Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) Free Cash Flow (2021 - 2026)
Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) reported Free Cash Flow of -$1.0 million for Q1 2026, up 61.23% year-over-year from -$651259.7 in Q1 2025, and up 43.88% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.9 million in Q4 2025.
Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) Free Cash Flow (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) has 6 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$1.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$1.0 million, up 61.23% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$7.2 million (down 28.26% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$8.9 million, down 2.99% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow grew to -$1.0 million in Q1 2026 per DRCT's latest filing, from -$1.9 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $3.3 million in Q3 2022 and troughed at -$5.7 million in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of -$822529.4 and a median of -$1.3 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Free Cash Flow surged 496.83% in 2022, then tumbled 9480.43% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$1.3 million in 2022, then tumbled by 43.96% to -$1.9 million in 2023, then advanced by 19.24% to -$1.6 million in 2024, then dropped by 20.48% to -$1.9 million in 2025, then jumped by 43.88% to -$1.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DRCT's Free Cash Flow at -$1.0 million in Q1 2026, -$1.9 million in Q4 2025, and -$1.6 million in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AppLovin | 175.91 Bn | 173.15 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 1.29 Bn |
| 2 | Omnicom | 22.52 Bn | 18.86 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -614.40 Mn |
| 3 | Trade Desk | 9.46 Bn | 8.05 Bn | 506.89 Mn | 279.06 Mn |
| 4 | Wpp | 2.71 Bn | -875.81 Mn | - | - |
| 5 | Nexxen International | 2.36 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 70.41 Mn | -17.80 Mn |
| 6 | Magnite | 2.27 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 118.28 Mn | -124.49 Mn |
| 7 | Ziff Davis | 1.74 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 152.41 Mn | -3.17 Mn |
| 8 | DoubleVerify Holdings | 1.69 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 135.23 Mn | 4.12 Mn |
| 9 | Stagwell | 1.60 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 244.61 Mn | -48.89 Mn |
| 10 | Direct Digital Holdings | 1.60 Mn | -4.36 Mn | 2.26 Mn | -1.05 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.64 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.69 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -2.69 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.71 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.55 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.02 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.02 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -4.41 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -4.41 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -5.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -5.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -1.92 Mn |