Danaos (DAC) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)

Danaos (DAC) posted Net Margin of 55.35% for Q1 2026, up 12.58% on a QoQ basis from 49.16% in Q4 2025, and up 989.0% year-over-year from 5.08% in Q1 2025.

Danaos (DAC) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Danaos' Net Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 55.35% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Margin rose 989.0% year-over-year to 55.35% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 51.87% (up 486.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 47.45%, down 236.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 55.35% for Q1 2026 at Danaos, up from 49.16% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 154.81% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 5.08% in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 54.67% and a median of 53.17% in 2024 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Net Margin slumped 24953 bps — and 2023, when it jumped 5580 bps.
  • Danaos' Net Margin stood at 28.59% in 2022, then jumped by 110 bps to 60.13% in 2023, then sank by 42 bps to 35.02% in 2024, then soared by 40 bps to 49.16% in 2025, then rose by 13 bps to 55.35% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DAC's Net Margin at 55.35% in Q1 2026, 49.16% in Q4 2025, and 50.11% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 3,084,216.90 Bn 3,084,215.99 Bn 57.20 Mn -6.18%
2 Danaos 37,407.52 Bn 37,406.64 Bn 203.71 Mn 55.35%
3 Sfl 1,574.06 Bn 1,573.91 Bn 66.27 Mn 20.42%
4 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 37.96 Bn 37.42 Bn 95.52 Mn 22.48%
5 Kirby 9.76 Bn 9.69 Bn 291.34 Mn 10.80%
6 Matson 6.49 Bn 6.39 Bn - 7.47%
7 C3is 5.03 Bn 5.03 Bn 10.51 Mn 47.37%
8 Hafnia 3.79 Bn 3.79 Bn 152.41 Mn 49.85%
9 Intercont (Cayman) 3.29 Bn 3.29 Bn - -
10 Star Bulk Carriers 3.08 Bn 2.59 Bn 493.84 Mn 21.96%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 55.35%
Dec 31, 2025 49.16%
Sep 30, 2025 50.11%
Jun 30, 2025 52.99%
Mar 31, 2025 45.46%
Dec 31, 2024 35.02%
Sep 30, 2024 48.01%
Jun 30, 2024 60.09%
Mar 31, 2024 53.35%
Dec 31, 2023 60.13%
Sep 30, 2023 55.66%
Jun 30, 2023 60.88%
Mar 31, 2023 60.02%
Sep 30, 2022 28.59%
Jun 30, 2022 5.08%
Mar 31, 2022 154.81%
Sep 30, 2021 115.06%
Jun 30, 2021 254.61%
Mar 31, 2021 224.63%
Sep 30, 2020 55.74%