Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (DRCT) Stock Analysis

Company Overview

Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. (DRCT) is capitalised at $1.57M on the latest close. The company sits in the Communication Services sector, in the Advertising Agencies industry. Headcount on file is 73.

The 52-week range on file runs from $1.78 to $113.74. DRCT last closed at $1.96 on September 4, 2026. That is −$0.03 (−1.51%) against the previous close. The latest close sits 10.11% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. reported revenue of $34.69M. That is −44.30% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $62.29M. The same year closed with a net loss of $18.95M. Profit margin runs at −74.38%. That is 71.9 percentage points below the Advertising Agencies median of −2.47%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to −197.09.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $89.36M in 2022 to $34.69M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 1 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

No trailing P/E applies: the last reported earnings figure is negative. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 0.05 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 0.1 times the Advertising Agencies median of 0.85. 44 Advertising Agencies companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

Annualized volatility over the trailing 4 years is 474.58%. Over the trailing twelve months the price has returned −98.01%. Across 3 years the annualized return works out at −84.60%.

Growth & Income

The record shows no dividend for DRCT.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2023 returned +513.61% and 2025 returned −95.97%. Of the 3 complete calendar years on file, 1 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the price is −86.08% year to date.