Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026)
Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) reported Operating Expenses of $5.5 million for Q1 2026, down 12.73% year-over-year from $6.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 18.27% quarter-over-quarter from $6.7 million in Q4 2025.
Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) has 6 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $5.5 million in Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $5.5 million, down 12.73% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $24.4 million (down 16.36% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $25.2 million, down 17.8% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses fell to $5.5 million in Q1 2026 per DRCT's latest filing, from $6.7 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $18.1 million in Q4 2023 and troughed at $4.2 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $7.2 million and a median of $6.6 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Operating Expenses jumped 189.27% in 2023, then plunged 57.75% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $6.3 million in 2022, then jumped by 189.27% to $18.1 million in 2023, then sank by 57.75% to $7.7 million in 2024, then slipped by 11.84% to $6.7 million in 2025, then decreased by 18.27% to $5.5 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DRCT's Operating Expenses at $5.5 million in Q1 2026, $6.7 million in Q4 2025, and $6.1 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AppLovin | 175.91 Bn | 173.15 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 402.52 Mn |
| 2 | Omnicom | 22.52 Bn | 18.86 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 5.60 Bn |
| 3 | Trade Desk | 9.46 Bn | 8.05 Bn | 506.89 Mn | 622.21 Mn |
| 4 | Wpp | 2.71 Bn | -875.81 Mn | - | - |
| 5 | Nexxen International | 2.36 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 70.41 Mn | 75.27 Mn |
| 6 | Magnite | 2.27 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 118.28 Mn | 156.65 Mn |
| 7 | Ziff Davis | 1.74 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 152.41 Mn | 264.71 Mn |
| 8 | DoubleVerify Holdings | 1.69 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 135.23 Mn | 71.10 Mn |
| 9 | Stagwell | 1.60 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 244.61 Mn | 694.50 Mn |
| 10 | Direct Digital Holdings | 1.60 Mn | -4.36 Mn | 2.26 Mn | 5.51 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.51 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.13 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.65 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.17 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 18.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.26 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.82 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.57 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.26 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.62 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.67 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.65 Mn |