Danaos (DAC) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Danaos (DAC) posted EBIT Margin of 86.6% for Q1 2026, down 19.85% on a QoQ basis from 108.04% in Q4 2025, and up 3913.0% year-over-year from 2.16% in Q1 2025.

Danaos (DAC) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Danaos' EBIT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 86.6% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBIT Margin rose 3913.0% year-over-year to 86.6% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 85.84% (up 3449.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 47.85%, down 549.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin was 86.6% for Q1 2026 at Danaos, down from 108.04% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBIT Margin topped out at 108.04% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 47.47% in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 64.39% and a median of 61.03% in 2023 frame the typical range for EBIT Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — EBIT Margin sank 988 bps — and 2025, when it soared 5816 bps.
  • Danaos' EBIT Margin stood at 63.89% in 2022, then slipped by 17 bps to 52.93% in 2023, then retreated by 6 bps to 49.88% in 2024, then surged by 117 bps to 108.04% in 2025, then dropped by 20 bps to 86.6% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DAC's EBIT Margin at 86.6% in Q1 2026, 108.04% in Q4 2025, and 100.58% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 3,084,216.90 Bn 3,084,215.99 Bn 57.20 Mn -1.31%
2 Danaos 37,407.52 Bn 37,406.64 Bn 203.71 Mn 86.60%
3 Sfl 1,574.06 Bn 1,573.91 Bn 66.27 Mn -47.34%
4 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 37.96 Bn 37.42 Bn 95.52 Mn 93.93%
5 Kirby 9.76 Bn 9.69 Bn 291.34 Mn 15.22%
6 Matson 6.49 Bn 6.39 Bn - 8.10%
7 C3is 5.03 Bn 5.03 Bn 10.51 Mn 45.48%
8 Hafnia 3.79 Bn 3.79 Bn 152.41 Mn 48.93%
9 Intercont (Cayman) 3.29 Bn 3.29 Bn - -
10 Star Bulk Carriers 3.08 Bn 2.59 Bn 493.84 Mn 301.56%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 86.60%
Dec 31, 2025 108.04%
Sep 30, 2025 100.58%
Jun 30, 2025 47.89%
Mar 31, 2025 47.47%
Dec 31, 2024 49.88%
Sep 30, 2024 51.40%
Jun 30, 2024 56.83%
Mar 31, 2024 55.41%
Dec 31, 2023 52.93%
Sep 30, 2023 61.28%
Jun 30, 2023 61.13%
Mar 31, 2023 63.42%
Sep 30, 2022 63.89%
Jun 30, 2022 62.49%
Mar 31, 2022 60.93%
Sep 30, 2021 57.30%
Jun 30, 2021 49.68%
Mar 31, 2021 43.60%
Sep 30, 2020 44.34%