Danaos (DAC) EBIT (2009 - 2026)
Danaos (DAC) posted EBIT of $132.73 million for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 5.7% from $125.54 million a year earlier and up 6.0% from the prior quarter.
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Danaos (DAC) EBIT (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, EBIT at Danaos was $857.5 million, up 69.4% year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at $498.77 million, down 7.8% from the prior year.
- Annual EBIT has declined for three consecutive years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 20.1% (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In prior years, Danaos' EBIT was $540.88 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-6.9%), $580.66 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-11.1%), $653.44 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+82.4%) and $358.26 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+79.6%).
- Quarterly EBIT has run from a low of $112.26 million in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021 to a high of $300.48 million in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBIT has increased in each of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 29.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EBIT in the past five years was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022, with growth of 143.2%; the weakest was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2023, with a decline of 30.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, EBIT for the three prior quarters was $125.2 million (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $300.48 million (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $299.09 million (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.85 Bn | 157.37 Bn | - | 2.76 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 86.62 Bn | 82.84 Bn | - | 1.51 Bn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.11 Bn | 75.83 Bn | - | 1.06 Bn |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.66 Bn | 47.58 Bn | - | 930.00 Mn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.32 Bn | 64.96 Bn | - | 1.12 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.53 Bn | 34.48 Bn | - | 1.55 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.25 Bn | 37.43 Bn | - | 1.86 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.69 Bn | 35.95 Bn | - | 465.30 Mn |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.78 Bn | 12.78 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 668.82 Mn |
| 10 | Danaos | 2.80 Bn | -1.06 Bn | 256.54 Mn | 132.73 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 132.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 125.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 300.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 299.09 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 125.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 120.25 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 128.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 131.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 139.98 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 140.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 131.97 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 146.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 147.62 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 154.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 190.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 166.15 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 156.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 140.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 115.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 112.26 Mn |
API Access
Danaos EBIT 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&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit", "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&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();