Danaos (DAC) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Danaos' Retained Earnings was $3.53 billion in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 15.6% from $3.06 billion a year earlier and up 4.0% from the prior quarter.
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Danaos (DAC) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
As of Dec 31, 2025, Retained Earnings at Danaos came in at $3.28 billion, up 15.2% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings has now increased for six consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 55.0% (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In earlier years, Retained Earnings was $2.84 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+18.4%), $2.4 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+27.3%), $1.89 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+35.8%) and $1.39 billion in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+278.7%).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 marks the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to the quarter ended Jun 30, 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Retained Earnings has increased for 26 straight quarters, with growth averaging 16.5% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Retained Earnings ran from 14.6% in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2025 to 281.1% in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021.
- Per Business Quant data, DAC's Retained Earnings in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was $3.4 billion (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), $3.28 billion (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and $3.17 billion (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.85 Bn | 157.37 Bn | - | 71.58 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 86.62 Bn | 82.84 Bn | - | 11.35 Bn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.11 Bn | 75.83 Bn | - | 14.26 Bn |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.66 Bn | 47.58 Bn | - | 18.83 Bn |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.32 Bn | 64.96 Bn | - | 13.91 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.53 Bn | 34.48 Bn | - | 44.46 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.25 Bn | 37.43 Bn | - | 14.27 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.69 Bn | 35.95 Bn | - | 4.29 Bn |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.78 Bn | 12.78 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 8.31 Bn |
| 10 | Danaos | 2.80 Bn | -1.06 Bn | 256.54 Mn | 3.53 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.53 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.40 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.28 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.17 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.06 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.94 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.84 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.77 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.66 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.54 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.40 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.27 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.15 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.02 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.89 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.75 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.70 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.70 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.39 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.23 Bn |
API Access
Danaos Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();