Danaos (DAC) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)
Danaos (DAC) reported Return on Capital Employed of 11.85% for Q1 2026, down 47.0% on a YoY basis from 22.35% in Q1 2025, and down 9.51% quarter-over-quarter from 13.09% in Q4 2025.
Danaos (DAC) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Danaos has reported Return on Capital Employed for 18 years, with the latest figure at 11.85% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 47.0% year-over-year to 11.85%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 11.85% (down 47.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 11.53%, down 258.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 11.85%, down from 13.09% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 19.75% in Q1 2023, with the low at 11.69% in Q2 2025.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 15.34% across 5 years, with a median of 14.79% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 864 bps — and 2024, when it sank 432 bps.
- Danaos' Return on Capital Employed stood at 18.53% in 2022, then slipped by 9 bps to 16.88% in 2023, then decreased by 22 bps to 13.1% in 2024, then retreated by 0 bps to 13.09% in 2025, then decreased by 10 bps to 11.85% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 11.85% (Q1 2026), 13.09% (Q4 2025), and 13.6% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.09% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.60% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.69% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.31% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.10% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.64% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.79% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 15.78% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.88% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.96% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.82% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.75% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.53% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.28% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.44% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.20% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.38% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.85% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 7.80% |