Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) EBITDA Margin (2022 - 2026)
Direct Digital Holdings' EBITDA Margin was -31.68% in Q2 2026, down 13.45 percentage points from -18.23% a year earlier but up 10.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) EBITDA Margin (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Direct Digital Holdings' EBITDA Margin was -41.01% through Jun 30, 2026, down 6.92 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -36.30%, down 18.70 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin has now declined for four consecutive years, with a four-year change of -52.92 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBITDA Margin was -17.59% in FY2024 (-17.64 pp), 0.04% in FY2023 (-11.16 pp), 11.21% in FY2022 (-5.41 pp) and 16.62% in FY2021.
- Quarterly EBITDA Margin has moved between -48.14% (Q4 2025) and 16.71% (Q2 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBITDA Margin has declined for ten straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -16.90 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year drop in EBITDA Margin ranged from 0.83 percentage points (Q1 2026) to 42.56 percentage points (Q3 2024).
- Per Business Quant data, DRCT's EBITDA Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -41.98% (Q1 2026), -48.14% (Q4 2025) and -41.85% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,164.76 Bn | 3,922.28 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 39.96% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,823.40 Bn | 1,525.92 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 41.33% |
| 3 | Netflix | 288.27 Bn | 248.47 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 34.18% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 252.72 Bn | 70.58 Bn | 15.11 Bn | - |
| 5 | Shopify | 186.52 Bn | 163.71 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 13.82% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 139.11 Bn | 111.09 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 14.69% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 123.13 Bn | 56.18 Bn | - | 35.76% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 111.72 Bn | -140.21 Bn | 9.45 Bn | - |
| 9 | AppLovin | 103.35 Bn | 93.38 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 79.37% |
| 10 | Direct Digital Holdings | 1.12 Mn | -7.18 Mn | 2.66 Mn | -31.68% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -31.68% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -41.98% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -48.14% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -41.85% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -18.23% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -41.14% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -45.51% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -34.06% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -6.85% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -10.04% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -20.05% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.50% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.97% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.96% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.71% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.44% |
API Access
Direct Digital Holdings EBITDA 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=ebitda-margin&ticker=DRCT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-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=ebitda-margin&ticker=DRCT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();