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Danaos

DAC · NYSE

$157.43+$0.95 (+0.61%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $156.48

About DAC

Danaos Corp. provides seaborne transportation services to the containership sector. The company is headquartered in Athina, Attiki and currently employs 4,116 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2006-10-06. The firm's principal business is the acquisition and operation of vessels. The firm conducts its operations through the vessel owning companies, whose principal activity is the ownership and operation of containerships that are under the management of a related party of the company. The firm's manager is Danaos Shipping Company Limited (Danaos Shipping). The firm has a fleet of over 50 containerships aggregating approximately 329,590 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). Its containership fleet includes approximately 53 containerships deployed on time charters and approximately two containerships deployed on bareboat charter. Gemini Shipholdings Corporation (Gemini), a company beneficially owned by the Company, owns approximately four additional containerships of over 24,000 TEU aggregate capacity.

Employees
4,116
Headquarters
ATHINA, Attiki
Listed
Oct 6, 2006
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Marine Transportation
Website
danaos.com

DAC key statistics

Market cap
2.85B
Price-earnings ratio
5.30
Dividend yield
2.25%
Average volume
178.53K
Volume
71.11K
Open price
$156.52
High today
$158.70
Low today
$155.61
52 Week high
$172.76
52 Week low
$85.31

Danaos (DAC) at a glance

As of Oct 20, 2026, Danaos (DAC) shares are priced at $157.43, giving the company a market cap of 2.85B, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.30 and a dividend yield of 2.25%.

Today the stock has traded between $155.61 and $158.70. The current price is 1.2% above the day's low and 0.8% below its high.

Volume so far is 71.11K shares, below the average of 178.53K shares a day.

Over the past year Danaos has ranged from $85.31 to $172.76, and now sits 82% of the way up that range.

Danaos met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 3 of the last 8 quarters. In Q2 FY26 it reported $7.29 per share against an estimate of $6.64.

The average analyst price target is $167.79, 6.6% above the current price, from 1 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

100%of 1 analyst rating say Buy
  • Buy100.0%
  • Hold0.0%
  • Sell0.0%
Price target · 4 analystsAvg $167.79
Low
$156.55
Now
$157.43
High
$182.70

DAC earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 3 of the last 8 quarters, by 7.5% on average.

  1. Q3 FY24: reported $6.50 per share against an estimate of $6.84
  2. Q4 FY24: reported $6.93 per share against an estimate of $6.70
  3. Q1 FY25: reported $6.04 per share against an estimate of $6.50
  4. Q2 FY25: reported $6.36 per share against an estimate of $6.73
  5. Q3 FY25: reported $6.75 per share against an estimate of $7.17
  6. Q4 FY25: reported $7.14 per share against an estimate of $6.52
  7. Q1 FY26: reported $6.72 per share against an estimate of $6.76
  8. Q2 FY26: reported $7.29 per share against an estimate of $6.64

DAC news

  • Tim Melvin

    Perfect Stock Portfolio: October 2026 Edition

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Danaos Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend on Its Common Stock for the Third Quarter of 2026 and an Extraordinary Special Dividend

  • Tim Melvin

    Perfect Stock Portfolio: September 2026 Edition

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Danaos Corporation Reports Second Quarter and Half Year Results for the Period Ended June 30, 2026

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Danaos Corporation Announces Date for the Release of Second Quarter 2026 Results, Conference Call and Webcast

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Danaos Corporation Reports First Quarter Results for Period Ended March 31, 2026

  • Press releaseGlobe Newswire

    10th Capital Link Maritime Leaders Summit - A Posidonia Conference Program Event

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Danaos Corporation Announces Date for the Release of First Quarter 2026 Results, Conference Call and Webcast

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