Danaos (DAC) Amortization (2009 - 2026)

Danaos (DAC) reported Amortization of $3.9 billion for Q1 2026, up 12.13% on a YoY basis from $3.5 billion in Q1 2025, and up 3.21% quarter-over-quarter from $3.8 billion in Q4 2025.

Danaos (DAC) Amortization (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Danaos has reported Amortization for 12 years, with the latest figure at $3.9 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Amortization rose 12.13% year-over-year to $3.9 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $15.0 billion (up 45.4% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $3.8 billion, up 601.74% from the prior year.
  • Amortization for Q1 2026 stood at $3.9 billion, up from $3.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Amortization was $3.9 billion in Q1 2026, with the low at $131.7 million in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Amortization has averaged $2.9 billion across 5 years, with a median of $3.0 billion in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Amortization tumbled 95.45% — and 2025, when it soared 2717.9%.
  • Danaos' Amortization stood at $2.6 billion in 2022, then climbed by 17.81% to $3.0 billion in 2023, then grew by 13.54% to $3.4 billion in 2024, then advanced by 10.83% to $3.8 billion in 2025, then climbed by 3.21% to $3.9 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Amortization figures came in at $3.9 billion (Q1 2026), $3.8 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.7 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Amort. (Qtr)
1 C3is 744.65 Bn 744.65 Bn 9.11 Mn -
2 Kirby 7.86 Bn 7.78 Bn 291.34 Mn -
3 Matson 5.69 Bn 5.59 Bn - -
4 Hafnia 3.63 Bn 3.52 Bn 152.41 Mn 192.58 Mn
5 Star Bulk Carriers 3.14 Bn 3.13 Bn 371.22 Mn -
6 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 3.12 Bn 1.01 Bn 57.20 Mn 279.70 Mn
7 Costamare 1.93 Bn 1.42 Bn - -
8 Navios Maritime Partners 1.87 Bn 1.47 Bn 262.01 Mn -
9 Global Ship Lease 1.37 Bn 1.37 Bn - -
10 Danaos 995,900.69 -875.21 Mn 203.71 Mn 3.92 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.92 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 3.92 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 3.80 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 3.80 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 3.71 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 3.71 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 3.59 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 3.59 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 3.49 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 3.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 3.42 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 3.42 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 131.68 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 131.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 3.28 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 3.28 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 3.15 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 3.15 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 3.02 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 3.02 Bn