Danaos (DAC) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Danaos' Times Interest Earned came in at 16.33 for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 26.3% from 12.93 a year earlier and up 54.7% from the prior quarter.
Danaos (DAC) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Danaos reported Times Interest Earned of 19.59, down 66.5% year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at 11.64, down 43.6% from the prior year.
- Going back by year, Times Interest Earned was 20.66 in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-27.2%), 28.38 in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+169.9%), 10.52 in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (+102.5%) and 5.19 in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+39.3%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Times Interest Earned is 6.20 (the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021) to 748.77 (the quarter ended Dec 31, 2024).
- Year-over-year, Times Interest Earned increased in two of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 22.4%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Times Interest Earned over five years came in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021 (growth of 295.3%), and the weakest in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 (a decline of 97.4%).
- Business Quant data shows DAC's Times Interest Earned at 10.56 (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 19.70 (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 35.02 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025) in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.62 Bn | 156.15 Bn | - | 8.83 |
| 2 | Csx | 86.16 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 7.14 |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.78 Bn | 74.50 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.01 Bn | 46.94 Bn | - | 3.42 |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.45 Bn | 64.09 Bn | - | 5.71 |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.46 Bn | 33.40 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.88 Bn | 37.06 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 35.33 Bn | - | 6,122.38 |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.71 Bn | 12.72 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 38.62 |
| 10 | Danaos | 2.81 Bn | -1.05 Bn | 256.54 Mn | 16.33 |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.33 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.56 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 19.70 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 35.02 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 12.93 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.01 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 748.77 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.43 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 27.42 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 53.46 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 34.04 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 25.10 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 22.98 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 425.00 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.41 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.75 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.18 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.27 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.20 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.00 |
Danaos Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=DAC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();