Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) Cost of Revenue (2021 - 2026)
Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) reported Cost of Revenue of $4.4 million for Q1 2026, down 23.35% year-over-year from $5.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 28.26% quarter-over-quarter from $6.2 million in Q4 2025.
Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) Cost of Revenue (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) has 6 years of Cost of Revenue data on file, last reported at $4.4 million in Q1 2026.
- Cost of Revenue for Q1 2026 came in at $4.4 million, down 23.35% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $22.9 million (down 31.32% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $24.3 million, down 45.93% from the prior year.
- Cost of Revenue fell to $4.4 million in Q1 2026 per DRCT's latest filing, from $6.2 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Cost of Revenue peaked at $47.7 million in Q3 2023 and troughed at $4.4 million in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of $14.9 million and a median of $12.9 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Cost of Revenue.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Cost of Revenue surged 349.0% in 2022, then plunged 88.35% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Cost of Revenue shows it stood at $22.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 44.08% to $31.7 million in 2023, then sank by 80.64% to $6.1 million in 2024, then gained by 0.36% to $6.2 million in 2025, then retreated by 28.26% to $4.4 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DRCT's Cost of Revenue at $4.4 million in Q1 2026, $6.2 million in Q4 2025, and $5.8 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AppLovin | 166.37 Bn | 163.61 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 60.75 Mn |
| 2 | Omnicom | 22.05 Bn | 18.39 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 5.21 Bn |
| 3 | Trade Desk | 9.17 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 506.89 Mn | 181.97 Mn |
| 4 | Wpp | 2.67 Bn | -911.34 Mn | - | - |
| 5 | Nexxen International | 2.39 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 70.41 Mn | 16.43 Mn |
| 6 | Magnite | 2.26 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 118.28 Mn | 46.09 Mn |
| 7 | Ziff Davis | 1.74 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 152.41 Mn | 115.23 Mn |
| 8 | DoubleVerify Holdings | 1.67 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 135.23 Mn | 45.60 Mn |
| 9 | Stagwell | 1.64 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 244.61 Mn | 459.53 Mn |
| 10 | Direct Digital Holdings | 1.70 Mn | -4.25 Mn | 2.26 Mn | 4.42 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.77 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.58 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.56 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 31.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 31.70 Mn |