Danaos (DAC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Danaos has reported Operating Expenses for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$14.6 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 19.76% year-over-year to -$14.6 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $62.0 million (up 22.95% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $227.8 million, up 148.13% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at -$14.6 million, down from $100.4 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $100.4 million in Q4 2025, with the low at -$14.9 million in Q4 2022.
• Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $6.3 million across 5 years, with a median of -$7.4 million in 2022.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Operating Expenses surged 533.76% — and 2024, when it tumbled 82.48%.
• Danaos' Operating Expenses stood at -$14.9 million in 2022, then surged by 533.76% to $64.6 million in 2023, then jumped by 34.3% to $86.7 million in 2024, then gained by 15.77% to $100.4 million in 2025, then tumbled by 114.57% to -$14.6 million in 2026.
• The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$14.6 million (Q1 2026), $100.4 million (Q4 2025), and -$12.6 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.