Danaos (DAC) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Danaos (DAC) reported Gross Margin of 93.50% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 0.09 percentage points from 93.59% a year earlier and down 2.27 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Danaos (DAC) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Danaos' Gross Margin came in at 94.63%, up 1.04 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it was 93.95%, up 0.27 percentage points from the prior year.
- Gross Margin has a five-year change of -2.96 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- By year, Gross Margin came in at 93.68% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-2.11 pp), 95.79% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-0.67 pp), 96.46% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-0.01 pp) and 96.47% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (-0.44 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 ranks as the lowest quarterly Gross Margin since the quarter ended Mar 31, 2025.
- Year over year, Gross Margin gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.23 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Gross Margin in five years was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026 (a gain of 2.93 percentage points); the low point was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2024 (a drop of 4.79 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 came in at 95.77% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 94.66% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 94.67% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (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 | 79.34% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 79.34% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 80.30% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 81.81% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 79.96% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 78.49% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 79.59% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 82.32% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 80.53% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 80.88% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 82.99% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 83.91% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 83.49% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 82.66% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 83.32% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 84.14% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 84.93% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 83.83% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 82.96% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 82.71% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 82.30% |
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Danaos Gross Margin API
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params = {"slug": "gross-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=gross-margin&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();