Danaos (DAC) Amortization of Deferred Charges (2009 - 2026)
Danaos' Amortization of Deferred Charges came in at $10.49 million for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 8.9% from $11.52 million a year earlier and down 14.7% from the prior quarter.
Danaos (DAC) Amortization of Deferred Charges (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Danaos reported Amortization of Deferred Charges of $44.37 million, up 13.1% year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it was $44.07 million, up 51.1% from the prior year.
- Amortization of Deferred Charges has increased in each of the last four years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 31.9% (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Going back by year, Amortization of Deferred Charges was $29.16 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+56.3%), $18.66 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+53.4%), $12.17 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+19.5%) and $10.18 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-7.7%).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 represents the lowest quarterly Amortization of Deferred Charges since the quarter ended Dec 31, 2024.
- Year-over-year, Amortization of Deferred Charges increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 44.2%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Amortization of Deferred Charges over five years came in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2025 (growth of 101.2%), and the weakest in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021 (a decline of 18.9%).
- Business Quant data shows DAC's Amortization of Deferred Charges at $12.3 million (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $10.83 million (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $10.76 million (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025) in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 172.47 Bn | 164.72 Bn | - |
| 2 | United Parcel Service | 92.24 Bn | 69.07 Bn | - |
| 3 | Csx | 90.81 Bn | 86.03 Bn | - |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.61 Bn | 80.64 Bn | - |
| 5 | Fedex | 72.98 Bn | 39.17 Bn | - |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 71.87 Bn | 66.34 Bn | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 57.23 Bn | 39.41 Bn | - |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.65 Bn | -21.05 Bn | - |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.12 Bn | 32.96 Bn | - |
| 10 | Danaos | 2.73 Bn | -1.39 Bn | 217.68 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -13.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 40.06 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -18.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -15.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 25.63 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -8.89 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.97 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.45 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -4.37 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -9.74 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -9.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.41 Mn |
Danaos Amortization of Deferred Charges API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=amortization-of-deferred-charges&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "amortization-of-deferred-charges", "ticker": "DAC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=amortization-of-deferred-charges&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();