Danaos Corporation (DAC)

NYSE: DAC · USD

$158

+0.93 (+0.6%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	2.9B
Revenue (ttm)	1.1B
Net income (ttm)	540.8M
EPS (ttm)	$29.5
Shares out	18.2M
P/E (trailing)	5.4x
P/E (forward)	6.1x
Dividend	$3.60 (2.27%)
Volume	138,796
Beta	0.87

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Price

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Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 1.1B
Net income (ttm): 540.8M
EPS (ttm): $29.5
P/E (trailing): 5.4x
P/E (forward): 6.1x
Market cap: 2.9B

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Calendar

Next earnings

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Sector percentile context

Refreshed 2026-10-28 19:55 UTC

Forward P/E6.1

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Trailing P/E5.4

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ROE14.1

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ROIC12.8

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0001369241
Company name	Danaos Corporation
Country	Greece
Country code	US
CUSIP number	Y1968P121
Earnings date	2026-11-16
Earnings time	amc
Employees	4
Employees change	0
Employees growth	0%
Enterprise value	$2.9B
Exchange	NYSE
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-06-30
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	December
Founded	1972
Industry	Marine Shipping
IPO date	2006-10-06
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	MHY1968P1218
Last 10-K release date	2026-02-27
Last earnings date	2026-08-03
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split date	2019-05-02
Last stock split type	Reverse
Market cap	$2.9B
Market cap category	Mid-Cap
Next earnings date	2026-11-16
Options	Yes
Price	$158.40
Price currency	USD
Sector	Industrials
SIC code	4412
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	DAC
Website	https://www.danaos.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Adjusted P/E ratio	5.68x
Average P/E ratio (10Y)	2.74x
Average P/E ratio (3Y)	3.16x
Average P/E ratio (5Y)	2.73x
Earnings yield	18.64%
EV/Earnings	5.3x
EV/EBIT	5.63x
EV/EBITDA	4.25x
EV/FCF	14.59x
EV/Sales	2.72x
FCF / EV yield	6.86%
FCF yield	6.81%
Forward EV/Sales	2.63x
Forward P/E	6.09x
Forward P/S	2.65x
Graham number	384.82085
Graham upside	142.45%
Industry forward P/E	8.11x
Industry P/E	10.04x
Lynch fair value	$147.66
Lynch upside	-6.97%
P/(FCF - SBC) ratio	16.18x
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	4.14x
P/B ratio	0.71x
P/E ratio	5.36x
P/FCF ratio	14.69x
P/OCF ratio	4.04x
P/S ratio	2.74x
Price / tangible book value	0.71x
Price/EBITDA ratio	4.28x
Sector forward P/E	26.24x
Sector P/E	40.28x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	48.31%
EBITDA margin	63.98%
FCF margin	18.64%
Gross margin	70.77%
Operating margin	48.31%
Pretax margin	51.26%
Profit margin	51.26%
Profit per employee	$135.2M
Profitable quarters	30
Profitable years	7
Revenue per employee	$263.8M
ROA	6.39%
ROA (5Y)	8.6%
ROCE	9.62%
ROE	14.14%
ROE (5Y)	28.3%
ROIC	12.81%
ROIC (5Y)	16.64%
SBC / revenue	1.72%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth	21.53%
EPS growth (Q)	16.85%
EPS growth (QoQ)	8.05%
EPS growth 10Y	5.36%
EPS growth 3Y	5.26%
EPS growth 5Y	-3.24%
EPS growth quarters	4
EPS growth years	1
FCF growth	5.56%
FCF growth (Q)	-81.11%
FCF growth (QoQ)	132.45%
FCF growth 3Y	-24.11%
FCF growth 5Y	-5.99%
Gross profit growth	3.56%
Gross profit growth (Q)	6.72%
Gross profit growth 3Y	-1.72%
Gross profit growth 5Y	15.09%
Net income growth	17.7%
Net income growth (Q)	15.97%
Net income growth (QoQ)	8.11%
Net income growth 3Y	1.79%
Net income growth 5Y	-6.47%
Net income growth quarters	4
Net income growth years	0
OCF growth	17.16%
OCF growth (Q)	25.54%
OCF growth (QoQ)	25.27%
OCF growth 10Y	9.8%
OCF growth 3Y	6.35%
OCF growth 5Y	15.94%
Operating income growth	1.14%
Operating income growth (Q)	5.72%
Operating income growth 3Y	-5.91%
Operating income growth 5Y	16.68%
Revenue growth	2.45%
Revenue growth (Q)	4.66%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	8.15%
Revenue growth 10Y	6.49%
Revenue growth 3Y	1.89%
Revenue growth 5Y	15.33%
Revenue growth quarters	5
Revenue growth years	2

