Danaos (DAC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Danaos (DAC) reported Operating Expenses of -$56.69 million for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, compared with -$56.39 million a year earlier.
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Danaos (DAC) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Danaos' Operating Expenses came in at -$207.36 million; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it was -$208.78 million.
- By year, Operating Expenses came in at -$185.72 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2024, -$162.12 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2023, -$158.97 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 and -$135.87 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 ranks as the lowest quarterly Operating Expenses in data going back to the quarter ended Mar 31, 2009.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 came in at -$49.98 million (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), -$48.44 million (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and -$52.26 million (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 171.56 Bn | 166.09 Bn | - | 4.10 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 89.83 Bn | 86.04 Bn | - | 2.43 Bn |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 84.85 Bn | 61.75 Bn | - | 21.90 Bn |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 77.87 Bn | 76.89 Bn | - | 1.95 Bn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 73.38 Bn | 68.02 Bn | - | 2.34 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 71.89 Bn | 37.83 Bn | - | 23.46 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 51.34 Bn | 33.52 Bn | - | 18.73 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.46 Bn | 38.72 Bn | - | 1.09 Bn |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 32.78 Bn | -23.59 Bn | - | 16.58 Bn |
| 10 | Danaos | 2.91 Bn | -1.21 Bn | 217.68 Mn | 56.64 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 56.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -55.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 385.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -53.77 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 51.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -52.25 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 343.06 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -49.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 46.68 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -44.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 289.64 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -39.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 39.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -38.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 25.24 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -41.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -26.62 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -40.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 35.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -38.35 Mn |
API Access
Danaos Operating Expenses 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=operating-expenses&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "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=operating-expenses&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();