Danaos (DAC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Danaos (DAC) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 13.56% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 0.08 percentage points from 13.65% a year earlier but up 0.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Danaos (DAC) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Danaos' Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 13.70%, down 1.98 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -2.32 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In prior years, Danaos' Return on Equity [ROE] was 15.68% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-4.99 pp), 20.67% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-4.96 pp), 25.63% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-42.54 pp) and 68.17% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+52.15 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has run from a low of 13.18% in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 to a high of 53.09% in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined in each of the last nine quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.07 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021, with a gain of 41.06 percentage points; the weakest was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2023, with a drop of 34.07 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 13.48% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 13.18% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 13.45% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 172.47 Bn | 164.72 Bn | - | 35.69% |
| 2 | United Parcel Service | 92.24 Bn | 69.07 Bn | - | 29.36% |
| 3 | Csx | 90.81 Bn | 86.03 Bn | - | 25.37% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.61 Bn | 80.64 Bn | - | 8.38% |
| 5 | Fedex | 72.98 Bn | 39.17 Bn | - | 14.43% |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 71.87 Bn | 66.34 Bn | - | 16.28% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 57.23 Bn | 39.41 Bn | - | 14.84% |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.65 Bn | -21.05 Bn | - | 20.76% |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.12 Bn | 32.96 Bn | - | 25.21% |
| 10 | Danaos | 2.73 Bn | -1.39 Bn | 217.68 Mn | 13.56% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.56% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.48% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.18% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 13.45% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.65% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.18% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.23% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 14.41% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.25% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.19% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.96% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.26% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.86% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.39% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 22.26% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.79% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 31.19% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 49.50% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 52.50% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 44.74% |
API Access
Danaos Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();