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-518.9M
Depreciation and amortization	$165.3M
EBIT	$509.7M
EBITDA	$675M
EPS	$29.53
FCF per share	$10.80
Financing cash flow	$337.4M
Free cash flow	$196.7M
Free cash flow minus SBC	$178.5M
Gross profit	$746.7M
Investing cash flow	$-590.9M
Net borrowing	$459.1M
Net cash flow	$462.1M
Net income	$540.8M
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$697.5M
Operating income	$509.7M
Revenue	$1.1B
Stock-based compensation	$18.1M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	2.5
Book value per share	$222.86
Debt / EBITDA	1.79
Debt / equity	0.3
Debt / FCF	6.16
Interest coverage	10.88
Long-term assets	$4.1B
Long-term liabilities	$1.2B
Net cash (debt)	$20.7M
Net cash / market cap	0.72%
Net debt / EBITDA	-0.03
Net debt / equity	-0.01
Net debt / FCF	-0.11
Piotroski F-Score	6
Property, plant and equipment	$3.2B
Shareholders' equity	$4.1B
Tangible book value	$4.1B
Tangible book value per share	$222.86
Total assets	$5.4B
Total cash	$1.2B
Total debt	$1.2B
Total liabilities	$1.4B
WACC	7.25%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0.21
Current assets	$1.4B
Current liabilities	$149.5M
Current ratio	9.3
Inventory turnover	13.96
Net working capital	$35.9M
Quick ratio	8.66
Working capital	$1.2B
Working capital turnover	1.11

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	3.14%
Dividend growth	0%
Dividend growth (10Y)	24.85%
Dividend growth (3Y)	14.68%
Dividend growth (5Y)	25.12%
Dividend growth years	4
Dividend payment date	2026-10-22
Dividend payment years	6
Dividend payout frequency	Quarterly
Dividend per share	$3.60
Dividend yield	2.27%
Ex-dividend date	2026-10-13
FCF payout ratio	42.58%
Last dividend	$1.00
Payout ratio	15.58%
Shareholder yield	5.39%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y price change	344.43%
10Y return CAGR	18.98%
10Y total return	468.16%
150-day SMA	$137.61
15Y price change	200.61%
15Y return CAGR	9.39%
15Y total return	284.3%
1D price change	0.59%
1M price change	2.93%
1M total return	6.71%
1W price change	0.78%
1W total return	0.78%
1Y price change	80.15%
1Y return CAGR	92.83%
1Y total return	92.74%
20-day SMA	$161.91
200-day SMA	$130.13
20Y price change	-44.17%
20Y return CAGR	-0.81%
20Y total return	-15.08%
3M price change	13.08%
3M total return	17.23%
3Y price change	141.16%
3Y return CAGR	40.84%
3Y total return	179.44%
50-day SMA	$157.36
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50over200
52-week high	$172.76
52-week high date	2026-10-12
52-week low	$88.36
52-week low date	2025-10-28
5Y price change	122.93%
5Y return CAGR	22.93%
5Y total return	180.74%
6M price change	31.8%
6M total return	38.56%
All-time high	$563.64
All-time high date	2007-07-26
All-time low	$2.50
All-time low date	2020-03-20
Average true range (ATR)	$3.90
Average volume	175.2K
Beta (1Y)	0.42
Beta (2Y)	0.67
Beta (5Y)	0.87
Change from 52-week high	-8.31%
Change from 52-week low	79.27%
Change from all-time high	-71.85%
Change from all-time low	6,246.4%
Change from open	-1.25%
Day's gap	1.86%
Dollar volume	$22M
High price	$160.40
Low price	$158.40
Monthly RSI	82.55
Open price	$160.40
Position in 52-week range	0%
Previous close	$157.47
Price vs 150-day SMA	15.3%
Price vs 20-day SMA	-2.01%
Price vs 200-day SMA	21.93%
Price vs 50-day SMA	0.83%
Relative volume	0.79
RSI	49.26
Sharpe ratio	2.75
Sharpe ratio (3Y)	1.33
Sharpe ratio (5Y)	0.63
Sortino ratio	5.02
Sortino ratio (3Y)	2.34
Sortino ratio (5Y)	1.13
Volume	138.8K
Weekly RSI	63.9
YTD price change	68.47%
YTD total return	78.57%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	8.4M
Float percentage	46.2%
Shares change (QoQ)	0.13%
Shares change (YoY)	-3.14%
Shares held by insiders	53.8%
Shares held by institutions	22.2%
Shares outstanding	18.2M
Short % of shares	14.87%
Short ratio	9.9 days

Deeper analysis on DAC

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Forecast

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Valuation

Fair-value bridge, DCF, owner earnings, and peer multiples.

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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