Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) Return on Capital Employed (2022 - 2026)
Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 164.19% for Q1 2026, up 28970.0% year-over-year from N/an in Q1 2025, and down 43.48% quarter-over-quarter from 290.5% in Q4 2025.
Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) Return on Capital Employed (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 5 consecutive years, with 164.19% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 28970.0% year-over-year to 164.19%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 164.19% (up 28970.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 441.24%, up 48002.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed fell to 164.19% in Q1 2026 per DRCT's latest filing, from 290.5% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 319.86% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 288.7% in Q3 2025.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 15.82% across 5 years, with a median of 22.19% in 2022.
- On a YoY basis, Return on Capital Employed climbed as much as 37701 bps in 2025 and fell as far as 60856 bps in 2025.
- Direct Digital Holdings' Return on Capital Employed stood at 25.26% in 2022, then sank by 123 bps to 5.74% in 2023, then plunged by 1407 bps to 86.51% in 2024, then surged by 436 bps to 290.5% in 2025, then tumbled by 43 bps to 164.19% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows DRCT's Return on Capital Employed at 164.19% in Q1 2026, 290.5% in Q4 2025, and 288.7% in Q3 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 164.19% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 290.50% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -288.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -148.66% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -125.52% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -86.51% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 319.86% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -26.74% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -11.95% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -5.74% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 47.87% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 22.86% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 20.91% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.26% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.76% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.42% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.19% |