Danaos (DAC) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Danaos (DAC) posted FCF Margin of 64.3% for Q1 2026, up 154.1% on a QoQ basis from 118.87% in Q4 2025, and down 2237.0% year-over-year from 3.01% in Q1 2025.

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

Danaos' FCF Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 64.3% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin fell 2237.0% year-over-year to 64.3% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 27.97% (up 3738.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 33.39%, up 3710.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 64.3% for Q1 2026 at Danaos, up from 118.87% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 238.34% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 419.83% in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 49.29% and a median of 66.73% in 2026 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — FCF Margin plunged 47846 bps — and 2025, when it surged 30096 bps.
  • Danaos' FCF Margin stood at 69.16% in 2022, then fell by 15 bps to 58.63% in 2023, then sank by 816 bps to 419.83% in 2024, then jumped by 72 bps to 118.87% in 2025, then soared by 154 bps to 64.3% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DAC's FCF Margin at 64.3% in Q1 2026, 118.87% in Q4 2025, and 100.07% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 3,084,216.90 Bn 3,084,215.99 Bn 57.20 Mn 21.05%
2 Danaos 37,407.52 Bn 37,406.64 Bn 203.71 Mn 64.30%
3 Sfl 1,574.06 Bn 1,573.91 Bn 66.27 Mn 25.47%
4 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 37.96 Bn 37.42 Bn 95.52 Mn 50.15%
5 Kirby 9.76 Bn 9.69 Bn 291.34 Mn 31.13%
6 Matson 6.49 Bn 6.39 Bn - 8.41%
7 C3is 5.03 Bn 5.03 Bn 10.51 Mn -
8 Hafnia 3.79 Bn 3.79 Bn 152.41 Mn 84.89%
9 Intercont (Cayman) 3.29 Bn 3.29 Bn - -
10 Star Bulk Carriers 3.08 Bn 2.59 Bn 493.84 Mn 5.71%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 64.30%
Dec 31, 2025 -118.87%
Sep 30, 2025 100.07%
Jun 30, 2025 70.23%
Mar 31, 2025 86.67%
Dec 31, 2024 -419.83%
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%
Sep 30, 2022 69.16%
Jun 30, 2022 238.34%
Mar 31, 2022 46.31%
Sep 30, 2021 186.64%
Jun 30, 2021 71.35%
Mar 31, 2021 66.80%
Sep 30, 2020 58.15%