Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) EBITDA (2021 - 2026)

Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) reported EBITDA of -$3.3 million for Q1 2026, up 17.15% year-over-year from -$2.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 27.68% quarter-over-quarter from -$4.5 million in Q4 2025.

Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) EBITDA (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) has 6 years of EBITDA data on file, last reported at -$3.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • EBITDA for Q1 2026 came in at -$3.3 million, up 17.15% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$14.1 million (up 1.87% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$14.8 million, down 11.5% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA climbed to -$3.3 million in Q1 2026 per DRCT's latest filing, from -$4.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBITDA peaked at $4.5 million in Q3 2023 and troughed at -$8.8 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of -$1.5 million and a median of -$2.4 million in 2025 frame the typical range for EBITDA.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: EBITDA surged 2332.76% in 2022, then plunged 1890.78% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of EBITDA shows it stood at $2.5 million in 2022, then plunged by 453.78% to -$8.8 million in 2023, then soared by 46.5% to -$4.7 million in 2024, then grew by 4.44% to -$4.5 million in 2025, then increased by 27.68% to -$3.3 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DRCT's EBITDA at -$3.3 million in Q1 2026, -$4.5 million in Q4 2025, and -$3.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 175.91 Bn 173.15 Bn 1.78 Bn 1.44 Bn
2 Omnicom 22.52 Bn 18.86 Bn 1.04 Bn 695.70 Mn
3 Trade Desk 9.46 Bn 8.05 Bn 506.89 Mn 66.65 Mn
4 Wpp 2.71 Bn -875.81 Mn - 1.44 Bn
5 Nexxen International 2.36 Bn 2.23 Bn 70.41 Mn -5.46 Mn
6 Magnite 2.27 Bn 2.09 Bn 118.28 Mn 7.72 Mn
7 Ziff Davis 1.74 Bn 1.22 Bn 152.41 Mn 2.93 Mn
8 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.69 Bn 1.51 Bn 135.23 Mn 1.48 Mn
9 Stagwell 1.60 Bn 1.51 Bn 244.61 Mn 9.64 Mn
10 Direct Digital Holdings 1.60 Mn -4.36 Mn 2.26 Mn -3.25 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -3.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -4.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -3.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -2.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -3.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -4.70 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -3.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -2.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -2.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -8.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 4.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 2.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -141,000.00
Dec 31, 2022 2.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 1.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 3.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 584,871.00
Dec 31, 2021 1.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 566,912.00
Jun 30, 2021 2.52 Mn