Danaos (DAC) EV to EBITDA (2009 - 2026)
Danaos' (DAC) EV to EBITDA was 1.12 for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 19.3% from 1.39 a year earlier and down 16.4% from the prior quarter.
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Danaos (DAC) EV to EBITDA (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Danaos' EV to EBITDA came in at -1.82; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at 0.80, down 43.1% from the prior year.
- By year, EV to EBITDA came in at 1.40 in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-5.5%), 1.48 in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+48.1%), 1.00 in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-50.7%) and 2.03 in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+115.6%).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 ranks as the lowest quarterly EV to EBITDA since the quarter ended Mar 31, 2023.
- Year over year, EV to EBITDA gained in 1 of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 6.3%.
- The high point for year-over-year EV to EBITDA in five years was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021 (growth of 115.6%); the low point was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2022 (a decline of 78.8%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 170.50 Bn | 165.03 Bn | - |
| 2 | Csx | 88.86 Bn | 85.07 Bn | - |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 82.91 Bn | 59.81 Bn | - |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.79 Bn | 75.81 Bn | - |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 72.78 Bn | 67.42 Bn | - |
| 6 | Fedex | 69.54 Bn | 35.48 Bn | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 48.82 Bn | 31.01 Bn | - |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 38.83 Bn | 38.10 Bn | - |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.02 Bn | -25.36 Bn | - |
| 10 | Danaos | 2.88 Bn | -1.24 Bn | 217.68 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.45 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.51 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.83 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.40 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.82 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.72 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.73 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.72 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.83 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.86 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.64 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.89 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.22 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.03 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -0.08 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -0.10 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.02 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.46 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.42 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 1.00 |
API Access
Danaos EV to EBITDA 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=ev-to-ebitda&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ev-to-ebitda", "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=ev-to-ebitda&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();