Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) Debt to Equity (2021 - 2026)
Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) reported Debt to Equity of -$1.72 for Q1 2026, down 8.21% year-over-year from -$1.87 in Q1 2025, and up 0.73% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.73 in Q4 2025.
Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) Debt to Equity (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) has 6 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at -$1.72 in Q1 2026.
- Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 came in at -$1.72, down 8.21% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$1.72 (down 8.21% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$1.73, up 3.32% from the prior year.
- Debt to Equity climbed to -$1.72 in Q1 2026 per DRCT's latest filing, from -$1.73 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt to Equity peaked at $6.16 in Q3 2023 and troughed at -$5.55 in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of $0.21 and a median of -$1.59 in 2025 frame the typical range for Debt to Equity.
- On a YoY basis, Debt to Equity climbed as much as 790.61% in 2023 and fell as far as 230.83% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $4.24 in 2022, then tumbled by 230.83% to -$5.55 in 2023, then jumped by 67.74% to -$1.79 in 2024, then advanced by 3.32% to -$1.73 in 2025, then grew by 0.73% to -$1.72 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DRCT's Debt to Equity at -$1.72 in Q1 2026, -$1.73 in Q4 2025, and -$2.35 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt/Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AppLovin | 175.91 Bn | 173.15 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 1.49 |
| 2 | Omnicom | 22.52 Bn | 18.86 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 1.00 |
| 3 | Trade Desk | 9.46 Bn | 8.05 Bn | 506.89 Mn | - |
| 4 | Wpp | 2.71 Bn | -875.81 Mn | - | 1.94 |
| 5 | Nexxen International | 2.36 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 70.41 Mn | - |
| 6 | Magnite | 2.27 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 118.28 Mn | 0.38 |
| 7 | Ziff Davis | 1.74 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 152.41 Mn | 0.50 |
| 8 | DoubleVerify Holdings | 1.69 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 135.23 Mn | - |
| 9 | Stagwell | 1.60 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 244.61 Mn | 2.07 |
| 10 | Direct Digital Holdings | 1.60 Mn | -4.36 Mn | 2.26 Mn | -1.72 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.72 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.73 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -2.35 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.55 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.59 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.79 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.20 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -3.49 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -4.49 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -5.55 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.16 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.72 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.39 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.24 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.72 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.17 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.60 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -51.81 |