profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Danaos
$150.85+2.45% today
+59.8% in 1 year
1-year low $92.191-year high $170.22
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $5.55 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Danaos sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $993 million in 2022 to $1.04 billion in 2025, with $495 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Danaos handed back 40% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $76M$64M
Free cash flow 2025$348M
Bought back its own shares$76M
Paid as dividends$64M
Cash vs. debt$1.0B vs. $1.2B
Danaos vs. similar companies
Danaos grows in the middle of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danaos | 5.6× · Cheap | ||
 Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone | 34.3× · Expensive | ||
 A.P. Møller - Mærsk | 15.3× · Fair price | ||
 Cosco Shipping | 7.2× · Cheap | ||
 Hapag-Lloyd | 25.2× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Danaos's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 993 | 974 | 1,014 | 1,042 | |
| 665 | 641 | 616 | 607 | |
| 616 | 579 | 533 | 499 | |
| 717 | 705 | 675 | 701 | |
| 559 | 576 | 505 | 495 | |
| 27.28 | 28.95 | 26.05 | 26.76 | |
| 66.9% | 65.9% | 60.7% | 58.3% | |
| 62.0% | 59.5% | 52.5% | 47.8% | |
| 56.3% | 59.2% | 49.8% | 47.4% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 3,400 | 3,661 | 4,344 | 5,114 |
| Cash | 268 | 272 | 453 | 1,037 |
| Total debt | 502 | 404 | 735 | 1,155 |
| Total liabilities | 840 | 645 | 919 | 1,318 |
| 2,560 | 3,016 | 3,425 | 3,796 | |
| 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | |
| 16.5% | 13.8% | 10.1% | 8.6% | |
| 21.8% | 19.1% | 14.7% | 13.0% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 935 | 576 | 622 | 645 | |
| 199 | 268 | 659 | 297 | |
| 736 | 308 | -38 | 348 | |
| Dividends paid | 61 | 61 | 63 | 64 |
| 29 | 71 | 53 | 76 | |
| 6 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
Valuation
- 5.6×
- 5.7×
- –
- 0.6×
- 2.6×
- 7.9×
- 4.1×
- 12.7%
- 18.0%
- 2.8%
Profitability
- 58.3%
- 47.8%
- 47.4%
- 70.9%
- 10.1%
- 17.6%
- 13.8%
- 10.2%
- 10.1%
- –
Growth
- +1.6%
- −0.6%
- +957.3%
- –
- −2.4%
Financial health
- 0.2×
- 0.26
- 20.1%
- 10.4×
- 8.66
- 8.66
- 0.20
How it ranks in Industrials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 31%of 982
Top 1%of 989
Top 1%of 870
Bottom 24%of 986
Top 8%of 988
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $105.00
- Range
- $105.00 – $105.00
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | 6.72 | 5.86 | +14.7% |
| Feb 9, 2026 | 7.14 | 6.77 | +5.5% |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 6.75 | 7.10 | −4.9% |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 6.36 | 6.52 | −2.5% |
| May 13, 2025 | 6.04 | 6.33 | −4.6% |
| Feb 10, 2025 | 6.93 | 6.52 | +6.3% |
| Nov 12, 2024 | 6.50 | 6.77 | −4.0% |
| Aug 5, 2024 | 6.78 | 7.28 | −6.9% |
2.8%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$28a year at today's yield, before tax
–per share
Raised4 yearsin a row, in our data
Paid per share, each year
$1.50 in 2021 → $3.45 in 2025
How safe it looks
12.8% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 18.3%
News
Danaos raises dividend by 11% to $1.00Seeking Alpha · Oct 1, 2026Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
6/7Passes 6 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
77Pass
Benjamin Graham
100Pass
Philip Fisher
72Pass
Peter Lynch
39No pass
Joel Greenblatt
72Pass
Charlie Munger
80Pass
Terry Smith
65Pass
Questions about Danaos
Is Danaos a good stock to buy?
A strong, very profitable business, and the price looks low. 6 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Danaos AI analysis
What does Danaos do?
Danaos Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates containerships in Australia, Asia, Europe, and the United States. The company offers seaborne transportation services, such as chartering its vessels to liner companies. It is in Marine Shipping, based in Piraeus, Greece, with 4 employees.
Does Danaos pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 2.8% a year, about 13% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $63.6 million in dividends.
Is Danaos stock halal?
No. Danaos does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 42% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Danaos stock done over the past year?
Up 59.8% over the past twelve months, to $150.85. It traded between $92.19 and $170.22 and is 11.4% below its high.
Who are Danaos's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, A.P. Møller - Mærsk, Cosco Shipping and Hapag-Lloyd. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Danaos's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 11, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.