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

Direct Digital Holdings' (DRCT) quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 48.67% in Q1 2026, down 56.0% year-on-year from 110.61% in Q1 2025, and up 8.97% on a QoQ basis from 53.46% in Q4 2025.

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

Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) has 6 years of EBITDA Margin data on file, last reported at 48.67% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBITDA Margin fell 56.0% year-over-year to 48.67% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 42.4%, a 1261.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 42.53%, down 2128.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 48.67%, up from 53.46% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBITDA Margin for DRCT reached as high as 14.41% in Q2 2022 and fell as low as 53.46% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 18.28% across 5 years, with a median of 12.6% in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, EBITDA Margin surged 560 bps in 2022 and sank 4787 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, 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 fell by 3 bps to 53.46% in 2025, then advanced by 9 bps to 48.67% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent EBITDA Margin figures were 48.67% in Q1 2026, 53.46% in Q4 2025, and 48.99% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 139.62 Bn 136.86 Bn 1.64 Bn 78.15%
2 Omnicom 24.56 Bn 20.28 Bn 1.04 Bn 10.35%
3 Wpp 21.01 Bn 17.33 Bn - -
4 Trade Desk 8.51 Bn 7.11 Bn 506.89 Mn 9.68%
5 36Kr Holdings 2.96 Bn 2.94 Bn 11.56 Mn 12.46%
6 Magnite 2.75 Bn 2.57 Bn 103.96 Mn 4.70%
7 Ziff Davis 1.98 Bn 1.46 Bn 223.32 Mn 1.10%
8 Stagwell 1.93 Bn 1.82 Bn 244.61 Mn 1.37%
9 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.77 Bn 1.59 Bn 147.67 Mn 8.65%
10 Direct Digital Holdings 1.51 Mn 710,442.49 2.26 Mn -48.67%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jun 30, 2021 22.54%