Direct Digital Holdings DRCT
NASDAQ DRCT
$1.79 -0.16 (-8.21%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:58 PM EDT

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

Direct Digital Holdings' (DRCT) quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 37.39% in Q2 2026, down 1347.0% year-over-year from 3.0% in Q2 2025, and up 23.18% quarter-over-quarter from 48.67% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) has reported EBITDA Margin for 6 consecutive years, with 37.39% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBITDA Margin fell 1347.0% year-over-year to 37.39% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 47.19%, a 684.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 42.53%, down 2128.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin was 37.39% for Q2 2026 at Direct Digital Holdings, up from 48.67% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBITDA Margin peaked at 14.41% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 53.46% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 19.34% and a median of 17.02% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBITDA Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, EBITDA Margin soared 560 bps in 2022 and plunged 4787 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, EBITDA Margin stood at 8.08% in 2022, then slumped by 365 bps to 21.44% in 2023, then tumbled by 142 bps to 51.79% in 2024, then decreased by 3 bps to 53.46% in 2025, then surged by 30 bps to 37.39% in 2026.
  • The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 37.39% (Q2 2026), 48.67% (Q1 2026), and 53.46% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 3,988.57 Bn 3,559.53 Bn 73.85 Bn 34.03%
2 AppLovin 102.43 Bn 99.38 Bn 1.70 Bn 77.68%
3 Trade Desk 6.51 Bn 5.03 Bn 530.72 Mn 14.21%
4 Magnite 3.38 Bn 3.05 Bn 130.79 Mn 16.19%
5 DoubleVerify Holdings 2.06 Bn 1.85 Bn 161.31 Mn 11.88%
6 Digital Turbine 1.28 Bn 1.24 Bn - -
7 Taboola.com 1.03 Bn 897.53 Mn 139.48 Mn 1.52%
8 Quinstreet 1.02 Bn 890.87 Mn 49.81 Mn 5.11%
9 Ibotta 916.56 Mn 768.39 Mn 69.72 Mn -2.11%
10 Direct Digital Holdings 1.30 Mn 777,470.03 2.66 Mn -37.39%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%