Danaos (DAC) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Danaos (DAC) posted EBT Margin of 55.35% for Q1 2026, up 12.58% on a QoQ basis from 49.16% in Q4 2025, and up 989.0% year-over-year from 5.08% in Q1 2025.

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

Danaos' EBT Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 55.35% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBT Margin rose 989.0% year-over-year to 55.35% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 51.87% (up 486.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 47.45%, down 236.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin was 55.35% for Q1 2026 at Danaos, up from 49.16% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 149.49% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 4.18% in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 54.19% and a median of 53.17% in 2024 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — EBT Margin slumped 25043 bps — and 2023, when it jumped 5670 bps.
  • Danaos' EBT Margin stood at 27.14% in 2022, then jumped by 122 bps to 60.13% in 2023, then sank by 42 bps to 35.02% in 2024, then soared by 40 bps to 49.16% in 2025, then rose by 13 bps to 55.35% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DAC's EBT Margin at 55.35% in Q1 2026, 49.16% in Q4 2025, and 50.11% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 2,961,932.37 Bn 2,961,931.45 Bn 57.20 Mn -7.03%
2 Danaos 2,534.83 Bn 2,533.96 Bn 203.71 Mn 55.35%
3 Sfl 1,566.09 Bn 1,565.94 Bn 66.27 Mn 19.95%
4 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 1,428.00 Bn 1,427.46 Bn 95.52 Mn 117.43%
5 Globus Maritime 60.08 Bn 60.05 Bn 8,083.00 13,075.78%
6 Kirby 8.05 Bn 7.97 Bn 291.34 Mn 14.58%
7 Matson 6.27 Bn 6.17 Bn - 8.96%
8 Intercont (Cayman) 3.96 Bn 3.96 Bn - -
9 Hafnia 3.72 Bn 3.61 Bn 152.41 Mn 47.82%
10 Star Bulk Carriers 3.11 Bn 2.62 Bn 493.84 Mn 21.96%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 55.35%
Dec 31, 2025 49.16%
Sep 30, 2025 50.11%
Jun 30, 2025 52.99%
Mar 31, 2025 45.46%
Dec 31, 2024 35.02%
Sep 30, 2024 48.01%
Jun 30, 2024 60.09%
Mar 31, 2024 53.35%
Dec 31, 2023 60.13%
Sep 30, 2023 55.66%
Jun 30, 2023 60.88%
Mar 31, 2023 60.02%
Sep 30, 2022 27.14%
Jun 30, 2022 4.18%
Mar 31, 2022 149.49%
Sep 30, 2021 112.97%
Jun 30, 2021 254.61%
Mar 31, 2021 224.63%
Sep 30, 2020 55.74%