Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2022 - 2025)
Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -288.70% in Q3 2025, down 140.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2022 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2024, Direct Digital Holdings reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of -38.78%, down 29.57 percentage points from FY2023.
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -9.21% in FY2023 (-44.68 pp) and 35.48% in FY2022.
- The Q3 2025 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q1 2022.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 23.11 percentage points in Q3 2023, against a drop of 121.91 percentage points in Q2 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -148.66% (Q2 2025), -125.52% (Q1 2025) and -86.51% (Q4 2024).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,109.95 Bn | 3,867.48 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 21.49% |
| 2 | Netflix | 282.52 Bn | 242.72 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 30.16% |
| 3 | Alibaba Group Holding | 249.53 Bn | 67.40 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 2.77% |
| 4 | Shopify | 193.10 Bn | 170.29 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 14.37% |
| 5 | Uber Technologies | 138.52 Bn | 110.49 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 13.97% |
| 6 | Booking Holdings | 120.43 Bn | 53.48 Bn | - | 121.68% |
| 7 | PDD Holdings | 108.89 Bn | -143.04 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 22.53% |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 101.14 Bn | 58.37 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 19.81% |
| 9 | Airbnb | 94.68 Bn | 47.91 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 28.23% |
| 10 | Direct Digital Holdings | 1.12 Mn | -7.19 Mn | 2.66 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | -288.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -148.66% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -125.52% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -86.51% |
| 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% |
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Direct Digital Holdings Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=DRCT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "DRCT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=DRCT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();