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DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.

$DOCN·$12B·Software - Infrastructure·Technology
$98.69-9.8%YTD+125.1%1Y+129.1%
Price updated 7h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
DODOCN
$DOCNDigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.
$98.69-9.85%264 posts1×
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Top X posts

The complete picture of $DOCN on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

264X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11
Chatter Meter
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How loud $DOCN's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 71% of tracked names.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data6 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-16

DigitalOcean posters are running a coherent bull thesis after the Goldman Communacopia session: management raised the 2027 exit growth to 35% from 30%, framed core cloud at ~70% gross margins as separating $DOCN from neocloud peers, and hinted that H100 pricing has been rising rather than falling as spot capacity vanishes on demand. The new "elastic compute" managed fleet and DOCN's cash-generating profile are being framed as competitive advantages in getting tier-one data-center capacity. Nobody on the other side.

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TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $DOCN — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-10-02

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

SMB cloud and now AI agents — 22% revenue growth with 70% core gross margins separates DOCN from the neocloud pack.

DigitalOcean is the SMB and developer-focused cloud platform — think AWS for solo devs and smaller teams, now with Managed Agents for AI agent execution. The stock is up 187% YTD and 290% TTM on genuine fundamental re-acceleration plus the agentic-AI narrative extension.

  • The P&L is actually accelerating: revenue grew 22% YoY to $258M last quarter at a 16.4% operating margin and 58% gross margin — plus management raised the 2027 exit growth target from 30% to 35% at Goldman Communacopia, which is the specific forward commitment bulls lean on.
  • The core cloud business runs at ~70% gross margins — meaningfully higher than neocloud peers (CoreWeave, Nebius) that run on hyperscaler-margin economics — and the H100 pricing commentary that spot capacity is scarce is a tangible pricing-power tell.
  • Multiple officer sales (Srinivasan $2.2M across two tranches at $105-$140, Steinfort $1M at $105, Barrett $421K) are take-chips signals into the breakout — and the $725M MUFG equipment finance facility supports the data-center buildout without immediate equity dilution.

Accelerating holds while the agentic-AI narrative extends and Managed Agents gains adoption. A soft Nov 4 earnings print (sub-20% revenue growth), or any specific commentary that H100 pricing is softening again, is what cools the move; a FY27 revenue guide above $1.3B is what extends it further.

Agrees with X sentimentX bulls citing the Communacopia 35% exit-growth update, the ~70% core gross margin separation from neoclouds, and rising H100 pricing have the mechanics right — the Managed Agents launch is a real product-cycle extension, not just slideware.

What to watch: Nov 4 earnings — revenue growth above 22% YoY, Managed Agents attach rate, net revenue retention, and FY27 revenue guide. A sub-20% growth print, or any H100-pricing-softening commentary, is what cools the breakout.

On the calendar: 2026-11-04 — Q3 FY26 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Simplified cloud platform for developers, startups, and SMBs with affordable compute, storage, and managed databases.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Software - Infrastructure sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $DOCN.

Software - Infrastructure · Technology

No material change from last week — AI infrastructure capex bifurcates the cohort — GPU-cloud providers and AI-native security platforms absorbing enterprise spend, while legacy SaaS faces multiple compression. GPU-cloud platforms and AI-native security tools absorb enterprise spend while legacy SaaS faces multiple compression.

What this means for $DOCN

Direct beneficiary — Simplified cloud platform for developers, startups, and SMBs with affordable compute, storage, and managed databases.; cloud-native tooling is the operational layer for AI infrastructure deployments, sustaining enterprise capex alignment.

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
66.7How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
6.5%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
16.4%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
0.2%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
18.7Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
154%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
58.5%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
1.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 4, 2026$0.45$0.26+72.9%
Q1 2026May 5, 2026$0.44$0.27+65.5%
Q4 2025Feb 24, 2026$0.44$0.38+15.8%
Q3 2025Nov 5, 2025$0.33$0.31+6.5%
Next earningsWed, Nov 4·consensus EPS $0.32

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$257.9M+22.4%56.1%14.2%$0.17$2.2M
Q4 FY25$242.4M+18.3%58.7%16.0%$0.28$-108.1M
Q3 FY25$229.6M+15.7%59.6%19.6%$1.73$89.0M
Q2 FY25$218.7M+13.6%59.9%16.3%$0.41$57.0M

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 12 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$1.2B$1.2B – $1.2B$1.46$1.33 – $1.7012
FY27$1.8B$1.8B – $1.9B$1.79$1.44 – $2.1812
FY28$2.6B$2.3B – $3.6B$2.87$2.37 – $3.3812
FY29$2.9B$2.8B – $3.3B$3.64$3.46 – $4.2510

