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

Direct Digital Holdings' (DRCT) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 15.72% in Q1 2026, up 1748.0% year-on-year from 0.85% in Q1 2025, and up 29.36% on a QoQ basis from 22.25% in Q4 2025.

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

Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) has 6 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 15.72% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin rose 1748.0% year-over-year to 15.72% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 21.82%, a 1009.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 25.67%, down 1179.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 15.72%, up from 22.25% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Margin for DRCT reached as high as 33.23% in Q3 2024 and fell as low as 33.2% in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 7.67% across 5 years, with a median of 7.5% in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin sank 7019 bps in 2022 and jumped 3083 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 4.35% in 2022, then retreated by 8 bps to 4.69% in 2023, then sank by 265 bps to 17.1% in 2024, then slumped by 30 bps to 22.25% in 2025, then gained by 29 bps to 15.72% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent FCF Margin figures were 15.72% in Q1 2026, 22.25% in Q4 2025, and 20.52% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 139.62 Bn 136.86 Bn 1.64 Bn 70.09%
2 Omnicom 24.56 Bn 20.28 Bn 1.04 Bn -9.84%
3 Wpp 21.01 Bn 17.33 Bn - -
4 Trade Desk 8.51 Bn 7.11 Bn 506.89 Mn 55.40%
5 36Kr Holdings 2.96 Bn 2.94 Bn 11.56 Mn -
6 Magnite 2.75 Bn 2.57 Bn 103.96 Mn -75.73%
7 Ziff Davis 1.98 Bn 1.46 Bn 223.32 Mn -1.19%
8 Stagwell 1.93 Bn 1.82 Bn 244.61 Mn -5.28%
9 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.77 Bn 1.59 Bn 147.67 Mn -3.52%
10 Direct Digital Holdings 1.51 Mn 710,442.49 2.26 Mn -15.72%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -15.72%
Dec 31, 2025 -22.25%
Sep 30, 2025 -20.52%
Jun 30, 2025 -26.52%
Mar 31, 2025 -33.20%
Dec 31, 2024 -17.10%
Sep 30, 2024 33.23%
Jun 30, 2024 -20.16%
Mar 31, 2024 -25.61%
Dec 31, 2023 -4.69%
Sep 30, 2023 2.40%
Jun 30, 2023 -0.13%
Mar 31, 2023 14.61%
Dec 31, 2022 -4.35%
Sep 30, 2022 12.80%
Jun 30, 2022 4.35%
Mar 31, 2022 -7.50%
Dec 31, 2021 4.24%
Sep 30, 2021 6.67%
Jun 30, 2021 -8.25%