Danaos (DAC) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Danaos' (DAC) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.2 in Q1 2026, up 15.74% YoY from 0.17 in Q1 2025, and down 11.13% on a QoQ basis from 0.23 in Q4 2025.

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

Danaos (DAC) has 18 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.2 in 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 retreated to 0.2 in Q1 2026, from 0.23 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.28 in Q1 2022 to a low of 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 tumbled 58.82% — and 2024, when it soared 53.23%.
  • Tracing DAC's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.13 in 2022, then decreased by 12.69% to 0.11 in 2023, then soared by 53.23% to 0.17 in 2024, then jumped by 33.52% to 0.23 in 2025, then dropped by 11.13% to 0.2 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.2 (Q1 2026), 0.23 (Q4 2025), and 0.16 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Kirby 7.52 Bn 7.48 Bn 290.80 Mn 0.17
2 Matson 6.59 Bn 6.47 Bn - 0.07
3 Hafnia 3.92 Bn 3.81 Bn 152.41 Mn 0.29
4 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 3.47 Bn 2.54 Bn 57.20 Mn -
5 Star Bulk Carriers 3.35 Bn 2.85 Bn - 0.27
6 Danaos 2.66 Bn 1.43 Bn 217.68 Mn 0.22
7 Okeanis Eco Tankers 2.43 Bn 2.21 Bn 12,231.53 Bn 0.44
8 Navios Maritime Partners 2.41 Bn 2.00 Bn 326.09 Mn 0.19
9 Costamare 1.81 Bn 1.43 Bn 185.32 Mn 0.43
10 Sfl 1.65 Bn 1.50 Bn 106.91 Mn 0.70

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.22
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