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

Danaos (DAC) posted Net Cash Flow of -$161.1 million for Q1 2026, down 136.53% on a QoQ basis from $440.9 million in Q4 2025, and down 693.12% year-over-year from $27.2 million in Q1 2025.

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

Danaos' Net Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$161.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Cash Flow fell 693.12% year-over-year to -$161.1 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $395.7 million (up 153.28% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $583.9 million, up 221.58% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow was -$161.1 million for Q1 2026 at Danaos, down from $440.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Cash Flow topped out at $440.9 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$161.1 million in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $65.5 million and a median of $51.4 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Net Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Net Cash Flow surged 538.57% — and 2026, when it tumbled 693.12%.
  • Danaos' Net Cash Flow stood at $236.8 million in 2022, then tumbled by 114.56% to -$34.5 million in 2023, then jumped by 300.25% to $69.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 538.57% to $440.9 million in 2025, then plunged by 136.53% to -$161.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DAC's Net Cash Flow at -$161.1 million in Q1 2026, $440.9 million in Q4 2025, and $50.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 2,962,534.88 Bn 2,962,533.96 Bn 57.20 Mn -130.30 Mn
2 Danaos 2,541.75 Bn 2,540.88 Bn 203.71 Mn -161.09 Mn
3 Sfl 1,575.39 Bn 1,575.24 Bn 66.27 Mn -23.27 Mn
4 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 1,428.60 Bn 1,428.06 Bn 95.52 Mn -45.71 Mn
5 Globus Maritime 60.39 Bn 60.36 Bn 8,083.00 1.33 Mn
6 Kirby 8.01 Bn 7.94 Bn 291.34 Mn 31.75 Mn
7 Matson 6.25 Bn 6.15 Bn - -41.80 Mn
8 Intercont (Cayman) 4.04 Bn 4.03 Bn - -
9 Hafnia 3.74 Bn 3.63 Bn 152.41 Mn -16.97 Mn
10 Star Bulk Carriers 3.13 Bn 2.64 Bn 493.84 Mn 44.78 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -161.09 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -161.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 440.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 440.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 50.21 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 50.21 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 65.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 65.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 27.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 27.16 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 69.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 69.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 11.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 11.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 48.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 48.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 52.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 52.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -34.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -34.48 Mn