Industrials
Danaos Corporation(DAC)
Live Price
Offline$125.95
-0.56% today
1Y Change
+44.65%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $2.32B
- Revenue Growth
- +2.8%
- EPS Growth
- +2.6%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.7%
Coverage: 247 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Danaos Corporation (DAC) is a Industrials stock with a market cap of $2.32B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $125.95 and up 44.7% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +2.8%, EPS growth of +2.6%, a dividend yield of 2.7%. What stands out right now is revenue +2.8%, EPS +2.6%, free cash flow +957.3% with operating margin 47.8% and ROIC 10.0%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 2.7%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 4.7 and price/sales 2.2. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a income-oriented value setup than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines DAC price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Industrials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
+2.8% vs +3.6% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+47.8% vs +16.9% peer median
P/E
Below sector median
4.7 vs 36.7 peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 12, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +2.8% and EPS at +2.6%, with operating margin around 47.8%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 2.7%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +1.2% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 12, 2026 | โ | -0.3% | -2.3% | -3.2% |
2026 Feb 9, 2026 | +5.5% | +1.9% | +4.2% | +9.5% |
2025 Nov 17, 2025 | -4.9% | +1.2% | +1.6% | -0.7% |
Benchmark Edge
DAC vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
DAC
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
DAC Max Drawdown
-12.58%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for DAC and SPY.
Company Overview
Danaos Corporation
NYSE
Danaos Corporation is a leading independent owner of modern containerships and drybulk vessels, providing seaborne transportation services to liner companies and operators worldwide. The company operates through two primary segments: container vessels, which are primarily chartered on multi-year fixed-rate time charters and bareboat agreements, and drybulk vessels focused on transporting dry commodities. Its fleet includes over 70 containerships with capacities ranging from 2,200 to 13,100 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), 16 containerships under construction, and 10 Capesize drybulk carriers. Danaos Corporation charters its high-quality, technologically advanced vessels to a diverse group of liner companies across major global trade routes, including Asia-Europe, transpacific, and intra-Americas. Managed by Danaos Shipping Company Limited, the company emphasizes operational efficiency, safety, crew management, and innovative data analytics platforms like WAVES to optimize performance and meet environmental standards. Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Piraeus, Greece, Danaos Corporation plays a key role in supporting global containerized and drybulk trade.
- Leadership
- Dr. John Koustas Ph.D.
- Employees
- 4
- Street Address
- 14 Akti Kondyli
- Mailing
- Piraeus, 185 45
- Region
- Piraeus, Greece
- Last Updated
- May 12, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 4.7
- EV/EBITDA
- 3.4
- Price/Sales
- 2.2
- Price/Book
- 0.6
Growth
- Revenue
- +2.8%
- EPS
- +2.6%
- Free Cash Flow
- +957.3%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 67.0%
- Operating Margin
- 47.8%
- Net Margin
- 47.4%
- ROE
- 13.6%
- ROIC
- 10.0%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.30
- Current Ratio
- 3.28
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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