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

Direct Digital Holdings' (DRCT) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 33.86% in Q1 2026, up 453.0% year-on-year from 6.12% in Q1 2025, and up 26.54% on a QoQ basis 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Gross Margin rose 453.0% year-over-year to 33.86% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 30.97%, a 28.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 30.03%, up 211.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 33.86%, up from 26.76% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Gross Margin for DRCT reached as high as 42.05% in Q1 2022 and fell as low as 19.76% in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 30.19% across 5 years, with a median of 28.71% in 2022.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin plunged 2194 bps in 2022 and soared 1896 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 28.44% in 2022, then declined by 20 bps to 22.71% in 2023, then soared by 43 bps to 32.45% in 2024, then declined by 18 bps to 26.76% in 2025, then gained by 27 bps to 33.86% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Gross Margin figures were 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 139.99 Bn 137.23 Bn 1.64 Bn 88.95%
2 Omnicom 24.54 Bn 20.25 Bn 1.04 Bn 16.62%
3 Wpp 20.99 Bn 17.30 Bn - -
4 Trade Desk 8.50 Bn 7.09 Bn 506.89 Mn 73.58%
5 36Kr Holdings 2.96 Bn 2.94 Bn 11.56 Mn 59.96%
6 Magnite 2.77 Bn 2.59 Bn 103.96 Mn 63.25%
7 Ziff Davis 1.98 Bn 1.46 Bn 223.32 Mn 83.44%
8 Stagwell 1.94 Bn 1.83 Bn 244.61 Mn 34.74%
9 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.76 Bn 1.59 Bn 147.67 Mn 81.66%
10 Direct Digital Holdings 1.51 Mn 710,442.49 2.26 Mn 33.86%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%