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Danaos Corp DAC

NYSE · stock · Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight · website · IPO 2006-10-06 · LEI

Danaos Corp statistics & valuation

Market cap$2.2B
P / E4.5×
P / S2.1×
P / B0.6×
Dividend yield2.84%
Net margin47.4%
Return on equity13.0%
Net cash$165.2M
Net debt / EBITDA-0.2×
Enterprise value USD$2.1B
EV / EBITDA3.1×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV24%
Return on capital10.6%
Graham number +151.5%$351.66

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($351.66); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-73.50% 18.60% -7.20% 29.30% 33.30% 152.70% 56.30% 59.20% 49.80% 47.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
-42.70% 41.50% -2.60% 45.00% 43.20% 52.00% 65.80% 59.60% 53.30% 47.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-75.10% 15.30% -4.80% 14.90% 14.80% 50.40% 21.80% 19.10% 14.70% 13.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
109.8M 109.8M 213.3M 24.8M 23.8M 20.7M 20.5M 19.9M 19.4M 18.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$1.43B $1.13B $1.12B $888.5M $134.8M $111.1M $246.2M -$165.2M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-11.70% 2.80% -1.20% 4.90% 5.70% 29.00% 16.40% 15.70% 11.60% 9.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2.18× 1.44× 1.15× 0.49× 0.16× 0.13× 0.20× 0.23× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$10.70 -$3.10 $8.09 $6.45 $51.15 $27.28 $28.95 $26.05 $26.76 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

Danaos Corp trades at about 5.2× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 0.7×–4.1×, median 2.6×).

0.7× 5.2×

Shaded band = 10-year range (0.7×–4.1×); dot = today's 5.2×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin47.8%53.3%59.6%65.8%52.0%43.2%45.0%-2.6%41.5%-42.7%
Net margin47.4%49.8%59.2%56.3%152.7%33.3%29.3%-7.2%18.6%-73.5%
Return on assets9.7%11.6%15.7%16.4%29.0%5.7%4.9%-1.2%2.8%-11.7%
Return on equity13.0%14.7%19.1%21.8%50.4%14.8%14.9%-4.8%15.3%-75.1%
Debt / equity0.23×0.20×0.13×0.16×0.49×1.15×1.44×2.18×——
Current ratio3.283.972.981.631.980.490.850.540.050.05

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.