Danaos (DAC) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Danaos' EBT Margin was 55.33% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 5.40 percentage points from 49.93% a year earlier but down 0.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Danaos (DAC) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Danaos' EBT Margin was 51.26% through Jun 30, 2026, up 4.31 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at 47.45%, down 2.36 percentage points from the prior year.
- EBT Margin shows a five-year change of +14.18 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In earlier years, EBT Margin was 49.80% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-9.39 pp), 59.19% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+1.06 pp), 58.13% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-95.42 pp) and 153.55% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+120.28 pp).
- Quarterly EBT Margin has moved between 4.18% (the quarter ended Jun 30, 2022) and 149.49% (the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.32 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021 (a gain of 146.38 percentage points); the worst was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2022 (a drop of 250.43 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, DAC's EBT Margin in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was 55.35% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 44.28% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 50.11% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 170.50 Bn | 165.03 Bn | - | 37.22% |
| 2 | Csx | 88.86 Bn | 85.07 Bn | - | 33.55% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 82.91 Bn | 59.81 Bn | - | 3.33% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.79 Bn | 75.81 Bn | - | 32.64% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 72.78 Bn | 67.42 Bn | - | 27.68% |
| 6 | Fedex | 69.54 Bn | 35.48 Bn | - | 8.43% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 48.82 Bn | 31.01 Bn | - | 5.32% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 38.83 Bn | 38.10 Bn | - | 30.08% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.02 Bn | -25.36 Bn | - | 5.81% |
| 10 | Danaos | 2.88 Bn | -1.24 Bn | 217.68 Mn | 55.33% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 55.33% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 55.35% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 44.28% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 50.11% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 49.93% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 45.46% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 44.33% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 48.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 56.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 69.92% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.81% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 55.66% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 60.88% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 73.51% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -38.53% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 27.14% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.18% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 149.49% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 329.75% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 112.97% |
API Access
Danaos EBT 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=ebt-margin&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();