Filed Apr 29, 2026
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PAY VERSUS PERFORMANCE
As required by Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information about the relationship between the compensation actually paid to our Chief Executive Officer and our other named executive officers and certain aspects of our financial performance. Compensation actually paid was calculated for purposes of this disclosure in accordance with the applicable SEC rules and does not reflect the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to our Chief Executive Officer or our other named executive officers during the applicable years. The compensation committee does not use compensation actually paid as a basis for making compensation decisions. For information concerning how and why our compensation committee arrived at specific compensation decisions for 2025, please refer to “Executive Compensation – Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”
| Summary Compensation Table Total for CEO ($)(1) · Compensation Actually Paid to CEO ($)(2) · Average Summary Compensation Table Total for non-CEO NEOs ($)(3) · Average Compensation Actually Paid to non-CEO NEOs ($)(4) · Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based On: · Net Income (Loss)($ Millions)(7) · Revenue ($ Millions)(8) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year · Total Shareholder Return(5) · Peer Group Total Shareholder Return(6) | ||||||||
| 2025 | $27,055,482 | $50,088,037 | $15,628,429 | $27,836,881 | 360 | 388 | $107.70 | $3,427 |
| 2024 | 19,842,554 | 29,463,769 | 16,774,715 | 23,980,392 | 378 | 301 | 183.75 | 2,684 |
| 2023 | 11,644,934 | 33,077,635 | 10,196,713 | 25,279,012 | 321 | 221 | 48.57 | 2,128 |
| 2022 | 11,249,243 | (85,747,704) | 11,665,984 | (32,708,200) | 195 | 133 | (50.16) | 1,675 |
| 2021 | 8,632,636 | 107,014,429 | 10,849,308 | 60,711,468 | 471 | 207 | (20.75) | 1,029 |
(1)Represents the total compensation reported for Mr. Pomel for each applicable year in the “Summary Compensation Table”.
(2)The following adjustments were made to Mr. Pomel’s total compensation for each applicable year to determine the compensation actually paid:
| Year | Summary Compensation Table Total for CEO ($) | Less: Summary Compensation Table Stock Awards and Option Awards ($) | Plus: Year End Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Equity Awards Granted in Covered Fiscal Year ($) | Plus (or less): Year over Year Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Equity Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years ($) | Plus (or less): Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years that Vested in Covered Fiscal Year ($) | Compensation Actually Paid to CEO ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $27,055,482 | $25,831,947 | $52,140,606 | $(1,076,172) | $(2,199,932) | $50,088,037 |
| 2024 | 19,842,554 | 19,049,976 | 24,851,429 | 2,804,947 | 1,014,815 | 29,463,769 |
| 2023 | 11,644,934 | 10,908,938 | 20,302,262 | 5,179,515 | 6,859,862 | 33,077,635 |
| 2022 | 11,249,243 | 10,248,721 | 6,895,767 | (51,079,647) | (42,564,346) | (85,747,704) |
| 2021 | 8,632,636 | 7,405,809 | 14,934,880 | 77,786,712 | 13,066,010 | 107,014,429 |
In the table above, grant date fair values are computed in accordance with ASC Topic 718. Stock option grant date fair values reflected in the Summary Compensation Table were estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model as of the date of grant. Adjustments have been made using stock option fair values as of each measurement date, which may be either year end or as of each date of vesting, using the stock price and updated assumptions as of the measurement date. Assumptions include expected term, stock price volatility, dividend yield and risk free interest rates. PSU grant date fair values reflected in the Summary Compensation Table were calculated using the stock price as of the date of grant assuming target performance. Adjustments have been made using the stock price and the probable outcome of the performance metric as of each measurement date, which may be either year end or as of each date of vesting. RSU grant date fair values reflected in the Summary Compensation Table were calculated using the stock price as of the date of grant. Adjustments have been made using the stock price as of each measurement date, which may be either year end or as of each date of vesting. The assumptions used in calculating the grant date fair value of the stock options, RSUs and PSUs are set forth in the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for each applicable year.
(3)Represents the average of the total compensation reported for our named executive officers as a group (excluding Mr. Pomel) for each applicable year in the Summary Compensation Table. The names of each named executive officer included for each applicable year are as follows: (i) 2025, Mr. Obstler, Mr. Blitzer, Mr. Lê-Quôc and Mr. Walters; (ii) 2024, Mr. Obstler, Mr. Blitzer, Mr. Lê-Quôc and Dr. Li; (iii) 2023 and 2022, Mr. Obstler, Mr. Lê-Quôc, Mr. Agarwal, and Mr. Walters and (iv) 2021, Mr. Obstler, Mr. Lê-Quôc, Mr. Agarwal and Mr. Blitzer.
