Datadog (DDOG) Risk Factor Changes

The 2029 Notes are convertible at the option of their holders prior to their scheduled maturity in the event one or more of the conditional conversion features of the 2029 Notes are triggered.

These provisions may frustrate or prevent any attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management by making it more difficult for stockholders to replace members of our board of directors, which i…

We are required, pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, to furnish a report by management on, among other things, the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting on an annual basis.

•variance in our financial performance from expectations of securities analysts or the financial guidance we provide to the public;

We use open source software in our products and we expect to continue to incorporate open source software in our services in the future.

In order to protect our intellectual property rights, we may be required to spend significant resources to monitor and protect our intellectual property rights.

GAAP is subject to interpretation by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the SEC and various bodies formed to promulgate and interpret applicable accounting principles.

The OECD's Pillar Two model rules introduced a global minimum tax of 15%.

•our ability to substantiate and utilize research and development tax credits to offset our future tax liabilities, taking into account any limitations under Section 382 of the Code;

•changes in tax laws, tax treaties, and regulations or the interpretation of them, including changes under the U.S.

As of December 31, 2025, we have approximately $340.2 million and $474.2 million of net operating loss carryforwards, or NOLs, for federal and state income tax purposes, respectively, which begin to expire in 2028 for…

Complying with these and other applicable laws may cause us to incur substantial operational costs or require us to change our business practices.

Additionally, other countries outside of Europe have enacted or are considering enacting similar cross-border data transfer restrictions and laws requiring local data residency, and strict limitations to the processin…

In addition, Europe and other jurisdictions have enacted laws related to data storage location, cross-border personal data transfers, and data portability.

We have legal, contractual and other applicable obligations regarding the protection and appropriate use of sensitive information that we and the third-parties with whom we work process.

In addition, to execute our growth plan, we must attract and retain highly qualified personnel.

Any of these and other factors, or the cumulative effect of some of these factors, may cause our results of operations to vary significantly.

The costs to respond to a security breach and/or mitigate any security vulnerabilities that may be identified could be significant, our efforts to address these problems may not be successful, and these problems could…

We take steps designed to detect, mitigate, and remediate vulnerabilities in our information systems (such as our hardware and/or software, including that of third parties with whom we work).

In addition, we do not directly control content that our customers store in our products.

We use third-parties, including sub-processors, to help us deliver services to our customers.

Our platform and products involve the storage and transmission of data, including personal information, and security breaches or unauthorized access to our platform and products, or those of the third-parties with who…

Our results of operations may vary based on the impact of unfavorable changes in our industry or the global economy on us or our customers and potential customers.

Each series of Notes is convertible at the option of its holders prior to their scheduled maturity in the event one or more of the conditional conversion features of such series of Notes are triggered.

These provisions may frustrate or prevent any attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management by making it more difficult for stockholders to replace members of our board of directors, which i…

•potential changes in laws, regulations and costs affecting our U.K.

•potential changes in trade relations, sanctions, regulations, or laws;

We use open source software in our products and we expect to continue to incorporate open source software in our services in the future.

In order to protect our intellectual property rights, we may be required to spend significant resources to monitor and protect our intellectual property rights.

a significant effect on our reported results of operations and could affect the reporting of transactions already completed before the announcement of a change.

originating from the EEA, we may find it necessary to establish additional systems and processes to maintain such data in the EEA, which may involve substantial expense and distraction from other aspects of our business.

are likely to remain uncertain for the foreseeable future resulting in possible significant operational costs for compliance and risk to our business.

resources.

analysts who follow our stock, the price of our Class A common stock could decline substantially, and we could face costly lawsuits, including securities class action suits.

could be required to fundamentally change our business activities and practices in response to a security breach or related regulatory actions or litigation, which could have an adverse effect on our business.

products.

•potential changes in trade relations, sanctions, regulations, or laws including changes in trade policies, such as trade wars, tariffs or other trade restrictions or the threat of such actions;

Certain jurisdictions impose regulatory obligations focused on cybersecurity resilience, system availability, and incident response.

•the effects of trade policies, such as trade wars, tariffs or other trade restrictions or the threat of such actions;