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

Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) reported FCF Margin of 15.72% for Q1 2026, up 1748.0% year-over-year from 0.85% in Q1 2025, and up 29.36% quarter-over-quarter 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.

  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 15.72%, up 1748.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 21.82% (down 1009.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 25.67%, down 1179.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin advanced to 15.72% in Q1 2026 per DRCT's latest filing, from 22.25% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 33.23% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 33.2% in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 7.67% and a median of 7.5% in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: FCF Margin tumbled 7019 bps in 2022, then soared 3083 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 4.35% in 2022, then dropped by 8 bps to 4.69% in 2023, then plunged by 265 bps to 17.1% in 2024, then sank by 30 bps to 22.25% in 2025, then grew by 29 bps to 15.72% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DRCT's FCF Margin at 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 175.91 Bn 173.15 Bn 1.78 Bn 70.09%
2 Omnicom 22.52 Bn 18.86 Bn 1.04 Bn -9.84%
3 Trade Desk 9.46 Bn 8.05 Bn 506.89 Mn 40.51%
4 Wpp 2.71 Bn -875.81 Mn - -
5 Nexxen International 2.36 Bn 2.23 Bn 70.41 Mn -20.50%
6 Magnite 2.27 Bn 2.09 Bn 118.28 Mn -75.73%
7 Ziff Davis 1.74 Bn 1.22 Bn 152.41 Mn -1.19%
8 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.69 Bn 1.51 Bn 135.23 Mn 2.28%
9 Stagwell 1.60 Bn 1.51 Bn 244.61 Mn -6.94%
10 Direct Digital Holdings 1.60 Mn -4.36 Mn 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%