Danaos (DAC) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Danaos (DAC) reported Net Margin of 55.33% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 5.40 percentage points from 49.93% a year earlier but down 0.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Danaos (DAC) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Danaos' Net Margin came in at 51.26%, up 6.64 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at 47.45%, down 2.36 percentage points from the prior year.
- Net Margin has a five-year change of +14.18 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- By year, Net Margin came in at 49.80% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-9.39 pp), 59.19% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+2.90 pp), 56.30% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-96.40 pp) and 152.70% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+119.43 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Net Margin spans a low of 3.28% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2022 and a high of 144.18% in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022.
- Year over year, Net Margin has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.43 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Net Margin in five years was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021 (a gain of 74.90 percentage points); the low point was the quarter ended Jun 30, 2022 (a drop of 251.33 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 came in at 55.35% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 44.28% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 50.11% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.85 Bn | 157.37 Bn | - | 29.04% |
| 2 | Csx | 86.62 Bn | 82.84 Bn | - | 25.46% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.11 Bn | 75.83 Bn | - | 24.59% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.66 Bn | 47.58 Bn | - | 2.65% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.32 Bn | 64.96 Bn | - | 21.18% |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.53 Bn | 34.48 Bn | - | 6.39% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.25 Bn | 37.43 Bn | - | 8.12% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.69 Bn | 35.95 Bn | - | 22.56% |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.78 Bn | 12.78 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 12.26% |
| 10 | Danaos | 2.80 Bn | -1.06 Bn | 256.54 Mn | 55.33% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 55.33% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 55.35% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 44.28% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 50.11% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 49.93% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 45.46% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 35.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 48.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 57.31% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 59.38% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 60.13% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 55.66% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 60.88% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 60.02% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 60.49% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 25.69% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.28% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 144.18% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 77.19% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 110.88% |
Danaos Net Margin 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=net-margin&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-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=net-margin&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();