Danaos (DAC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Danaos' Interest Coverage Ratio was 16.33 in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 26.3% from 12.93 a year earlier and up 54.7% from the prior quarter.
Powered by 
Analysis
Danaos (DAC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Danaos' Interest Coverage Ratio was 19.59 through Jun 30, 2026, down 66.5% year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at 11.64, down 43.6% from the prior year.
- In earlier years, Interest Coverage Ratio was 20.66 in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-27.2%), 28.38 in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+169.9%), 10.52 in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+102.5%) and 5.19 in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+39.3%).
- Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio has moved between 6.20 (the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021) and 748.77 (the quarter ended Dec 31, 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Interest Coverage Ratio was higher in two of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 22.4%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Interest Coverage Ratio over five years was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021 (growth of 295.3%); the worst was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 (a decline of 97.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, DAC's Interest Coverage Ratio in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was 10.56 (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 19.70 (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 35.02 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 171.17 Bn | 165.70 Bn | - | 8.83 |
| 2 | Csx | 89.07 Bn | 85.28 Bn | - | 7.14 |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.92 Bn | 60.81 Bn | - | 3.42 |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 77.77 Bn | 76.79 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 73.20 Bn | 67.84 Bn | - | 5.71 |
| 6 | Fedex | 70.35 Bn | 36.29 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 49.88 Bn | 32.06 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 38.98 Bn | 38.24 Bn | - | 6,122.38 |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.85 Bn | -24.53 Bn | - | 3.20 |
| 10 | Danaos | 2.90 Bn | -1.22 Bn | 217.68 Mn | 16.33 |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.33 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 129.74 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -47.08 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 132.26 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.01 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -5.77 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.22 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 27.42 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 53.46 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.53 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 34.04 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.10 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.88 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.03 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.41 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.75 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.27 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -5.45 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.20 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.00 |
API Access
Danaos Interest Coverage Ratio 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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-coverage-ratio", "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=interest-coverage-ratio&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();