Danaos (DAC) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Danaos' FCF Margin was 74.48% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 12.39 percentage points from 62.09% a year earlier and up 10.18 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Danaos (DAC) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Danaos' FCF Margin was 67.83% through Jun 30, 2026, up 8.51 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at 61.85%, up 0.54 percentage points from the prior year.
- FCF Margin shows a five-year change of +4.29 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In earlier years, FCF Margin was 61.31% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+2.12 pp), 59.19% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-34.91 pp), 94.10% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+32.01 pp) and 62.09% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+4.53 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 marks the highest quarterly FCF Margin since the quarter ended Jun 30, 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Margin has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.33 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin over five years was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2022 (a gain of 128.32 percentage points); the worst was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2023 (a drop of 136.30 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, DAC's FCF Margin in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was 64.30% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 67.41% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 64.67% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 171.23 Bn | 165.76 Bn | - | 32.09% |
| 2 | Csx | 89.66 Bn | 85.87 Bn | - | 19.09% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 84.64 Bn | 61.54 Bn | - | 0.73% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 77.88 Bn | 76.90 Bn | - | 23.25% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 73.36 Bn | 68.00 Bn | - | 17.75% |
| 6 | Fedex | 71.63 Bn | 37.57 Bn | - | 7.16% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 51.46 Bn | 33.65 Bn | - | 1.49% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.26 Bn | 38.52 Bn | - | 12.59% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 32.92 Bn | -23.45 Bn | - | 1.51% |
| 10 | Danaos | 2.91 Bn | -1.22 Bn | 217.68 Mn | 74.48% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 74.48% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 64.30% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 67.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 100.07% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 70.23% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 86.67% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 90.93% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 154.93% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 151.03% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 109.46% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 58.63% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 62.50% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 63.36% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 52.38% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 98.82% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 69.16% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 199.67% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 51.96% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 103.99% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 186.64% |
API Access
Danaos FCF 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=fcf-margin&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();