Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) Return on Capital Employed (2022 - 2026)

Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) reported 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 5 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 164.19% in Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 164.19%, up 28970.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 164.19% (up 28970.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 441.24%, up 48002.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed slipped to 164.19% in Q1 2026 per DRCT's latest filing, from 290.5% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 319.86% in Q3 2024 and troughed at 288.7% in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 15.82% and a median of 22.19% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
  • 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.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 25.26% in 2022, then plunged by 123 bps to 5.74% in 2023, then tumbled by 1407 bps to 86.51% in 2024, then jumped by 436 bps to 290.5% in 2025, then slumped 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.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 175.91 Bn 173.15 Bn 1.78 Bn 79.34%
2 Omnicom 22.52 Bn 18.86 Bn 1.04 Bn 2.38%
3 Trade Desk 9.46 Bn 8.05 Bn 506.89 Mn 19.70%
4 Wpp 2.71 Bn -875.81 Mn - 6.64%
5 Nexxen International 2.36 Bn 2.23 Bn 70.41 Mn 4.90%
6 Magnite 2.27 Bn 2.09 Bn 118.28 Mn 7.44%
7 Ziff Davis 1.74 Bn 1.22 Bn 152.41 Mn 5.66%
8 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.69 Bn 1.51 Bn 135.23 Mn 7.22%
9 Stagwell 1.60 Bn 1.51 Bn 244.61 Mn 5.45%
10 Direct Digital Holdings 1.60 Mn -4.36 Mn 2.26 Mn 164.19%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%