Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2021 - 2026)
Direct Digital Holdings' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -37.39% for Q2 2026, down 13.47 percentage points from -23.92% a year earlier but up 11.28 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Direct Digital Holdings reported Return on Sales [ROS] of -47.19%, down 6.84 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -42.53%, down 21.28 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has declined in each of the last four years, with a four-year change of -54.03 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was -21.24% in FY2024 (-19.85 pp), -1.39% in FY2023 (-10.32 pp), 8.93% in FY2022 (-2.57 pp) and 11.50% in FY2021.
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is -53.46% (Q4 2025) to 14.41% (Q2 2022).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for 11 consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -19.07 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q1 2022 (a gain of 5.60 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2024 (a drop of 47.87 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows DRCT's Return on Sales [ROS] at -48.67% (Q1 2026), -53.46% (Q4 2025) and -48.99% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,109.95 Bn | 3,867.48 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 34.03% |
| 2 | Netflix | 282.52 Bn | 242.72 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 33.38% |
| 3 | Alibaba Group Holding | 249.53 Bn | 67.40 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 5.62% |
| 4 | Shopify | 193.10 Bn | 170.29 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 13.62% |
| 5 | Uber Technologies | 138.52 Bn | 110.49 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 13.32% |
| 6 | Booking Holdings | 120.43 Bn | 53.48 Bn | - | 34.00% |
| 7 | PDD Holdings | 108.89 Bn | -143.04 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 24.62% |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 101.14 Bn | 58.37 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 13.71% |
| 9 | Airbnb | 94.68 Bn | 47.91 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 21.01% |
| 10 | Direct Digital Holdings | 1.12 Mn | -7.19 Mn | 2.66 Mn | -37.39% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -37.39% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -48.67% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -53.46% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -48.99% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -23.92% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -48.11% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -51.79% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -40.31% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -9.45% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -12.60% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -21.44% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.56% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.37% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.66% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.41% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.14% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.26% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.78% |
Direct Digital Holdings Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=DRCT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=DRCT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();