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Rating:76Outperform
Price Target:
$58.00
▲(15.84% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/27/26
The score is driven primarily by strong underlying financial quality (high margins, robust and growing free cash flow, and a low-leverage balance sheet) and a positive earnings update with beats and raised revenue/margin/EPS guidance. Technicals also support the setup with a clear uptrend and healthy momentum. The main offset is valuation risk (very high P/E) alongside growth/timing uncertainties flagged on the call (FX and back-half renewals/large-deal concentration).
Positive Factors
Recurring ARR Growth
The subscription model provides recurring revenue visibility, while accelerating ARR and organic net new ARR indicate continued enterprise adoption and expansion. This supports durable growth as customers broaden observability coverage across applications, infrastructure and cloud environments.
Negative Factors
Underlying Growth Deceleration
Despite a strong latest quarter, the multi-year record shows a pronounced slowdown in reported revenue growth. Sustaining ARR momentum and converting consumption, renewals and large opportunities into recognized revenue remains important to restoring durable topline expansion.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Recurring ARR Growth
The subscription model provides recurring revenue visibility, while accelerating ARR and organic net new ARR indicate continued enterprise adoption and expansion. This supports durable growth as customers broaden observability coverage across applications, infrastructure and cloud environments.
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Dynatrace Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Revenue by Segment
Shows how revenue is distributed across different business units, highlighting which areas are driving growth and which may need strategic adjustments.
Shows how revenue is distributed across different business units, highlighting which areas are driving growth and which may need strategic adjustments.
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The FlyDynatrace (DT) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$14.47B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)4.99M
Price to Earnings (P/E)101.5
Beta (1Y)1.00
Revenue Growth17.94%
EPS Growth-69.28%
CountryUS
Employees5,600
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustrySoftware - Application
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.51
Shares Outstanding289,002,140
10 Day Avg. Volume3,795,858
30 Day Avg. Volume4,993,576
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-1.03
Price to Book (P/B)4.21
Price to Sales (P/S)5.45
P/FCF Ratio20.87
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$60.00Price Target Upside19.83% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering25
EPS Forecast (FY)1.98
Revenue Forecast (FY)$2.32B
Dynatrace Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Dynatrace, Inc. specializes in providing a sophisticated software intelligence platform tailored for complex, evolving multi-cloud setups. The Dynatrace platform, central to their offerings, delivers a wide array of functionalities including monit...
How the Company Makes Money
Dynatrace primarily makes money by selling subscriptions to its Dynatrace software platform, typically under recurring-term contracts with enterprise customers. Revenue is largely recurring and is recognized over the subscription term as customers...
Dynatrace Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Aug 05, 2026
(Q1-2027)
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Next Earnings Date:Oct 29, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented a strong, broad-based quarter with multiple operational and financial beats: accelerating net new ARR, robust logs and consumption growth, record new-logo performance, solid free cash flow and increased shareholder returns. Management reiterated ARR acceleration goals and raised certain revenue and margin posture while remaining conservative on full-year ARR guidance. Key near-term risks include FX headwinds, renewal seasonality concentrated in the back half of the year, reliance on large deals causing timing volatility, and an upcoming CFO transition. Overall the positive momentum and clear AI/agent monetization pathways outweigh the timing and macro/operational risks.Positive Updates
Strong ARR Growth
Total ARR reached $2.14B, up 17% year-over-year. Q1 net new ARR was $85M (66% growth YoY; 41% organic growth excluding $13M from Bindplane). Trailing 12-month organic net new ARR growth accelerated to 17% (from 12% in Q4).
Negative Updates
Foreign Exchange Headwind
Approximately 40% of revenue is FX-exposed; company now expects a USD strength headwind of $14M to ARR and $4M to revenue (noted as an incremental headwind of $23M to ARR and $19M to revenue in commentary).
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Q1-2027 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong ARR Growth
Total ARR reached $2.14B, up 17% year-over-year. Q1 net new ARR was $85M (66% growth YoY; 41% organic growth excluding $13M from Bindplane). Trailing 12-month organic net new ARR growth accelerated to 17% (from 12% in Q4).
