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DigitalOcean10-Q: Cost reduction

Operating cash flow drops $17.2M YoY due to rising co-location and personnel costs.

What happened

DigitalOcean's cash from operations declined to $46.9M from $64.1M in the prior year, explicitly due to 'higher co-location costs' and 'higher personnel costs'.

Source

SEC EDGARMay 5, 2026

Quarterly report (Form 10-Q)

DigitalOcean 10-Q

Filing excerpt

Net cash provided by operating activities was $46.9 million and $64.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The change was primarily driven by higher co-location costs resulting from data center expansions, higher personnel costs due to increased headcount and annual merit-based salary raises...

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10-Q: Cost reduction

What this signalsFilings often name leadership changes, deals and spending plans.

Fiscal year end
03/31
Filed
May 5, 2026

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Numbers

Dollar figure
-$17.2M (Year-over-year decrease in net cash provided by operating activities)

Details

CIK
1582961
Accession number
0001582961-26-000049
Timeframe
Current quarter
Filing year
2026
Fiscal year
0
Why it matters
Efficiency tools needed
Signal category
Financial

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
80%
Sentiment
Negative
Detected
May 12, 2026
signal_type
sec-10q
signal_subtype
costReduction

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