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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |