DAC
Danaos Corporation
NYSEUSDEQUITY
Industrials
DELAYED
Strong buy
+59/100
Last price
168.14
▲ 2.32 (1.40%)
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Open
169.79
Prev close
165.82
Day high
166.31
Day low
163.38
Volume
191.99K
Market cap
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P/E (TTM)
5.61
52W range
83.56 – 167.77
Day trading desk
Gap from prior close
+2.39%
Prior close 165.82
VWAP
165.54
+1.57% from price
Relative volume
2.89×
Unusually busy
Session range
3.92%
163.38 – 169.79
Position in range
74%
Near session high
ATR (14D)
4.10
2.44% of price
Prior day high
167.77
PDH
Prior day low
163.23
PDL
Bid / ask spread
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Quote not published
Session volume
360.93K
Avg 124.97K
VWAP and the session figures are computed from the delayed intraday series on this page, so they lag the live tape and will not match a broker's real-time VWAP exactly. Turn on Prior day H/L/C, Opening range and Volume profile in the chart's Studies menu to see these levels drawn on price.
Trailing performance
Returnvs SPY
1W
+7.42%
+5.5%
1M
+6.88%
+5.7%
3M
+30.19%
+25.7%
6M
+43.97%
+25.8%
YTD
+76.19%
+61.9%
1Y
+86.81%
+70.4%
3Y
+150.59%
+68.3%
5Y
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Price return only. Dividends are not reinvested, so total return on a dividend payer will be higher than shown.
Unusual options activity
Nothing crossed the thresholds in the expiries we scanned.
That is the normal state — most contracts trade well inside their existing open interest.
That is the normal state — most contracts trade well inside their existing open interest.
Contracts trading at or above their open interest, ranked by notional and where the print landed.
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Insider net activity
Net shares
0
Net selling
Buy transactions
0
0 shares
Sell transactions
0
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Net transactions
0
Buys less sells
Sell : buy shares
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Not enough filings
Insider-held shares
9.79M
Total on file
Fundamentals
Market cap—
Enterprise value$3.00B
Revenue (TTM)$1.06B
Gross profit$746.66M
EBITDA$675.02M
Net income$540.80M
EPS (TTM)$29.57
Free cash flow$4.50M
Total cash$1.23B
Total debt$1.21B
Book value / share$222.86
Shares outstanding—
Float8.41M
Short % of float13.12%
Dividend yield2.41%
Beta (5Y)0.87
Valuation & profitability ratios
Trailing P/E5.61
Forward P/E6.77
PEG ratio0.12
Price / sales—
Price / book0.74
EV / revenue2.84
EV / EBITDA4.44
Gross margin70.77%
Operating margin48.38%
Profit margin51.26%
Return on equity14.14%
Return on assets6.39%
Debt / equity29.84
Current ratio9.30
Fourteen ratios including P/E, PEG, EV/EBITDA, margins and return on equity.
Financial statements
| Line item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $1.04B | $1.01B | $973.58M | $993.34M | +2.8% |
| Operating revenue | $1.04B | $1.01B | $973.58M | $993.34M | +2.8% |
| Cost of revenue | $435.21M | $398.17M | $332.41M | $328.39M | +9.3% |
| Gross profit | $607.25M | $615.94M | $641.17M | $664.96M | -1.4% |
| Selling, general & admin | $64.41M | $54.23M | $43.48M | $36.58M | +18.8% |
| Total operating expense | $108.48M | $83.39M | $62.15M | $48.74M | +30.1% |
| Operating income | $498.77M | $532.55M | $579.02M | $616.21M | -6.3% |
| Net interest income | -$27.02M | -$16.89M | -$12.60M | -$59.14M | -60.0% |
| Pre-tax income | $494.61M | $505.07M | $576.30M | $577.46M | -2.1% |
| Tax provision | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18.25M | — |
| Net income | $494.61M | $505.07M | $576.30M | $559.21M | -2.1% |
| Net income to common | $494.61M | $505.07M | $576.30M | $559.21M | -2.1% |
| Basic EPS | 26.83 | 26.15 | 28.99 | 27.30 | +2.6% |
| Diluted EPS | 26.76 | 26.05 | 28.95 | 27.28 | +2.7% |
| EBIT | $537.46M | $531.26M | $596.76M | $639.60M | +1.2% |
| EBITDA | $700.82M | $675.07M | $704.83M | $717.17M | +3.8% |
| Basic shares | 18.43M | 19.32M | 19.88M | 20.48M | -4.6% |
| Diluted shares | 18.48M | 19.38M | 19.90M | 20.50M | -4.7% |
| Line item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | $1.04B | $453.38M | $271.81M | $267.67M | +128.8% |
| Cash & short-term investments | $1.16B | $514.23M | $357.84M | $267.67M | +125.1% |
| Accounts receivable | $38.73M | $25.58M | $9.93M | $5.63M | +51.4% |
| Inventory | $23.42M | $23.88M | $24.51M | $16.10M | -1.9% |
| Total current assets | $1.32B | $670.97M | $501.77M | $372.52M | +96.6% |
| Property, plant & equipment | $3.70B | $3.56B | $3.05B | $2.91B | +4.0% |
| Total assets | $5.11B | $4.34B | $3.66B | $3.40B | +17.7% |
| Total current liabilities | $401.68M | $168.95M | $168.16M | $228.41M | +137.7% |
| Current debt | $283.01M | $35.22M | $21.30M | $27.50M | +703.6% |
| Long-term debt | $872.08M | $699.56M | $382.87M | $402.44M | +24.7% |
| Total debt | $1.16B | $734.78M | $404.17M | $501.95M | +57.2% |
| Total liabilities | $1.32B | $918.85M | $644.82M | $839.81M | +43.5% |
| Retained earnings | $3.28B | $2.84B | $2.40B | $1.89B | +15.2% |
| Shareholder equity | $3.80B | $3.42B | $3.02B | $2.56B | +10.8% |
| Working capital | $917.74M | $502.01M | $333.61M | $144.11M | +82.8% |
| Net tangible assets | $3.80B | $3.42B | $3.02B | $2.56B | +10.8% |
| Shares issued | 25.79M | 25.59M | 25.36M | 25.16M | +0.8% |
| Line item | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | $494.61M | $505.07M | $576.30M | $559.21M | -2.1% |
| Depreciation & amortisation | $163.37M | $143.81M | $108.06M | $77.57M | +13.6% |
| Stock-based compensation | $16.75M | $14.56M | $12.68M | $5.97M | +15.1% |
| Change in working capital | -$19.52M | -$46.14M | -$102.47M | $151.96M | +57.7% |
| Operating cash flow | $644.75M | $621.75M | $576.29M | $934.74M | +3.7% |
| Capital expenditure | -$296.69M | -$659.34M | -$268.04M | -$199.13M | +55.0% |
| Investing cash flow | -$325.70M | -$650.79M | -$338.53M | $176.57M | +50.0% |
| Share buybacks | -$75.74M | -$53.33M | -$70.61M | -$28.55M | -42.0% |
| Dividends paid | -$63.55M | -$62.81M | -$60.70M | -$61.48M | -1.2% |
| Financing cash flow | $264.85M | $210.61M | -$233.62M | -$973.40M | +25.8% |
| Free cash flow | $348.06M | -$37.59M | $308.26M | $735.61M | +1,025.9% |
| End cash position | $1.04B | $453.38M | $271.81M | $267.67M | +128.8% |
| Line item | 2026-06-30 | 2026-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-06-30 | 2025-03-31 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $274.37M | $253.70M | $266.26M | $260.73M | $262.15M | — | +8.1% |
| Operating revenue | $274.37M | $253.70M | $266.26M | $260.73M | $262.15M | — | +8.1% |
| Cost of revenue | $116.29M | $101.57M | $104.12M | $107.33M | $113.89M | — | +14.5% |
| Gross profit | $158.08M | $152.13M | $162.15M | $153.40M | $148.26M | — | +3.9% |
| Selling, general & admin | $14.87M | $14.64M | $28.39M | $12.59M | $11.21M | — | +1.6% |
| Total operating expense | $25.35M | $26.93M | $39.22M | $23.35M | $22.72M | — | -5.9% |
| Operating income | $132.73M | $125.20M | $122.92M | $130.05M | $125.54M | — | +6.0% |
| Net interest income | -$1.67M | -$5.17M | -$6.97M | -$5.64M | -$7.02M | — | +67.6% |
| Pre-tax income | $151.81M | $140.42M | $117.91M | $130.65M | $130.90M | — | +8.1% |
| Tax provision | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | — |
| Net income | $151.81M | $140.42M | $117.91M | $130.65M | $130.90M | — | +8.1% |
| Net income to common | $151.81M | $140.42M | $117.91M | $130.65M | $130.90M | — | +8.1% |
| Basic EPS | 8.34 | 7.71 | — | 7.14 | 7.14 | 6.14 | +8.2% |
| Diluted EPS | 8.32 | 7.70 | — | 7.11 | 7.12 | 6.13 | +8.1% |
| EBIT | $159.94M | $152.28M | $132.50M | $139.19M | $140.62M | — | +5.0% |
| EBITDA | $201.72M | $193.14M | $173.96M | $180.37M | $181.31M | — | +4.4% |
| Basic shares | 18.20M | 18.21M | — | 18.31M | 18.34M | 18.75M | -0.0% |
| Diluted shares | 18.26M | 18.23M | — | 18.38M | 18.40M | 18.78M | +0.1% |
| Line item | 2026-06-30 | 2026-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-06-30 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & equivalents | $1.01B | $876.21M | $1.04B | $596.37M | $546.16M | +15.1% |
| Cash & short-term investments | $1.23B | $1.02B | $1.16B | $712.67M | $654.08M | +20.7% |
| Accounts receivable | $32.35M | $34.10M | $38.73M | $30.83M | $27.45M | -5.2% |
| Inventory | $22.57M | $35.45M | $23.42M | $20.66M | $21.62M | -36.3% |
| Total current assets | $1.39B | $1.19B | $1.32B | $867.31M | $807.44M | +16.9% |
| Property, plant & equipment | $3.94B | $3.81B | $3.70B | $3.64B | $3.59B | +3.5% |
| Total assets | $5.45B | $5.11B | $5.11B | $4.61B | $4.52B | +6.6% |
| Total current liabilities | $149.49M | $137.34M | $401.68M | $187.88M | $150.72M | +8.8% |
| Current debt | $26.63M | $21.81M | $283.01M | $77.29M | $37.66M | +22.1% |
| Long-term debt | $1.18B | $1.00B | $872.08M | $675.24M | $723.53M | +18.0% |
| Total debt | $1.21B | $1.03B | $1.16B | $752.53M | $761.19M | +18.1% |
| Total liabilities | $1.39B | $1.19B | $1.32B | $904.15M | $928.61M | +16.8% |
| Retained earnings | $3.53B | $3.40B | $3.28B | $3.17B | $3.06B | +4.0% |
| Shareholder equity | $4.06B | $3.92B | $3.80B | $3.71B | $3.59B | +3.6% |
| Working capital | $1.24B | $1.05B | $917.74M | $679.43M | $656.72M | +17.9% |
| Net tangible assets | $4.06B | $3.92B | $3.80B | $3.71B | $3.59B | +3.6% |
| Shares issued | 18.20M | 25.79M | 25.79M | 25.59M | 25.59M | -29.4% |
| Line item | 2026-06-30 | 2026-03-31 | 2025-12-31 | 2025-09-30 | 2025-06-30 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | $151.81M | $140.42M | $117.91M | $130.65M | $130.90M | +8.1% |
| Depreciation & amortisation | $41.78M | $40.86M | $41.46M | $41.18M | $40.70M | +2.2% |
| Stock-based compensation | $2.42M | $2.39M | $11.58M | $1.74M | $1.72M | +1.1% |
| Change in working capital | $23.23M | -$2.69M | $1.60M | -$3.38M | $944.00K | +963.8% |
| Operating cash flow | $204.36M | $163.14M | $179.49M | $168.62M | $162.78M | +25.3% |
| Capital expenditure | -$177.64M | -$151.64M | -$97.38M | -$92.29M | -$21.33M | -17.1% |
| Investing cash flow | -$236.21M | -$164.56M | -$97.80M | -$92.29M | -$51.60M | -43.5% |
| Share buybacks | $0 | -$6.82M | -$22.53M | $0 | -$19.44M | +100.0% |
| Dividends paid | -$16.38M | -$16.38M | -$16.54M | -$15.56M | -$15.56M | 0.0% |
| Financing cash flow | $163.91M | -$159.66M | $359.23M | -$26.13M | -$45.56M | +202.7% |
| Free cash flow | $26.72M | — | — | — | — | — |
| End cash position | $1.01B | $876.21M | $1.04B | $596.37M | $546.16M | +15.1% |
Options analytics
Put / call volume
2.32
Put-heavy session
Put / call open interest
7.00
Positioning, not flow
Max pain
95.00
-42.8% from spot
ATM implied vol
0.0%
Nearest strike to spot
Skew (10% OTM)
+6.2%
Puts bid over calls
Call volume
81
Contracts, this expiry
Put volume
188
Contracts, this expiry
Heaviest call OI
105.00
2 contracts
Heaviest put OI
95.00
7 contracts
Max pain is the strike at which the largest dollar value of open contracts expires worthless. It describes current positioning; it is not a forecast and it moves as open interest changes.
Put/call ratios, max pain, implied volatility skew and where open interest is concentrated.
