DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.

NYSE:DOCN Stock Report

Market Cap: US$6.2b

DigitalOcean Holdings Valuation

Is DOCN undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow Value

What is the Fair Price of DOCN when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: DOCN ($68.16) is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value ($59.53)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: DOCN is trading above our estimate of future cash flow value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for DOCN?

Key metric: As DOCN is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for DOCN. This is calculated by dividing DOCN's market cap by their current earnings.
What is DOCN's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio24.8x
EarningsUS$251.87m
Market CapUS$6.24b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does DOCN's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for DOCN vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average44x
WIX Wix.com
27.3x24.72%US$3.8b
GDS GDS Holdings
54.8x-11.62%US$9.2b
GDDY GoDaddy
14.5x12.86%US$12.0b
OKTA Okta
79.3x20.37%US$15.5b
DOCN DigitalOcean Holdings
24.8x-27.00%US$6.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: DOCN is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.8x) compared to the peer average (44x).


Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does DOCN's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US IT Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
GTCH GBT Technologies
0.5xn/aUS$2.77m
GMTH GMTech
2.7xn/aUS$1.19m
MCOM Micromobility.com
0.4xn/aUS$912.92k
FRQN Frequency Holdings
0.05xn/aUS$527.25k
No more companies available in this PE range
DOCN 24.8xIndustry Avg. 23.2xNo. of Companies7PE01632486480+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: DOCN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.8x) compared to the US IT industry average (23.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is DOCN's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

DOCN PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio24.8x
Fair PE Ratio17.3x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: DOCN is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.3x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst DOCN forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$68.16
US$59.58
-12.58%
15.08%US$75.00US$48.00n/a12
Feb ’27US$55.25
US$56.17
+1.66%
13.59%US$72.00US$47.00n/a12
Jan ’27US$48.12
US$53.75
+11.70%
11.32%US$65.00US$47.00n/a12
Dec ’26US$44.37
US$53.33
+20.20%
10.19%US$60.00US$47.00n/a12
Nov ’26US$40.66
US$42.00
+3.30%
17.41%US$55.00US$32.00n/a11
Oct ’26US$35.87
US$41.60
+15.97%
16.35%US$55.00US$32.00n/a10
Sep ’26US$32.62
US$41.60
+27.53%
16.35%US$55.00US$32.00n/a10
Aug ’26US$25.74
US$38.82
+50.81%
17.01%US$55.00US$31.00n/a11
Jul ’26US$28.02
US$38.50
+37.40%
16.65%US$55.00US$31.00n/a12
Jun ’26US$28.30
US$38.00
+34.28%
16.83%US$55.00US$31.00n/a13
May ’26US$31.48
US$41.85
+32.93%
16.53%US$55.00US$31.00n/a13
Apr ’26US$33.79
US$45.46
+34.54%
12.93%US$55.00US$31.00n/a13
Mar ’26US$42.85
US$45.46
+6.09%
12.93%US$55.00US$31.00n/a13
Feb ’26US$41.48
US$41.92
+1.07%
15.70%US$55.00US$28.00US$55.2513
Jan ’26US$34.07
US$40.73
+19.54%
14.55%US$48.00US$28.00US$48.1211
Dec ’25US$38.08
US$40.73
+6.95%
14.55%US$48.00US$28.00US$44.3711
Nov ’25US$40.83
US$40.09
-1.81%
17.52%US$48.00US$25.00US$40.6611
Oct ’25US$38.63
US$37.64
-2.57%
16.47%US$47.00US$25.00US$35.8711
Sep ’25US$37.43
US$37.64
+0.55%
16.47%US$47.00US$25.00US$32.6211
Aug ’25US$30.85
US$38.82
+25.83%
16.47%US$47.00US$25.00US$25.7411
Jul ’25US$34.67
US$39.18
+13.01%
15.88%US$47.00US$25.00US$28.0211
Jun ’25US$37.05
US$39.18
+5.75%
15.88%US$47.00US$25.00US$28.3011
May ’25US$35.53
US$38.87
+9.41%
15.59%US$47.00US$25.00US$31.4811
Apr ’25US$38.17
US$38.87
+1.84%
15.59%US$47.00US$25.00US$33.7911
Mar ’25US$38.40
US$38.80
+1.04%
16.37%US$47.00US$25.00US$42.8510
Feb ’25US$34.64
US$35.20
+1.62%
20.71%US$47.00US$25.00US$41.4810
US$59.58
Fair Value
14.4% overvalued intrinsic discount
12
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/02/16 01:43
End of Day Share Price 2026/02/13 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. is covered by 18 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Raimo LenschowBarclays
Wamsi MohanBofA Global Research
William Kingsley CraneCanaccord Genuity