Danaos/$DAC
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About Danaos
Danaos Corp is an international owner of containerships. It provides international seaborne transportation services by operating vessels in the containership sector of the shipping industry. The company's customers include HMM, MSC, Yang Ming, Hapag Lloyd, ZIM, Maersk, COSCO, OOCL, ONE, PIL, Sealead, Niledutch, Samudera, OSC, and Arkas. Geographically, the company operates in Australia, Asia, Europe, and America, with maximum revenue from the Australia-Asia region. It has two reporting segments: Container vessels and Drybulk vessels segment. It generates the majority of its revenue from Container vessels.
- Ticker
- $DAC
- Sector
- Mobility
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 4
- Headquarters
- Piraeus, Greece
- Website
- www.danaos.com
Danaos Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$2.8B
5.30
$29.53
0.86
$3.60
2.30%
Price and volume
Market cap
$2.8B
Beta
0.86
52-week high
$172.76
52-week low
$85.31
Average daily volume
161K
Dividend rate
$3.60
Financial strength
Current ratio
9.3
Quick ratio
8.454
Long term debt to equity
0.292
Total debt to equity
0.298
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
11.99%
Interest coverage (TTM)
10.91%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
675.018
Gross margin (TTM)
70.19%
Net profit margin (TTM)
51.26%
Operating margin (TTM)
48.31%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$263,770,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
6.39%
Return on equity (TTM)
14.14%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
5.298
Price to revenue (TTM)
2.709
Price to book
0.7
Price to tangible book (TTM)
0.7
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
14.531
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
6.88%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
10.769
Dividend yield (TTM)
2.30%
Forward dividend yield
2.30%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
2.45%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
21.53%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
1.89%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
6.49%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
5.26%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
5.36%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
6.27%
What the Analysts think about Danaos
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Danaos stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Danaos stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Danaos has strong earnings visibility: contracted revenue reached $4.6 billion after $683 million of charter extensions, with 100% of 2026 and 93% of 2027 containership operating days covered. This should cushion near-term cash flow if spot rates weaken. (Danaos Corporation)
Drybulk is adding a meaningful earnings stream: adjusted EBITDA from the segment rose to $18.8 million from $5.9 million a year earlier as Capesize rates improved. This helped diversify the company beyond its core containership business. (Danaos Corporation)
The board declared a $5-per-share special dividend alongside a $1 quarterly dividend, for a total $6 per share payable in October. That is a substantial near-term return of capital to shareholders. (Danaos Corporation)
The core containership business weakened slightly: Q2 revenue fell to $238.6 million from $239.4 million, while adjusted EBITDA declined to $165.5 million from $170.2 million. That softness matters because containerships drive most of Danaos’s revenue. (Container News)
The expansion programme creates funding and execution risk: Danaos has 28 containerships and four drybulk vessels on order, with about $1.8 billion of newbuilding commitments through June 2029. If charter rates are weaker when vessels arrive, returns on that capital could disappoint. (StockTitan)
Recent earnings benefited from unusually strong, disruption-driven shipping conditions: Capesize time-charter rates reached $30,400 a day, up from about $18,000 a year earlier. A reversal in drybulk rates or easing of the disruptions that tightened shipping markets could unwind part of that boost. (Investing.com)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 13 Oct 2026.
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