Danaos (DAC) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Danaos (DAC) posted Debt Ratio of 0.2 for Q1 2026, down 11.13% on a QoQ basis from 0.23 in Q4 2025, and up 15.74% year-over-year from 0.17 in Q1 2025.

Danaos (DAC) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Danaos' Debt Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.2 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt Ratio rose 15.74% year-over-year to 0.2 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.2 (up 15.74% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.23, up 33.52% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio was 0.2 for Q1 2026 at Danaos, down from 0.23 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.28 in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 0.11 in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 0.17 and a median of 0.16 in 2025 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio slumped 58.82% — and 2024, when it soared 53.23%.
  • Danaos' Debt Ratio stood at 0.13 in 2022, then dropped by 12.69% to 0.11 in 2023, then surged by 53.23% to 0.17 in 2024, then soared by 33.52% to 0.23 in 2025, then fell by 11.13% to 0.2 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DAC's Debt Ratio at 0.2 in Q1 2026, 0.23 in Q4 2025, and 0.16 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 3,084,216.90 Bn 3,084,215.99 Bn 57.20 Mn -
2 Danaos 37,407.52 Bn 37,406.64 Bn 203.71 Mn 0.20
3 Sfl 1,574.06 Bn 1,573.91 Bn 66.27 Mn 0.70
4 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 37.96 Bn 37.42 Bn 95.52 Mn 0.61
5 Kirby 9.76 Bn 9.69 Bn 291.34 Mn 0.15
6 Matson 6.49 Bn 6.39 Bn - 0.07
7 C3is 5.03 Bn 5.03 Bn 10.51 Mn -
8 Hafnia 3.79 Bn 3.79 Bn 152.41 Mn 0.29
9 Intercont (Cayman) 3.29 Bn 3.29 Bn - 0.35
10 Star Bulk Carriers 3.08 Bn 2.59 Bn 493.84 Mn 0.28

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.20
Dec 31, 2025 0.23
Sep 30, 2025 0.16
Jun 30, 2025 0.17
Mar 31, 2025 0.17
Dec 31, 2024 0.17
Sep 30, 2024 0.16
Jun 30, 2024 0.14
Mar 31, 2024 0.12
Dec 31, 2023 0.11
Sep 30, 2023 0.12
Jun 30, 2023 0.12
Mar 31, 2023 0.12
Dec 31, 2022 0.13
Sep 30, 2022 0.23
Jun 30, 2022 0.23
Mar 31, 2022 0.28
Dec 31, 2021 0.31
Sep 30, 2021 0.32
Jun 30, 2021 0.35