# Danaos Corporation (DAC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Industrials / Marine. Price $155.26, market value $2.9 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 5.3×** (5-yr avg 2.3×, 3-yr avg 2.9×). Danaos Corporation trades at 5.3× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 2.3×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×. Forward P/E is 6.3×, higher than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to fall.
- **PEG: 2.33**. A PEG of 2.33 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 2.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.7×.
- **Price / book: 0.7×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 4.0×**. Enterprise value is 4.0× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 6.9%**. Free cash flow equals 6.9% of the market value. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 19.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 19.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 59.3%**. Danaos Corporation keeps 59.3% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 48.4%**. 48.4% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 47.4%**. 47.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 13.0%**. 13.0% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 10.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 10.3%.
- **Return on assets: 10.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces 10.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 2.8%** (3-yr 1.6%/yr, 5-yr 17.7%/yr). Revenue grew 2.8% over the last year, against 17.7% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 2.7%** (3-yr -0.6%/yr, 5-yr 32.9%/yr). Earnings per share rose 2.7%, roughly in step with revenue.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.30**. Debt is 0.30 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.2×**. It would take 0.2 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 11.8×**. Operating profit covers interest 11.8× over, a safe margin.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.32%** ($3.60 per share, trailing). Danaos Corporation yields 2.32%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 13%** (33% of free cash flow). 13% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 69.0%** (YTD 68.6%, 3-mo 21.1%). The shares are up 69.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -0.4%** (85.8% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 69**. An RSI of 69 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.59** (volatility 23%). Beta of 0.59 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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