(4)The following adjustments were made to the average amount of total compensation for each applicable year to determine the average compensation actually paid to our named executive officers as a group (excluding Mr. Pomel), calculated using the same methodology and assumptions as described in footnote 2:
| Year | Average Summary Compensation Table Total for non-CEO NEOs ($) | Less: Average Summary Compensation Table Stock Awards and Option Awards ($) | Plus: Average Year End Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Equity Awards Granted in Covered Fiscal Year ($) | Plus (or less): Average Year over Year Change in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Equity Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years ($) | Plus (or less): Average Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years that Vested in Covered Fiscal Year ($) | Average Compensation Actually Paid to non-CEO NEOs ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15,628,429 | $14,494,531 | $29,256,549 | $(791,456) | $(1,762,111) | $27,836,881 |
| 2024 | 16,774,715 | 16,017,439 | 20,834,219 | 1,784,631 | 604,266 | 23,980,392 |
| 2023 | 10,196,713 | 9,431,679 | 17,553,156 | 3,962,549 | 2,998,273 | 25,279,012 |
| 2022 | 11,665,984 | 10,907,973 | 6,634,204 | (19,139,785) | (20,960,631) | (32,708,200) |
| 2021 | 10,849,308 | 9,730,396 | 17,819,549 | 34,645,561 | 7,127,446 | 60,711,468 |
(5)Represents the cumulative total shareholder return of our Class A common stock for the measurement periods ending on December 31 of each of 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(6)Represents the weighted cumulative total shareholder return of the Nasdaq Computer Index for the measurement periods ending on December 31 of each of 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(7)Represents the net income (loss) reported in our consolidated income statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for each applicable year.
(8)Represents therevenue reported in our consolidated income statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for each applicable year.
Financial Performance Measures
Listed below are the most important financial performance measures used by us to link executive compensation actually paid to Mr. Pomel and our other named executive officers, for 2025, to our performance. For further information regarding these financial performance measures as well as other factors used in our long-term equity incentive and performance-based cash bonus programs, please refer to “Executive Compensation — Compensation Discussion and Analysis.”
Most Important Performance Measures (Unranked)
Revenue
Net New ARR
Non-GAAP operating income
Analysis of Information Presented in the Pay-Versus-Performance Table
While our executive compensation program aims to provide incentives that motivate and reward achievement of our key performance goals and align our named executive officers’ interests with those of our stockholders by linking their long-term incentive compensation opportunities to stockholder value creation and their cash incentives to our annual performance, the compensation committee does not specifically select the performance measures that it uses in our executive compensation program to align with compensation actually paid, as calculated in accordance with the applicable SEC rules. Although compensation actually paid may be impacted by the performance metrics we use in our annual cash bonus plan and the design of our PSU awards, given our significant use of long-term incentive compensation, it may fluctuate significantly from year to year.
Relationship between Compensation Actually Paid and Datadog and Peer Group TSR
The following chart shows the relationships between compensation actually paid to Mr. Pomel and the average compensation actually paid to our other named executive officers as a group and the cumulative total shareholder return of our Class A common stock and the Nasdaq Computer Index for each covered fiscal year. We do not currently use total shareholder return of our Class A common stock as a financial performance measure in our executive compensation program.
Compensation Actually Paid and Net Income
The following chart shows the relationship between compensation actually paid to Mr. Pomel and the average compensation actually paid to our other named executive officers as a group and our reported net income (loss) for each covered fiscal year. We do not currently use net income (loss) as a financial performance measure in our executive compensation program.
Compensation Actually Paid and Revenue
The following chart shows the relationship between compensation actually paid to Mr. Pomel and the average compensation actually paid to our other named executive officers as a group and our reported revenue for each covered fiscal year. The growth of annual revenue is a significant performance target in the design of our PSU awards granted in 2025, 2024, 2023 and 2022 and impacts the number of shares underlying those awards that are earned. While PSU awards comprised 50% of the target value of the long-term equity compensation granted to our named executive officers in 2022, compensation actually paid decreased sharply in 2022 as the price of the shares of our Class A common stock decreased during this period. Compensation actually paid, as calculated in accordance with the applicable SEC rules, includes adjusted values to unvested and vested equity awards granted in both prior and the covered fiscal years and generally fluctuates due to our stock price.
All information provided above under the “Pay Versus Performance” heading will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any such filing, except to the extent the Company specifically incorporates such information by reference.
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