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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
Danaos Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$1.5B
3.48
$24.30
1.45
$3.40
4.02%
Price and volume
Market cap
$1.5B
Beta
1.45
52-week high
$96.47
52-week low
$65.40
Average daily volume
72K
Dividend rate
$3.40
Financial strength
Current ratio
5.357
Quick ratio
4.789
Long term debt to equity
20.14
Total debt to equity
21.188
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
13.76%
Interest coverage (TTM)
12.21%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
663.796
Gross margin (TTM)
71.17%
Net profit margin (TTM)
44.62%
Operating margin (TTM)
48.94%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$257,450,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
7.35%
Return on equity (TTM)
13.38%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
3.482
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.553
Price to book
0.43
Price to tangible book (TTM)
0.43
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
8.583
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
11.65%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
9.858
Dividend yield (TTM)
4.02%
Forward dividend yield
4.02%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
4.20%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-17.23%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
4.91%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
6.28%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-11.44%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
17.05%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
7.33%
What the Analysts think about Danaos
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Danaos stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Danaos has established a solid contracted revenue backlog of $3.6 billion, with an additional $113 million secured since the last disclosure, improving multi-year earnings visibility (PR Newswire).
The company’s container fleet has 99% charter coverage for 2025 and 88% for 2026, shielding revenue from short-term market swings (PR Newswire).
Danaos repurchased 2.94 million shares for $205.7 million as part of an expanded $300 million buyback program, boosting shareholder returns and supporting EPS growth (PR Newswire).
Container vessel revenue dropped by $8.2 million year-over-year in Q2 as lower charter rates put pressure on the company’s revenue growth (PR Newswire).
Adjusted net income decreased by $15.3 million in Q2 2025 compared to Q2 2024, reducing diluted EPS by 6.2% to $6.36 and signaling margin compression (PR Newswire).
The drybulk segment earned only $0.3 million of adjusted net income in Q2 2025 versus $2.3 million a year ago, underlining persistent weakness in this part of the business (PR Newswire).
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 9 Oct 2025.
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Danaos Earnings Performance
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FAQs
What’s the current market cap for Danaos stock?
Danaos (DAC) has a market cap of $1.5B as of October 14, 2025.
What is the P/E ratio for Danaos stock?
The price to earnings (P/E) ratio for Danaos (DAC) stock is 3.48 as of October 14, 2025.
Does Danaos stock pay dividends?
Yes, the Danaos (DAC) stock pays dividends to shareholders. As of October 14, 2025, the dividend rate is $3.4 and the yield is 4.02%. Danaos has a payout ratio of 13.76% on a trailing twelve-month basis.
When is the next Danaos dividend payment date?
The next Danaos (DAC) dividend payment date is unconfirmed.
What is the beta indicator for Danaos?
Danaos (DAC) has a beta rating of 1.45. This means that it is more volatile than the market, on average. A beta of 1 would indicate the stock moves in-line with the market, while a beta of 2 would indicate the stock moves twice as much as the market.