Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) Cost of Revenue (2021 - 2026)

Direct Digital Holdings' (DRCT) quarterly Cost of Revenue came in at $4.4 million in Q1 2026, down 23.35% year-on-year from $5.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 28.26% on a QoQ basis 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cost of Revenue fell 23.35% year-over-year to $4.4 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $22.9 million, a 31.32% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $24.3 million, down 45.93% from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue for Q1 2026 stood at $4.4 million, down from $6.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Cost of Revenue for DRCT reached as high as $47.7 million in Q3 2023 and fell as low as -$79.0 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Cost of Revenue has averaged $8.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $6.6 million in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Cost of Revenue soared 349.0% in 2022 and slumped 459.16% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Cost of Revenue stood at $22.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 459.16% to -$79.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 107.77% to $6.1 million in 2024, then grew by 0.36% to $6.2 million in 2025, then dropped by 28.26% to $4.4 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Cost of Revenue figures were $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 139.99 Bn 137.23 Bn 1.64 Bn 203.63 Mn
2 Omnicom 24.54 Bn 20.25 Bn 1.04 Bn 5.21 Bn
3 Wpp 20.99 Bn 17.30 Bn - -
4 Trade Desk 8.50 Bn 7.09 Bn 506.89 Mn 181.97 Mn
5 36Kr Holdings 2.96 Bn 2.94 Bn 11.56 Mn 7.72 Mn
6 Magnite 2.77 Bn 2.59 Bn 103.96 Mn 60.41 Mn
7 Ziff Davis 1.98 Bn 1.46 Bn 223.32 Mn 44.32 Mn
8 Stagwell 1.94 Bn 1.83 Bn 244.61 Mn 459.53 Mn
9 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.76 Bn 1.59 Bn 147.67 Mn 33.16 Mn
10 Direct Digital Holdings 1.51 Mn 710,442.49 2.26 Mn 4.42 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 -79.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -79.01 Mn