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Danaos Corporation
DAC
NYSE·Industrials·Marine Shipping·Mkt cap $2.2B
$122.96
▼ -0.18%
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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.
View research view52-Week Range
$83.56 - $135.21
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Up 42.6% 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
+6.7% over 3m
Quality
Excellent
Excellent business quality
Dividend
Solid
2.88% 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: Aug 3, 2026
MAY 11, 2026
Reported EPS of $6.72 vs $5.40 consensus (+24.4% surprise). Revenue of $253.7M vs $236.5M expected (+7.3%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Q2 26
+24.4%
Next: Aug 3, 2026
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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-0%
+6%
+2%
+3%
+0%
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
$246.3M
$256.2M
$258.2M
$253.3M
$262.2M
$260.7M
$266.3M
$253.7M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
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Operating
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Profit
55.4%
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Analyst coverage
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