Danaos Corporation
DAC · Price history
Price at last available close
$157.47
+$4.19 (+2.73%) 1M
2026-10-27
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Company & revenue
About Danaos Corporation
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
Danaos Corporation, operating through its subsidiaries, specializes in the ownership and management of containerships across key global markets including Australia, Asia, Europe, and the United States. The company's core business involves providing essential seaborne transportation by chartering its vessels to various international liner companies. As of February 28, 2022, its fleet consisted of 71 containerships, offering a combined capacity of 436,589 twenty-foot equivalent units.
How they make money
Danaos Corporation generates revenue primarily by chartering its fleet of containerships and dry bulk vessels to major liner companies and charterers under fixed-rate time charters. The company earns income through daily charter hire payments, while incurring costs related to vessel operating expenses, including crew wages, insurance, maintenance, and drydocking, as well as depreciation and interest expenses on debt used to finance its fleet.
Products & services
The company provides international maritime transportation services, specifically acting as an independent owner and charterer of modern, large-size containerships and dry bulk vessels.
Brands & revenue mix
No separate brand or brand-level revenue disclosure was confirmed in the reviewed sources. This does not mean the company has no brands.
Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Disclosed major customers
Customer concentration
The company reports that a significant portion of its revenue is derived from a limited number of major liner companies, which exposes it to credit risk should these counterparties fail to meet their contractual obligations.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Danaos Shipping Co. Ltd. — Provides technical, administrative, and commercial management services for the company's fleet.Source
Competitors
- Costamare Inc. — An international owner of containerships and dry bulk vessels competing in the charter market.Source
Strengths
Sources
Financial risk observations and what to check
These are saved observations about business performance, not predictions. Review the company filings alongside the interpretation below. Latest stored financial period end: 2026-06-30.
Total debt increased 59.1% versus the same quarter last year.
Compare the added borrowing with available cash, cash generation and maturities. A percentage increase from a small starting balance can look large without measuring the full debt burden.
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
62
Fair
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
65
Fair
Financial Strength
51
Business Quality / Moat
55
Management
100
Growth Quality
42
Risk / Durability
95
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
71
Fair
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
58/100
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is mixed across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. Review the category scores to identify what is helping or hurting the result.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as relatively attractive.
The model outlook is currently moderate.
- •Asset quality scores strongly
- •Valuation scores attractively
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Debt / balance-sheet profile needs attention
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for DAC
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can DAC maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is DAC's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Does DAC's balance between cash and debt leave enough flexibility if business conditions weaken?
- •Is DAC's valuation discount tied to a temporary concern or to a longer-term business risk?
- •What does the current fundamental change risk warning mean for the reliability or interpretation of DAC's score?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
62
Opportunity Score
71
Market Cap
$2.87B
P/E Ratio
5.2
EPS
$29.62
52-Week High
$163.64
52-Week Low
$83.56
Beta
0.86
Intrinsic Value
$347.83
Analyst Target
$105.00
Shares Outstanding
18.5M
Total Revenue
$1.06B
Total Debt
$1.21B
Dividend
No current dividend
Liquidation Value / Share
$219.52
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Neutral / mixed momentum
Low movement
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for DAC
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on DAC.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Modern, high-capacity containership fleet.
- +Long-term fixed-rate charter contracts providing revenue visibility.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Marine Shipping industry.
- −Counterparty credit risk from charterers.
- −Volatility in charter hire rates and vessel values.
- −Significant leverage and debt service obligations.
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Scores
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Score Changes
6 historical score records availablePrevious Score
65
Sep 17, 2026
Change
-2.5
points
Current Score
62
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
DAC decreased 2.5 points because some fundamentals weakened.
Projected Score
Projected Score
62
Projected Change
+0.4 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest improvement of approximately 0.4 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
UndervaluedCurrent Price
$157.47
Model Intrinsic Value
$347.83
Difference
−$190.36
-54.7% vs IV
Margin of Safety
54.7%
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.06B | $1.04B | $1.01B | $973.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $337.4M | $208.8M | $398.2M | $332.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $717.6M | $833.7M | $615.9M | $641.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $81.2M | $64.4M | $54.2M | $43.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $206.7M | $334.9M | $75.1M | $60.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $758.2M | $748.6M | $675.1M | $704.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $510.9M | $498.8M | $540.9M | $580.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $46.7M | $46.6M | $29.8M | $20.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | $540.8M | $494.6M | $505.1M | $576.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | $540.8M | $494.6M | $505.1M | $576.3M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $29.62 | $26.83 | $26.15 | $28.99 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 18.20M | 18.43M | 19.32M | 19.88M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 18.26M | 18.48M | 19.39M | 19.90M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$274.4M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$8.32
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
+59.1%
Cash Change
+84.6%
Margin Change
+5.4 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Margins expanded
- Cash position grew
What Weakened
- Debt increased
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, EPS growth, cash levels, net income margin. Pressure indicators included debt levels. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 4.7%. EPS increased 16.9%. Cash increased 84.6%. Total debt increased 59.1%. Net income margin improved by 5.4 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
These results may influence future scores when the next evaluation is completed.
Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
Guru Score
Smart Money
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Dividend History
Dividend data is not available yet. Missing data does not mean this company pays no dividend.
Conservative Projected Values
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