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Danaos Corporation

Industrials · Marine Shipping

$161.96

Down-$3.24 (-2.00%)

Updated Oct 15, 2026, 9:34 PM

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5.4/10

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Market cap
1.72B
P/E ratio
3.68
Dividend yield
2.13%
52-week range
$106.27 – $172.76
Volume
177.27K
Avg. volume
73.04K

Price performance · DAC

DAC price history

1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Prices through Oct 14, 2026

DAC closed at $161.96 after 21 trading sessions, up 1.76% for the selected period.

Last close
$161.96
Period change
+1.76%
Period low
$153.28
Period high
$170.22
Daily close
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DAC OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Oct 14, 2026$164.79$164.79$159.39$161.96177.27K
Oct 13, 2026$163.60$165.835$161.86$164.93245.38K
Oct 12, 2026$170.19$172.7616$169.25$169.39206.11K
Oct 9, 2026$170.97$171.09$167.80$169.09216.55K
Oct 8, 2026$166.86$170.59$166.83$170.22307.37K
Oct 7, 2026$166.00$168.15$164.35$164.48328.41K
Oct 6, 2026$165.00$166.33$163.38$165.94192.08K
Oct 5, 2026$166.18$167.77$163.2308$165.82148.57K
Oct 2, 2026$161.05$165.25$157.91$165.15212.46K
Oct 1, 2026$155.50$161.80$155.50$161.74193.13K
Sep 30, 2026$155.78$158.1599$153.90$154.3184.34K
Sep 29, 2026$152.73$154.99$152.61$154.48159.98K
Sep 28, 2026$154.52$155.23$152.90$153.2881.71K
Sep 25, 2026$154.93$154.93$151.00$154.14187.52K
Sep 24, 2026$154.80$156.07$153.26$154.66153.69K
Sep 23, 2026$156.01$156.63$153.30$154.42111.71K
Sep 22, 2026$159.00$160.705$155.365$156.00149.29K
Sep 21, 2026$161.07$163.13$159.25$159.61113.34K
Sep 18, 2026$162.54$163.35$161.05$161.19115.03K
Sep 17, 2026$159.49$163.64$159.49$162.40168.87K
Sep 16, 2026$160.00$160.53$157.86$159.16174.11K

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Overview

Company profile and research snapshot.

Company profile

Danaos Corp is an international owner of containerships. It provides international seaborne transportation services by operating vessels in the containership sector of the shipping industry. The company's customers include, HMM, MSC, Yang Ming, Hapag Lloyd, ZIM, Maersk, COSCO, OOCL, ONE, PIL, Sealead, Niledutch, Samudera, OSC, and Arkas. Geographically, the company operates in Australia-Asia, Europe, and America, with maximum revenue from the Australia-Asia region. It has two reporting segments Container vessels and Drybulk vessels segment. It generates the majority of its revenue from Container vessels.

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Average target
$105.00
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DAC recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Aug 6, 2026Freedom BrokerBuy—
Mar 10, 2026Freedom Capital MarketsHold—
Aug 5, 2025JefferiesBuy—
May 14, 2025JefferiesBuy—
Feb 11, 2025JefferiesBuy—
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Yahoo · Oct 9, 2026

Is Danaos (DAC) Fully Valued Following Its Special And Quarterly Dividend Announcement?

Danaos dividend announcement Danaos (DAC) has put cash returns in focus after declaring a regular quarterly dividend of US$1.00 per share, alongside a separate special payout of US$5.00, both scheduled for payment on October 22, 2026. The dividend news comes during a strong run in Danaos shares, with the stock up 11.2% on a 1-month share price return and 32.6% over 3 months. A 1-year total shareholder return of 105.9% suggests strong momentum rather than a short-lived pop. Scan beyond Danaos...

Yahoo · Oct 1, 2026

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

Danaos Corporation, one of the world's largest independent owners of containerships (the "Company") (NYSE: DAC), today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.00 per share on its common stock for the quarter ended September 30, 2026. The dividend is payable on October 22, 2026, to holders of record as of the close of business on October 13, 2026.

Yahoo · Sep 23, 2026

Danaos (DAC) Runs Into Mixed Valuation Signals, Is The Stock Still Below Fair Value?

Danaos (NYSE:DAC) has drawn investor attention after recent share price moves, alongside fresh financial metrics including US$1,055.063m in revenue and US$540.799m in net income. This has put its container and dry bulk shipping footprint in focus. The share price has eased in the past week, with a 1-day share price return of 2.26% and a 7-day share price return of 2.25% down, yet Danaos still shows a 90-day share price return of 24.51% and a year-to-date share price return of 63.78%. That...

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