Why DigitalOcean Stock Surged Today
Key Points
Businesses are flocking to DigitalOcean's cloud platform for its AI offerings.
Management raised its full-year revenue forecast.
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Shares of DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN) swelled on Wednesday after the cloud computing purveyor posted impressive third-quarter growth metrics.
As of 3:30 p.m. EST, DigitalOcean's stock price was up more than 19%.
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AI-related demand is boosting DigitalOcean's sales growth
DigitalOcean's revenue rose by 16% year over year to $230 million, as more companies turned to the cloud infrastructure provider for their artificial intelligence (AI) needs.
"Our unified agentic cloud platform is emerging as a preferred destination for AI and digital native enterprises building and scaling AI workloads," CEO Paddy Srinivasan said in a press release.
Customers, in turn, are ramping up their spending on the cloud platform. Clients who are set to generate more than $100,000 in annual revenue for DigitalOcean increased by 26%, and their overall spending surged by 41%.
These gains are fueling DigitalOcean's profit growth. The company's adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) climbed 15% to $100 million.
AI should drive more cloud growth in the quarters ahead
These robust results prompted DigitalOcean to lift its full-year sales outlook. Management now projects revenue of $896 to $897 million, up from a prior forecast of $888 to $892 million.
"The combination of rapid product innovation and continued go-to-market execution is driving durable, high-quality growth across our customer base," Srinivasan said.
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