Danaos (DAC) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Danaos (DAC) posted Free Cash Flow of $163.1 million for Q1 2026, up 151.54% on a QoQ basis from -$316.5 million in Q4 2025, and down 25.7% year-over-year from $219.6 million in Q1 2025.

Danaos (DAC) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Danaos' Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $163.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 25.7% year-over-year to $163.1 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $291.6 million (up 405.51% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $348.1 million, up 1025.87% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $163.1 million for Q1 2026 at Danaos, up from -$316.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $598.1 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at -$1.1 billion in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $119.9 million and a median of $163.1 million in 2026 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow jumped 472.39% — and 2024, when it sank 841.49%.
  • Danaos' Free Cash Flow stood at $104.0 million in 2022, then surged by 40.56% to $146.2 million in 2023, then sank by 841.49% to -$1.1 billion in 2024, then jumped by 70.8% to -$316.5 million in 2025, then soared by 151.54% to $163.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DAC's Free Cash Flow at $163.1 million in Q1 2026, -$316.5 million in Q4 2025, and $260.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 2,946,872.72 Bn 2,946,871.79 Bn 57.20 Mn 294.00 Mn
2 Danaos 2,526.91 Bn 2,526.03 Bn 203.71 Mn 163.14 Mn
3 Sfl 1,563.43 Bn 1,563.28 Bn 66.27 Mn 34.09 Mn
4 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 1,434.00 Bn 1,433.46 Bn 95.52 Mn 49.15 Mn
5 Globus Maritime 60.91 Bn 60.88 Bn 8,083.00 -17.72 Mn
6 Kirby 8.05 Bn 7.97 Bn 291.34 Mn 265.18 Mn
7 Matson 6.20 Bn 6.10 Bn - 63.70 Mn
8 Intercont (Cayman) 3.87 Bn 3.87 Bn - -
9 Hafnia 3.70 Bn 3.59 Bn 152.41 Mn 190.61 Mn
10 Star Bulk Carriers 3.11 Bn 2.62 Bn 493.84 Mn 17.15 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 163.14 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 163.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -316.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -316.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 260.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 260.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 184.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 184.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 219.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 219.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.08 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -1.08 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 396.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 396.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 372.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 372.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 277.42 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 277.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 146.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 146.18 Mn