Danaos (DAC) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2025)

Danaos (DAC) posted Capital Expenditures of $496.0 million for Q4 2025, up 637.44% on a QoQ basis from -$92.3 million in Q3 2025, and down 60.02% year-over-year from $1.2 billion in Q4 2024.

Danaos (DAC) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Danaos' Capital Expenditures history runs 9 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $496.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures fell 60.02% year-over-year to $496.0 million in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $296.7 million (down 55.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $296.7 million, down 55.0% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was $496.0 million for Q4 2025 at Danaos, up from -$92.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $1.2 billion in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$262.3 million in Q3 2021.
  • A 4-year average of $28.8 million and a median of -$92.0 million in 2021 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Capital Expenditures soared 95.77% — and 2025, when it plunged 60.02%.
  • Danaos' Capital Expenditures stood at -$91.6 million in 2021, then decreased by 13.49% to -$104.0 million in 2022, then surged by 1292.83% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then plunged by 60.02% to $496.0 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows DAC's Capital Expenditures at $496.0 million in Q4 2025, -$92.3 million in Q3 2025, and -$21.3 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 2,964,341.97 Bn 2,964,341.05 Bn 57.20 Mn -31.30 Mn
2 Danaos 2,542.12 Bn 2,541.24 Bn 203.71 Mn -
3 Sfl 1,584.69 Bn 1,584.53 Bn 66.27 Mn -
4 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 1,419.00 Bn 1,418.46 Bn 95.52 Mn -
5 Globus Maritime 59.97 Bn 59.95 Bn 8,083.00 22.57 Mn
6 Kirby 8.07 Bn 7.99 Bn 291.34 Mn 47.03 Mn
7 Matson 6.26 Bn 6.16 Bn - 30.30 Mn
8 Hafnia 3.73 Bn 3.62 Bn 152.41 Mn -33.86 Mn
9 Intercont (Cayman) 3.56 Bn 3.56 Bn - -
10 Star Bulk Carriers 3.12 Bn 2.63 Bn 493.84 Mn 83.94 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 496.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 496.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -92.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -92.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -21.33 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -21.33 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -85.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -85.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.24 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.24 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -239.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -239.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -217.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -217.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -124.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -124.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -104.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -104.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -11.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -11.09 Mn