Danaos Corporation
DAC
NYSE·Industrials·Marine Shipping·Mkt cap $2.8B
$153.31
▲ +1.47%
P/E
5.18
Mkt Cap
$2.8B
52-Wk Range
$83.56–$153.48
52-Week Range
$83.56 - $153.48
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Price action
Price chart
Up 61.9% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Modern, well-maintained fleet of 71 containerships
- Long-term charter contracts with major liner companies
- Operational expertise spanning 60+ years
- Strategic geographic positioning in major global trade routes
Bear Case
1 risk
- Average volatility.
Growth
Stable outlook
Increasing global trade volumes and containerized cargo demand
Value
Attractively priced below Marine Shipping peer average
Momentum
Strong
+19.4% over 3m
Quality
Excellent
Excellent business quality
Dividend
Solid
2.35% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying DAC right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Nov 9, 2026
AUG 3, 2026
Reported EPS of $7.29 vs $6.80 consensus (+7.2% surprise). Revenue of $274.4M vs $258.3M expected (+6.2%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+7.2%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+6%
+2%
+3%
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+5%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$256.2M
$258.2M
$253.3M
$262.2M
$260.7M
$266.3M
$253.7M
$274.4M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
60.3%
Operating
48.4%
Profit
55.3%
Wall Street consensus
Analyst coverage
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
vs Industry
How DAC stacks vs Marine Shipping
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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