Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026)
Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) posted quarterly 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 reported Operating Expenses for 6 consecutive years, with $5.5 million the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 12.73% year-over-year to $5.5 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $24.4 million (down 16.36% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $25.2 million, down 17.8% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses eased to $5.5 million in Q1 2026 per DRCT's latest filing, from $6.7 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $18.1 million in Q4 2023 and bottomed at $4.2 million in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $7.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $6.6 million in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses jumped 189.27% — and 2024, when it plunged 57.75%.
- Direct Digital Holdings' Operating Expenses stood at $6.3 million in 2022, then surged by 189.27% to $18.1 million in 2023, then slumped by 57.75% to $7.7 million in 2024, then dropped by 11.84% to $6.7 million in 2025, then slipped 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.
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| 10 | Direct Digital Holdings | 1.79 Mn | 1.27 Mn | 2.66 Mn | 5.59 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 |