Earnings
Reported vs expected · EPS
| Quarter | Est. | Actual | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 7.60 | 7.29 | -4.1% |
| Mar 2026 | 6.60 | 6.72 | +1.8% |
| Dec 2025 | 6.77 | 7.14 | +5.5% |
| Sep 2025 | 7.10 | 6.75 | -4.9% |
Forward consensus
| Period | EPS | Analysts | Revenue | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current quarter | 7.06 | 1 | $274.04M | +5.1% |
| Next quarter | 7.13 | 1 | $260.39M | +8.2% |
| Current year | 27.60 | 1 | $1.08B | +12.6% |
| Next year | 24.50 | 1 | $1.09B | +1.6% |
Analyst targets & ownership
Mean target$164.50
High target$174.00
Low target$155.00
Implied upside-2.16%
Analyst count2
ConsensusSTRONG BUY
Strong buy / Buy0 / 2
Hold0
Sell / Strong sell0 / 0
Held by insiders53.79%
Held by institutions22.02%
Institutions holding188
Price targets, consensus spread, insider and institutional ownership.
Moving averages & technicals
SMA 10
158.39
+6.15% from price
SMA 20
158.55
+4.66% from price
SMA 50
150.83
+10.02% from price
SMA 100
139.85
+20.23% from price
SMA 200
124.88
+32.88% from price
EMA 12
160.05
+5.05% from price
EMA 26
156.64
+7.34% from price
EMA 50
151.10
+11.27% from price
RSI (14)
70.6
Overbought
MACD (12,26,9)
3.41
Hist 0.51
ATR (14)
4.10
2.47% of price
Realised vol 30D
23.6%
Annualised
Bollinger upper
166.61
20, 2σ
Bollinger lower
150.50
20, 2σ
50 / 200 cross
Golden
150.83 vs 124.88
Trend bias
Above 200
+32.88%
Options chain
Calls
| Strike | Last | Bid | Ask | Vol | OI | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Puts
| Strike | Last | Bid | Ask | Vol | OI | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Every listed expiry, both sides of the book, with volume, open interest and implied volatility.
Risk profile
Beta vs SPY
0.62
Less volatile than market
Correlation to SPY
0.35
Loosely linked
Realised vol 30D
23.6%
Annualised
Market vol 1Y
13.0%
SPY, annualised
Max drawdown 1Y
-9.5%
Peak to trough
Max drawdown 5Y
-51.7%
Peak to trough
ATR 14
4.10
2.47% of price
Beta (reported)
0.87
5Y monthly, from filing
Short interest
Shares short
1.10M
Prior 706.41K
Change vs prior
+56.2%
Shorts adding
% of float
13.12%
Elevated
% of shares out
6.06%
Against total outstanding
Days to cover
9.6
Crowded exit
Float
8.41M
Freely tradeable shares
Exchanges publish short interest twice a month with a settlement lag, so this is roughly two weeks behind. Days to cover divides shares short by average daily volume — it estimates how long covering would take, not whether it will happen.
Rating changes
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 26 | Freedom Broker | UPGRADE | Hold | Buy |
| Mar 10, 26 | Freedom Broker | INITIATED | — | Hold |
| Aug 5, 25 | Jefferies | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| May 14, 25 | Jefferies | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| Feb 11, 25 | Jefferies | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| Nov 12, 24 | Jefferies | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| May 28, 24 | Jefferies | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| Feb 14, 24 | Jefferies | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| Nov 14, 23 | Jefferies | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| Aug 7, 23 | Jefferies | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| May 16, 23 | Jefferies | MAINTAINED | Buy | Buy |
| Feb 15, 23 | Jefferies | MAINTAINED | — | Buy |
Dividends & splits
Forward rate$4.00 / yr
Forward yield2.41%
5-year avg yield3.41%
Payout ratio12.01%
Ex-dividend dateOct 13, 2026
Next pay dateOct 22, 2026
Last split1:14
Split dateMay 2, 2019
SEC filings
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
6-K · 2026-08-04
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
6-K · 2026-06-18
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
6-K · 2026-05-12
Offering Registrations
F-3ASR · 2026-03-02
Periodic Financial Reports
20-F · 2026-02-27
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
6-K · 2026-01-20
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
6-K · 2025-11-18
Corporate Changes & Voting Matters
6-K · 2025-10-16
Headlines
This High-Yield Shipping Stock Just Raised Its Dividend by More Than 11%
Barchart · 1d ago
Danaos Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend on Its Common Stock for the Third Quarter of 2026 and an Extraordinary Special Dividend
PR Newswire · 6d ago
Danaos (DAC) Runs Into Mixed Valuation Signals, Is The Stock Still Below Fair Value?
Simply Wall St. · 13d ago
These Shipping Stocks Yield Up to 9%. The Dividends Come With a Catch
24/7 Wall St. · 19d ago
Danaos Stock Just Hit a New All-Time High
Barchart · 25d ago
Shipping Stocks Soar as Hormuz Disruption Sends Tanker Shares Surging
GuruFocus.com · 34d ago
Danaos (DAC) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Motley Fool · 57d ago
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GuruFocus.com · 62d ago
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