DigitalOcean Holdings (MEX:DOCN) Beneish M-Score: -2.23 (As of Jun. 24, 2026)


MEX:DOCN DigitalOcean Holdings Inc MEX:DOCN
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What is DigitalOcean Holdings Beneish M-Score?

DigitalOcean Holdings MEX:DOCN 50 Beneish M-Score is -2.23 as of Jun. 24, 2026. GuruFocus rates MEX:DOCN with a GF Score™ of 50/100 and a GF Value™ of MXN848.06 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 10 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,633 Software companies, DigitalOcean Holdings ranks worse than 68.21% on this metric.

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.23 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for DigitalOcean Holdings's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

MEX:DOCN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.67   Med: -2.76   Max: -0.72
Current: -2.23

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of DigitalOcean Holdings was -0.72. The lowest was -7.67. And the median was -2.76.


DigitalOcean Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for DigitalOcean Holdings's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

DigitalOcean Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

DigitalOcean Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.75 -0.72 -2.62 -2.88 -2.35

DigitalOcean Holdings Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.79 -2.77 -2.72 -2.35 -2.23

MEX:DOCN vs RBRK, GEN, TOST: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, DigitalOcean Holdings's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


DigitalOcean Holdings Beneish M-Score vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, DigitalOcean Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where DigitalOcean Holdings's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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DigitalOcean Holdings Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of DigitalOcean Holdings for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 1.1206+0.528 * 1.0311+0.404 * 0.7338+0.892 * 1.0828+0.115 * 1.2053
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8853+4.679 * -0.040131-0.327 * 0.5071
=-2.37

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was MXN1,902 Mil.
Revenue was 4650.723 + 4364.402 + 4212.452 + 4117.946 = MXN17,346 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2609.512 + 2561.671 + 2511.926 + 2465.59 = MXN10,149 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN17,028 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN46,351 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN19,518 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN2,808 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN4,172 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN11,667 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN14,782 Mil.
Net Income was 284.394 + 462.026 + 2905.189 + 697.189 = MXN4,349 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -48.688 + 0 + 887.364 + -5.065 = MXN834 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 846.112 + 1031.366 + 1757.136 + 1740.703 = MXN5,375 Mil.
Total Receivables was MXN1,567 Mil.
Revenue was 4310.604 + 4273.854 + 3908.21 + 3526.18 = MXN16,019 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2648.191 + 2629.549 + 2295.18 + 2091.203 = MXN9,664 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN9,804 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN33,586 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN14,100 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN2,519 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN4,353 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN4,057 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN33,734 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(1901.656 / 17345.523) / (1567.262 / 16018.848)
=0.109634 / 0.097839
=1.1206

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(9664.123 / 16018.848) / (10148.699 / 17345.523)
=0.603297 / 0.58509
=1.0311

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (17028.098 + 19517.891) / 46351.018) / (1 - (9804.429 + 14099.566) / 33585.572)
=0.211539 / 0.288266
=0.7338

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=17345.523 / 16018.848
=1.0828

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(2519.151 / (2519.151 + 14099.566)) / (2807.806 / (2807.806 + 19517.891))
=0.151585 / 0.125766
=1.2053

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(4172.488 / 17345.523) / (4352.636 / 16018.848)
=0.240551 / 0.27172
=0.8853

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((14782.36 + 11666.634) / 46351.018) / ((33733.915 + 4057.27) / 33585.572)
=0.570624 / 1.125221
=0.5071

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(4348.798 - 833.611 - 5375.317) / 46351.018
=-0.040131

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

DigitalOcean Holdings has a M-score of -2.37 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.23 mean?
DigitalOcean Holdings (MEX:DOCN) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.23 as of Jun. 24, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on DigitalOcean Holdings and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, DigitalOcean Holdings ranks #1796 out of 2633 companies in the Software industry, placing it in the top 68.2%.
Is DigitalOcean Holdings' Beneish M-Score too high?
DigitalOcean Holdings' current Beneish M-Score is -2.23. Based on the distribution chart, DigitalOcean Holdings ranks #1796 out of 2633 companies in the Software industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, DigitalOcean Holdings has a GF Score™ of 50/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does DigitalOcean Holdings' Beneish M-Score compare to RBRK and GEN?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, DigitalOcean Holdings ranks #1796 out of 2633 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places DigitalOcean Holdings in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Software company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Software industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on DigitalOcean Holdings and its competitors. DigitalOcean Holdings's current Beneish M-Score is -2.23. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is DigitalOcean Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, DigitalOcean Holdings (MEX:DOCN) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is MXN848.06, compared to a current price of MXN2,921.92 — trading 244.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.23. DigitalOcean Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 50/100 with 10 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For DigitalOcean Holdings (MEX:DOCN), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.23 as of Jun. 24, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is DigitalOcean Holdings (MEX:DOCN) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, DigitalOcean Holdings stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of MXN2,921.92 is trading 244.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of MXN848.06. GuruFocus considers DigitalOcean Holdings to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for MEX:DOCN:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.23
  • GF Value™: MXN848.06 vs. price of MXN2,921.92 (244.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 50/100 with 10 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the MEX:DOCN stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


DigitalOcean Holdings Business Description

Other Exchanges DOCN:USA0SU:Germany
Address 105 Edgeview Drive, Suite 425, Broomfield, CO, USA, 80021
DigitalOcean Holdings Inc is a cloud computing platform offering on-demand infrastructure and platform tools for developers, start-ups, and small and medium-sized businesses. The customers use the platform for a wide range of cases, such as web and mobile applications, website hosting, e-commerce, media and gaming, personal web projects, and managed services, among many others. Geographically, the company generates maximum revenue from North America and also has a presence in Europe, Asia, and the Rest of the world.
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