Danaos (DAC) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Danaos' EBIT Margin came in at 48.38% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 0.49 percentage points from 47.89% a year earlier but down 0.97 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Danaos (DAC) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Danaos reported EBIT Margin of 81.27%, up 32.11 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at 47.85%, down 5.49 percentage points from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin has declined in each of the last three years, though with a five-year change of +4.63 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Going back by year, EBIT Margin was 53.34% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-6.31 pp), 59.64% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-6.14 pp), 65.78% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+13.82 pp) and 51.96% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+8.74 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly EBIT Margin is 47.47% (the quarter ended Mar 31, 2025) to 114.71% (the quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
- Year-over-year, EBIT Margin has increased for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +12.35 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBIT Margin over five years came in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2025 (a gain of 63.31 percentage points), and the weakest in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2023 (a drop of 22.48 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows DAC's EBIT Margin at 49.35% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 112.85% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 114.71% (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) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.85 Bn | 157.37 Bn | - | 40.25% |
| 2 | Csx | 86.62 Bn | 82.84 Bn | - | 38.27% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.11 Bn | 75.83 Bn | - | 35.35% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.66 Bn | 47.58 Bn | - | 4.07% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.32 Bn | 64.96 Bn | - | 32.44% |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.53 Bn | 34.48 Bn | - | 6.20% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.25 Bn | 37.43 Bn | - | 9.43% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.69 Bn | 35.95 Bn | - | 29.94% |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.78 Bn | 12.78 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 13.12% |
| 10 | Danaos | 2.80 Bn | -1.06 Bn | 256.54 Mn | 48.38% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 48.38% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 49.35% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 112.85% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 114.71% |
| 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% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 75.41% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 63.89% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 62.49% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 60.93% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 53.77% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 57.30% |
Danaos EBIT Margin 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();