Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) EBIT Margin (2021 - 2026)
Direct Digital Holdings' EBIT Margin was -37.39% in Q2 2026, down 13.47 percentage points from -23.92% a year earlier but up 11.28 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) EBIT Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Direct Digital Holdings' EBIT Margin was -47.19% through Jun 30, 2026, down 6.84 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -42.53%, down 21.28 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBIT Margin has now declined for four consecutive years, with a four-year change of -54.03 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBIT Margin was -21.24% in FY2024 (-19.85 pp), -1.39% in FY2023 (-10.32 pp), 8.93% in FY2022 (-2.57 pp) and 11.50% in FY2021.
- Quarterly EBIT Margin has moved between -53.46% (Q4 2025) and 14.41% (Q2 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBIT Margin has declined for 11 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -19.07 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBIT Margin over five years was Q1 2022 (a gain of 5.60 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2024 (a drop of 47.87 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, DRCT's EBIT Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -48.67% (Q1 2026), -53.46% (Q4 2025) and -48.99% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,164.76 Bn | 3,922.28 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 34.03% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,823.40 Bn | 1,525.92 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 30.88% |
| 3 | Netflix | 288.27 Bn | 248.47 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 33.38% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 252.72 Bn | 70.58 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 5.62% |
| 5 | Shopify | 186.52 Bn | 163.71 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 13.62% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 139.11 Bn | 111.09 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 13.32% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 123.13 Bn | 56.18 Bn | - | 34.00% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 111.72 Bn | -140.21 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 24.62% |
| 9 | AppLovin | 103.35 Bn | 93.38 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 77.68% |
| 10 | Direct Digital Holdings | 1.12 Mn | -7.18 Mn | 2.66 Mn | -37.39% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -37.39% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -48.67% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -53.46% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -48.99% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -23.92% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -48.11% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -51.79% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -40.31% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -9.45% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -12.60% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -21.44% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.56% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.37% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.66% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.41% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.14% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.26% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.78% |
API Access
Direct Digital Holdings EBIT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=DRCT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "DRCT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=DRCT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();