Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) Share-based Compensation (2022 - 2026)

Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) reported Share-based Compensation of $183000.0 for Q1 2026, down 42.09% year-over-year from $316000.0 in Q1 2025, and down 53.2% quarter-over-quarter from $391000.0 in Q4 2025.

Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) Share-based Compensation (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Direct Digital Holdings (DRCT) has 5 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $183000.0 in Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $183000.0, down 42.09% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.3 million (down 1.98% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.5 million, down 5.28% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation slipped to $183000.0 in Q1 2026 per DRCT's latest filing, from $391000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $741000.0 in Q4 2024 and troughed at $68563.0 in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $269972.9 and a median of $210000.0 in 2023 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Share-based Compensation soared 436.17% in 2024, then slumped 47.23% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $68563.0 in 2022, then surged by 133.36% to $160000.0 in 2023, then jumped by 363.12% to $741000.0 in 2024, then tumbled by 47.23% to $391000.0 in 2025, then plunged by 53.2% to $183000.0 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DRCT's Share-based Compensation at $183000.0 in Q1 2026, $391000.0 in Q4 2025, and $374000.0 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 175.91 Bn 173.15 Bn 1.78 Bn 83.37 Mn
2 Omnicom 22.52 Bn 18.86 Bn 1.04 Bn 27.10 Mn
3 Trade Desk 9.46 Bn 8.05 Bn 506.89 Mn 109.05 Mn
4 Wpp 2.71 Bn -875.81 Mn - 97.10 Mn
5 Nexxen International 2.36 Bn 2.23 Bn 70.41 Mn -
6 Magnite 2.27 Bn 2.09 Bn 118.28 Mn 19.69 Mn
7 Ziff Davis 1.74 Bn 1.22 Bn 152.41 Mn 10.91 Mn
8 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.69 Bn 1.51 Bn 135.23 Mn 24.25 Mn
9 Stagwell 1.60 Bn 1.51 Bn 244.61 Mn 14.25 Mn
10 Direct Digital Holdings 1.60 Mn -4.36 Mn 2.26 Mn 183,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 183,000.00
Mar 31, 2026 183,000.00
Dec 31, 2025 391,000.00
Dec 31, 2025 391,000.00
Sep 30, 2025 374,000.00
Sep 30, 2025 374,000.00
Jun 30, 2025 389,000.00
Jun 30, 2025 389,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 316,000.00
Mar 31, 2025 316,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 741,000.00
Dec 31, 2024 741,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 149,000.00
Sep 30, 2024 149,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 158,000.00
Jun 30, 2024 158,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 504,000.00
Mar 31, 2024 504,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 160,000.00
Dec 31, 2023 160,000.00