Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) Gross Margin (2021 - 2026)
Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) reported Gross Margin of 33.86% for Q1 2026, up 453.0% year-over-year from 6.12% in Q1 2025, and up 26.54% quarter-over-quarter from 26.76% in Q4 2025.
Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) Gross Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) has 6 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 33.86% in Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 33.86%, up 453.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 30.97% (up 28.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 30.03%, up 211.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin climbed to 33.86% in Q1 2026 per DRCT's latest filing, from 26.76% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 42.05% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 19.76% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 30.19% and a median of 28.71% in 2022 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Gross Margin slumped 2194 bps in 2022, then surged 1896 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 28.44% in 2022, then decreased by 20 bps to 22.71% in 2023, then soared by 43 bps to 32.45% in 2024, then decreased by 18 bps to 26.76% in 2025, then grew by 27 bps to 33.86% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DRCT's Gross Margin at 33.86% in Q1 2026, 26.76% in Q4 2025, and 27.73% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AppLovin | 175.91 Bn | 173.15 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 96.70% |
| 2 | Omnicom | 22.52 Bn | 18.86 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 16.62% |
| 3 | Trade Desk | 9.46 Bn | 8.05 Bn | 506.89 Mn | 73.58% |
| 4 | Wpp | 2.71 Bn | -875.81 Mn | - | - |
| 5 | Nexxen International | 2.36 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 70.41 Mn | 81.08% |
| 6 | Magnite | 2.27 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 118.28 Mn | 71.96% |
| 7 | Ziff Davis | 1.74 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 152.41 Mn | 56.94% |
| 8 | DoubleVerify Holdings | 1.69 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 135.23 Mn | 74.79% |
| 9 | Stagwell | 1.60 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 244.61 Mn | 34.74% |
| 10 | Direct Digital Holdings | 1.60 Mn | -4.36 Mn | 2.26 Mn | 33.86% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 33.86% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.76% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 27.73% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 35.10% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 29.34% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 32.45% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 38.72% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 27.14% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 22.44% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 22.71% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.76% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 28.45% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 30.31% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 28.44% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 28.71% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 39.21% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 42.05% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 38.93% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 50.65% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 55.22% |