Danaos (DAC) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Danaos' EBITDA Margin was 67.47% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 0.34 percentage points from 67.80% a year earlier and down 2.88 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Danaos (DAC) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Danaos' EBITDA Margin was 84.58% through Jun 30, 2026, up 16.09 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it was 67.75%, down 3.09 percentage points from the prior year.
- EBITDA Margin has now declined for three consecutive years, with a five-year change of -1.08 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In earlier years, EBITDA Margin was 70.84% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-4.00 pp), 74.84% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-5.98 pp), 80.82% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+9.80 pp) and 71.02% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+2.18 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 marks the lowest quarterly EBITDA Margin since the quarter ended Mar 31, 2021.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBITDA Margin was higher in three of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +7.32 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBITDA Margin over five years was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2025 (a gain of 65.19 percentage points); the worst was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2023 (a drop of 21.34 percentage points).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 172.47 Bn | 164.72 Bn | - | 49.83% |
| 2 | United Parcel Service | 92.24 Bn | 69.07 Bn | - | 11.85% |
| 3 | Csx | 90.81 Bn | 86.03 Bn | - | 49.37% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.61 Bn | 80.64 Bn | - | 47.78% |
| 5 | Fedex | 72.98 Bn | 39.17 Bn | - | 10.71% |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 71.87 Bn | 66.34 Bn | - | 42.91% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 57.23 Bn | 39.41 Bn | - | 10.54% |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.65 Bn | -21.05 Bn | - | 12.44% |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.12 Bn | 32.96 Bn | - | 34.14% |
| 10 | Danaos | 2.73 Bn | -1.39 Bn | 217.68 Mn | 67.42% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 67.42% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 59.98% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 126.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 67.80% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 57.04% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 63.05% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 74.03% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 72.97% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 76.21% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 73.85% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 69.24% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 65.03% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 64.74% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 71.97% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 67.58% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 59.46% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 95.76% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 68.23% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 67.48% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 68.10% |
API Access
Danaos EBITDA Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-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=ebitda-margin&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();