Datadog (DDOG) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Olivier Pomel, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, was paid $27.1M in 2025, up 36% from $19.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 131:1, on median employee pay of $206,250.

Filed
April 29, 2026
Annual meeting
June 15, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$27.1M+36% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
131:1median $206,250
CEO pay in equity
95%$25.8M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
96%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$425,000100% of base salary target
Three-Year TSR
85%For period ended Dec 31, 2025
Revenue
$3.43B28% year-over-year increase
Non-GAAP Operating Income
$768M22% operating margin

How Pomel was paid

$27.1M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary2%Stock awards95%Non-equity incentive3%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Olivier PomelChief Executive Officer and Co-Founder$27,055,481
David ObstlerChief Financial Officer$14,621,584
Alexis Lê-QuôcPresident, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder$20,360,475
Adam BlitzerChief Operating Officer$14,428,418
Sean WaltersChief Revenue Officer$13,103,240

What changed and why

  • $27.1MCEO total compensation increased to $27,055,481 in fiscal 2025 from $19,842,554 in fiscal 2024.
  • $3.43BRevenue reached $3.43 billion, representing a 28% increase year-over-year.
  • Stock awards comprise the primary at-risk portion of executive compensation and are tied to performance metrics.
  • 96%Approximately 96% of votes cast approved the say-on-pay proposal at last year's annual meeting.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.