Danaos (DAC) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)

Danaos (DAC) posted Operating Income of $219.7 million for Q1 2026, down 23.63% on a QoQ basis from $287.7 million in Q4 2025, and up 82.7% year-over-year from $120.2 million in Q1 2025.

Danaos (DAC) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Danaos' Operating Income history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $219.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Income rose 82.7% year-over-year to $219.7 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $895.2 million (up 71.92% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $498.8 million, down 7.79% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income was $219.7 million for Q1 2026 at Danaos, down from $287.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Income topped out at $287.7 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $120.2 million in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $162.5 million and a median of $143.5 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Income.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Income jumped 143.15% — and 2025, when it retreated 14.37%.
  • Danaos' Operating Income stood at $166.1 million in 2022, then retreated by 20.57% to $132.0 million in 2023, then declined by 2.41% to $128.8 million in 2024, then jumped by 123.38% to $287.7 million in 2025, then declined by 23.63% to $219.7 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DAC's Operating Income at $219.7 million in Q1 2026, $287.7 million in Q4 2025, and $262.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 3,084,216.90 Bn 3,084,215.99 Bn 57.20 Mn -18.30 Mn
2 Danaos 37,407.52 Bn 37,406.64 Bn 203.71 Mn 219.70 Mn
3 Sfl 1,574.06 Bn 1,573.91 Bn 66.27 Mn -63.36 Mn
4 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 37.96 Bn 37.42 Bn 95.52 Mn 92.06 Mn
5 Kirby 9.76 Bn 9.69 Bn 291.34 Mn 129.67 Mn
6 Matson 6.49 Bn 6.39 Bn - 61.40 Mn
7 C3is 5.03 Bn 5.03 Bn 10.51 Mn 5.26 Mn
8 Hafnia 3.79 Bn 3.79 Bn 152.41 Mn 109.86 Mn
9 Intercont (Cayman) 3.29 Bn 3.29 Bn - -
10 Star Bulk Carriers 3.08 Bn 2.59 Bn 493.84 Mn 906.45 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 219.70 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 287.69 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 262.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 125.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 120.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 128.79 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 131.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 139.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 140.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 131.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 146.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 147.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 154.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 166.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 156.81 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 140.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 112.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 72.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 57.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 52.73 Mn