← Quality Momentum

QM · rank #5 · 2026-10-26

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NYSE · $10.90B (USD)

SignalStrong Buy7.9strength 7.9 / 10
verdict · PROCEED

The exact numbers the algorithm saw.

Factor scores and the inputs behind this pick.
Momentum 12-1
Return from 12 months ago to 1 month ago.
+298.15%
ROE TTM
Return on equity, trailing 12 months.
+62.3%
Profit margin
Net profit margin, trailing 12 months.
+23.3%
Market cap (USD)
Size filter: > $500M required.
$10.90B
Anchor (recent)
Close on 2026-09-25
$139.75
Anchor (far)
Close on 2025-09-26
$35.10

The AI research card

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Summary

DigitalOcean Holdings Inc provides cloud infrastructure, developer tools, serverless inference, and managed AI agent orchestration for software developers and SMBs.

Rationale

The quality_momentum signal is validated by high profitability (23.3% net margin, 62.3% ROE, 40% Q2 adjusted EBITDA margin) alongside 29% YoY revenue growth and raised FY2026 guidance to $1.170–1.180 billion.

Material risks

  • 1Tech-path commoditization and pricing pressure as hyperscalers and specialized AI clouds replicate managed-agent, inference, and developer-tool features.
  • 2Leverage and capacity utilization risks stemming from the $725 million equipment-financing facility if AI ARR growth slows or customer retention weakens.

AI verdict council

Each pick is reviewed independently by 3 models before any order. 2 of 3 voted to proceed.

OpenAI
Proceed
Claude
Caution
Gemini
Proceed