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.6×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.41%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-21.2%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-9.6%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellSep 21Padmanabhan T SrinivasanCEO11.4K sh$1.6MSellSep 3Cherie BarrettSVP, Chief Accounting Officer4.0K sh$421KSellSep 3Matt SteinfortCFO10.0K sh$1.1MSellSep 3Padmanabhan T SrinivasanCEO5.7K sh$602KSellAug 17Padmanabhan T SrinivasanCEO5.7K sh$736KSellAug 13Cherie BarrettSVP, Chief Accounting Officer4.5K sh$590KSellAug 7Warren J AdelmanDirector4.2K sh$521KSellJun 2Matt SteinfortCFO10.0K sh$1.7MSellMay 19Warren JensonDirector20.0K sh$3.0MSellMay 15Matt SteinfortCFO25.0K sh$3.8M
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+ 26 other (15 awards · 9 inkinds · 1 exempt · 1 other) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KMaterial agreementSep 108-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. (DOCN) entered into Equipment Finance Agreements with MUFG Americas Capital on September 10, 2026, providing up to $725M in committed financing (with a $300M accordion to $1.025B total) for data center equipment purchases, amortizing by September 10, 2030. The company intends to fully exercise the accordion feature; advances bear interest at fixed rates based on SOFR swap rate plus a spread. This is a material infrastructure financing commitment supporting DigitalOcean's capacity expansion with fixed-rate leverage.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentAug 6SC 13D/A
AI summary

Access Industries (through Access Industries Management, LLC and Access Industries Holdings LLC) filed Amendment No. 7 to its Schedule 13D on DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. as of August 4, 2026. The reporting group beneficially owns 18,653,451 shares of DigitalOcean common stock with shared voting and dispositive power, representing 15.86% of 117,579,550 shares outstanding as of July 30, 2026. The filing is coordinated through Access Industries principals Alejandro Moreno and Langhorne Perrow. As a seventh amendment, this updates a long-standing 15.86% block — a material stake in the cloud infrastructure company that could influence strategic outcomes.

424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Jul 17424B5
AI summary

DigitalOcean entered a Securities Purchase Agreement for a registered direct offering of 12,543,915 shares at $117.54 per share, raising approximately $1.474 billion in gross proceeds from a single institutional investor, with settlement expected on or around July 23, 2026. This is a major equity raise at the prevailing market price, significantly diluting existing shareholders while substantially strengthening the company's balance sheet for cloud infrastructure investment.

424B5Prospectus supplement (offering)Jul 15424B5
AI summary

DigitalOcean (DOCN) filed a preliminary prospectus supplement (424B5) on July 15, 2026, for a registered direct offering of shares of its common stock. The offering price has not yet been determined; the last reported sale price was $123.32 on July 13, 2026. J. Wood Capital Advisors is acting as financial advisor for the offering. Net proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.

8-KShareholder voteJun 178-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DOCN) reported results of its June 15, 2026 annual shareholder meeting (Item 5.07). Standard vote items for this Delaware-incorporated cloud provider would include director elections, auditor ratification, and equity plan amendments; specific vote tallies are in the exhibit not included in the excerpt. No officer changes or capital transactions are indicated. Routine governance filing with no material strategic or financial impact expected.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentMay 15SC 13D/A
AI summary

Access Industries Management, LLC filed an amended Schedule 13D on DOCN disclosing beneficial ownership (18,653,451.00 shares) as of 2026-05-15. The filer's stated intent is passive investment with no plan to influence control of the company.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentMay 11SC 13D/A
AI summary

Access Industries Management, LLC filed an amended Schedule 13D on DOCN disclosing beneficial ownership (21,953,451.00 shares) as of 2026-05-11. The filer's stated intent is passive investment with no plan to influence control of the company.

8-KMaterial agreementMay 58-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
AI summary

DOCN reported period ending 2026-05-05 financial results (8-K Item 2.02). Investors should review the full earnings press release and any management guidance for forward outlook.

+ 14 other (5 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 routine 8-Ks) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Are Computer and Technology Stocks Lagging DigitalOcean (DOCN) This Year?zacks.com·18h agoHead-To-Head Analysis: DigitalOcean (NYSE:DOCN) versus Core Scientific (NASDAQ:CORZ)defenseworld.net·2d agoDigitalOcean and Bright Data Unlock the Web for AI Agentsbusinesswire.com·4d agoDigitalOcean Launches Agent Learning and Data Services for Recursively Self-Improving AI Agentsbusinesswire.com·5d ago25,494 Shares in DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. $DOCN Purchased by Ausbil Investment Management Ltddefenseworld.net·9d ago

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