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COMPANY SUMMARY
Danaos Corporation, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates containerships and drybulk vessels in Australia, Europe, and the United States. It operates in two segments, Container Vessels and Drybulk Vessels. The company provides seaborne transportation services by operating vessels in the containership and drybulk sectors of the shipping industry. As of December 31, 2025, it had a fleet of 75 containerships aggregating 477,230 TEUs; 27 container vessels under construction containerships aggregating 173,314 TEUs; 10 Capesize bulk carriers aggregating 1,755,000 DWT; and 2 dry bulk vessels under construction aggregating 422,000 DWT. The company was formerly known as Danaos Holdings Limited and changed its name to Danaos Corporation in October 2005. Danaos Corporation was founded in 1963 and is based in Piraeus, Greece.
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Financial Summary
| Share Statistics | DAC | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $2,586.2 | $708.1 | 57% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 18.2 | 29.1 | 29% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 28.0% | 49.0% | 13% |
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| Float (Mil) | 8.4 | 14.8 | 17% |
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| Beta | 0.90 | 0.90 | 54% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 121 | 104 | 38% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
51.2% | 92.6% | 81% |
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| Growth | DAC | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 17.7% | 11.6% | 78% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 26.3% | 23.8% | 81% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 32.9% | 16.9% | 83 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 95% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | 64.8% | 0.6% | 96% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | na | 1 | 1 | |
| Current EPS | $6.310 | $27.600 | $24.500 | |
| Month Ago EPS | na | $27.600 | $24.500 | |
| # Rev Up | na | 0 | 1 | |
| # Rev Down | na | 1 | 0 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | na | $25.200 | $17.500 | |
| Year/Year Chg | (18.1%) | 3.1% | (23.1%) | |
| Financials | DAC | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $1,043 | $385 | 51% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $520 | $39 | 79% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $28.414 | $0.900 | 99% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $674 | $63 | 76% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $396 | ($1) | 90% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $1,004 | $310 | 66% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $2,421 | $875 | 52% |
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| Valuation | DAC | Industry Median |
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| P/B | 0.66 | 0.78 | 12% |
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| P/E | 5.0 | 16.3 | 5% |
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| Dividend Yield | 2.5% | 0.1% | 81% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 0.2 | 0.7 | 5% |
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| Ratios | DAC | Industry Median |
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| Gross Margin | 70.5% | 41.3% | 81% |
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| Net Margin | 49.9% | 11.7% | 97% |
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| ROA | 10.9% | 3.1% | 89% |
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| ROE | 14.0% | 5.8% | 69% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 23.3% | 40.4% | 16% |
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| F-Score | 5 | 4 | 51% |
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Passing Stock Screens
As of 7/30/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies,
GURU STRATEGY
Graham--Defensive Investor (Non-Utility) Screen
Factors: Yield, Value, Quality
Credited as one of the fathers of in-depth security analysis, Graham's approach focuses on the concept of intrinsic value.
| Performance Since Inception: | 11.7% |
| +/- S&P 500: | +4.2 |
FACTOR STRATEGY
Cash Rich Firms Screen
Factors: Value, Quality
Locating firms with a high proportion of cash to share price.
| Performance Since Inception: | 6.4% |
| +/- S&P 500: | -1.1 |
