Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) Invested Capital (2021 - 2026)
Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) reported Invested Capital of -$9.6 million for Q1 2026, down 200.14% year-over-year from $9.6 million in Q1 2025, and down 292.29% quarter-over-quarter from $5.0 million in Q4 2025.
Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) Invested Capital (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) has 6 years of Invested Capital data on file, last reported at -$9.6 million in Q1 2026.
- Invested Capital for Q1 2026 came in at -$9.6 million, down 200.14% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$9.6 million (down 200.14% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $5.0 million, up 131.07% from the prior year.
- Invested Capital slipped to -$9.6 million in Q1 2026 per DRCT's latest filing, from $5.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Invested Capital peaked at $28.7 million in Q4 2022 and troughed at -$16.6 million in Q3 2024.
- A 5-year average of $12.6 million and a median of $21.7 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Invested Capital.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Invested Capital jumped 9521.0% in 2022, then sank 306.75% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Invested Capital shows it stood at $28.7 million in 2022, then tumbled by 113.75% to -$3.9 million in 2023, then slumped by 306.75% to -$16.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 131.07% to $5.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 292.29% to -$9.6 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DRCT's Invested Capital at -$9.6 million in Q1 2026, $5.0 million in Q4 2025, and $4.1 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AppLovin | 175.91 Bn | 173.15 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 2.36 Bn |
| 2 | Omnicom | 22.52 Bn | 18.86 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 10.14 Bn |
| 3 | Trade Desk | 9.46 Bn | 8.05 Bn | 506.89 Mn | 2.45 Bn |
| 4 | Wpp | 2.71 Bn | -875.81 Mn | - | 9.94 Bn |
| 5 | Nexxen International | 2.36 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 70.41 Mn | 466.75 Mn |
| 6 | Magnite | 2.27 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 118.28 Mn | 1.27 Bn |
| 7 | Ziff Davis | 1.74 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 152.41 Mn | 2.59 Bn |
| 8 | DoubleVerify Holdings | 1.69 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 135.23 Mn | 1.08 Bn |
| 9 | Stagwell | 1.60 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 244.61 Mn | 2.14 Bn |
| 10 | Direct Digital Holdings | 1.60 Mn | -4.36 Mn | 2.26 Mn | -9.58 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -9.58 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.12 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.93 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -16.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -16.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 24.32 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.83 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 26.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 27.69 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 27.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 28.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 28.09 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.41 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 21.66 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -304,199.00 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.57 Mn |