Danaos (DAC) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Danaos (DAC) posted Share-based Compensation of $2.4 million for Q1 2026, down 79.37% on a QoQ basis from $11.6 million in Q4 2025, and up 40.18% year-over-year from $1.7 million in Q1 2025.

Danaos (DAC) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Danaos' Share-based Compensation history runs 13 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 40.18% year-over-year to $2.4 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $17.4 million (up 18.74% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $16.8 million, up 15.09% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $2.4 million for Q1 2026 at Danaos, down from $11.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $11.6 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $124000.0 in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $3.3 million and a median of $1.7 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Share-based Compensation tumbled 97.47% — and 2024, when it surged 55.73%.
  • Danaos' Share-based Compensation stood at $5.6 million in 2022, then rose by 12.52% to $6.3 million in 2023, then jumped by 55.73% to $9.8 million in 2024, then climbed by 18.07% to $11.6 million in 2025, then plunged by 79.37% to $2.4 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows DAC's Share-based Compensation at $2.4 million in Q1 2026, $11.6 million in Q4 2025, and $1.7 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 2,969,763.45 Bn 2,969,762.53 Bn 57.20 Mn -
2 Danaos 2,537.75 Bn 2,536.87 Bn 203.71 Mn 2.39 Mn
3 Sfl 1,581.36 Bn 1,581.21 Bn 66.27 Mn -
4 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 1,422.00 Bn 1,421.46 Bn 95.52 Mn 1.58 Mn
5 Globus Maritime 60.18 Bn 60.15 Bn 8,083.00 -
6 Kirby 8.06 Bn 7.98 Bn 291.34 Mn 59.77 Mn
7 Matson 6.25 Bn 6.15 Bn - 36.50 Mn
8 Hafnia 3.73 Bn 3.62 Bn 152.41 Mn 849,000.00
9 Intercont (Cayman) 3.57 Bn 3.57 Bn - -
10 Star Bulk Carriers 3.12 Bn 2.63 Bn 493.84 Mn 4.12 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 2.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 2.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 11.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 11.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.74 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.74 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.72 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 9.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 9.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.59 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 1.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 1.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 6.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 6.30 Mn