Danaos (DAC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Danaos' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 10.25% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 0.55 percentage points from 10.79% a year earlier but up 0.07 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Danaos (DAC) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Danaos' Return on Assets [ROA] was 10.46%, down 2.16 percentage points from the prior year.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has declined in each of the last four years, though with a five-year change of +4.77 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 12.62% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-3.70 pp), 16.32% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-0.63 pp), 16.95% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-16.62 pp) and 33.58% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+27.89 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] is 10.17% (the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) to 29.84% (the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022).
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for nine consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.01 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021 (a gain of 25.02 percentage points), and the weakest in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2023 (a drop of 17.67 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows DAC's Return on Assets [ROA] at 10.17% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 10.17% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 10.75% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025) in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.62 Bn | 156.15 Bn | - | 10.41% |
| 2 | Csx | 86.16 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 7.32% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.78 Bn | 74.50 Bn | - | 4.35% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.01 Bn | 46.94 Bn | - | 6.39% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.45 Bn | 64.09 Bn | - | 5.84% |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.46 Bn | 33.40 Bn | - | 4.58% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.88 Bn | 37.06 Bn | - | 4.63% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 35.33 Bn | - | 19.12% |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.71 Bn | 12.72 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 9.98% |
| 10 | Danaos | 2.81 Bn | -1.05 Bn | 256.54 Mn | 10.25% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.25% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.17% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.17% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.75% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.79% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.40% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.81% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.74% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.37% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.89% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.39% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.88% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.17% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 16.79% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.48% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.98% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 29.84% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.55% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 23.99% |
API Access
Danaos Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();