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Company Guidance
Guidance summary: For FY‑27 Dynatrace maintained constant‑currency ARR growth guidance of 15.5%–16.5% and raised constant‑currency total and subscription revenue growth to 14.5%–15.0% (up 25 bps at the midpoint); it increased the high end of full‑year non‑GAAP operating margin guidance to 29.75% (up 25 bps) and raised non‑GAAP EPS to $1.97–$1.99 (up $0.04 at the midpoint) assuming 295–297M diluted shares and an 18.5% effective cash tax rate, while keeping adjusted free cash flow margin guidance at 26.5% (reflecting a revised adjusted FCF definition). Management expects an FX headwind of $14M to ARR and $4M to revenue (an incremental headwind of $23M to ARR and $19M to revenue), will revisit ARR at the fiscal midpoint, and modeled Q2 at revenue growth of 15%–16%, non‑GAAP operating margin of 29.5%–30% and non‑GAAP EPS of $0.48–$0.49. Q1 results that underpinned the update included ARR of $2.14B (+17% YoY), net new ARR of $85M (66% YoY, 41% organic excl. $13M from Bindplane), total revenue $555M and subscription revenue $530M (+15%, ~100 bps above the high end of guidance), non‑GAAP operating margin 29%, non‑GAAP net income $140M ($0.48/sh), adjusted FCF of $309M (T‑12M adjusted FCF $579M, 28% of revenue).Dynatrace Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
90
Very Positive
Cash Flow
84
Very Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 2.10B | 2.02B | 1.70B | 1.43B | 1.16B | 929.45M |
| Gross Profit | 1.71B | 1.65B | 1.38B | 1.16B | 935.64M | 756.57M |
| EBITDA | 305.78M | 323.82M | 271.53M | 209.85M | 147.99M | 138.73M |
| Net Income | 151.37M | 162.67M | 483.68M | 154.63M | 107.96M | 52.45M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 4.11B | 4.42B | 4.14B | 3.41B | 2.77B | 2.54B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 1.11B | 1.17B | 1.11B | 836.87M | 555.35M | 462.97M |
| Total Debt | 159.27M | 164.32M | 75.36M | 69.53M | 75.17M | 338.76M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.66B | 1.80B | 1.52B | 1.39B | 1.16B | 1.24B |
| Stockholders Equity | 2.45B | 2.61B | 2.62B | 2.02B | 1.60B | 1.30B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 568.12M | 527.24M | 433.31M | 351.65M | 333.35M | 233.22M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 595.96M | 559.42M | 459.42M | 378.11M | 354.88M | 250.92M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -80.16M | -15.69M | -69.31M | -193.05M | -21.54M | -30.89M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -697.77M | -471.66M | -151.63M | 50.66M | -232.34M | -80.66M |
Dynatrace Technical Analysis
Positive
50.07
Price Trends
45.41
Positive
41.93
Positive
41.30
Positive
Market Momentum
1.49
Negative
65.15
Neutral
66.35
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For DT, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 50.07 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 48.64, above the 50-day MA of 45.41, and above the 200-day MA of 41.30, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 1.49 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 65.15 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 66.35 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for DT.
Dynatrace Risk Analysis
Dynatrace disclosed 50 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Dynatrace reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Dynatrace Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
79 Outperform | $8.36B | 22.36 | 37.43% | ― | 17.26% | ― | |
76 Outperform | $14.47B | 101.47 | 5.72% | ― | 17.94% | -69.28% | |
73 Outperform | $15.68B | 101.10 | 10.99% | ― | 24.92% | 356.37% | |
69 Neutral | $7.04B | -273.76 | -2.66% | ― | 24.90% | -233.01% | |
67 Neutral | $19.80B | -32.63 | -18.85% | ― | 13.98% | -27.86% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% |
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Dynatrace Corporate Events
Executive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
Dynatrace Stockholders Approve Board, Auditor and Pay
Positive
Aug 27, 2026
On August 26, 2026, Dynatrace, Inc. held its annual meeting of stockholders, where investors elected four Class I directors to three-year terms extending to the 2029 annual meeting. Rick McConnell, Michael Capone, Stephen Lifshatz, and George Ried...
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackPrivate Placements and Financing
Dynatrace Issues Zero-Coupon Exchangeable Notes, Restructures Capital
Positive
Aug 20, 2026
On August 20, 2026, Dynatrace’s wholly owned subsidiary Dynatrace LLC privately placed $1.4375 billion of 0.00% exchangeable senior notes due 2031 with qualified institutional buyers, generating net proceeds of about $1.411 billion. The note...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesStock BuybackFinancial Disclosures
Dynatrace Posts Strong Q1 2027 Earnings Momentum
Positive
Aug 5, 2026
Dynatrace reported strong results for the first quarter of fiscal 2027 ended June 30, 2026, with annual recurring revenue rising 17% to $2.14 billion and total revenue up 16% to $555 million, surpassing guidance and boosting free cash flow. The co...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Dynatrace Adds AI and Cloud Veteran to Board
Positive
Jul 29, 2026
On July 29, 2026, Dynatrace announced that it had appointed Chandu Thota to its board of directors, effective July 27, 2026, adding a seasoned AI and cloud technology leader to its governance team. Thota brings more than two decades of experience ...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board ChangesStock Buyback
Dynatrace Adds Veteran Directors, Emphasizes Shareholder Value Strategy
Positive
Jul 1, 2026
On July 1, 2026, Dynatrace appointed technology veterans George Riedel and Dan Streetman to its board of directors, following a period of constructive engagement with activist investor Starboard Value LP. The additions bring deep experience in ent...
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