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DACDanaos CorporationHold6.3·$154.89+0.48%

Danaos (DAC) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage

MISS-4.1% vs estimateEPS $7.29 vs $7.60 estVerdict Buy (Wait)Hold

Reported

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Event detail · Q2 2026

Key numbers

Reported EPS
$7.29
Estimate
$7.60
Surprise
-4.1%
Score at report (before → after)
6.16.1/10

Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.

Report record · Q2 2026

How the report landed

Danaos (DAC) missed the $7.60 estimate with diluted EPS of $7.29 — a clear 4.1% shortfall. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (6.1/10) to Hold at 6.1/10 after the report.

Current read · as of 2026-09-04

Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now

TrendMatrix currently rates DAC Hold at 6.3/10.

2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -4.1% surprise compares with a -0.4% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-16.

What supports the rating

  • Earnings estimates trending UP
  • Attractive valuation

What argues against it

  • Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
  • Near 52-week high (0.6% away)
  • Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7

This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.

Current engine read

The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks

Current price
$154.89
Price target
$178.12
Stop
$148.85
Upside to target
+15.0%

Forward estimates sit below the trailing run-rate (6.3× forward vs 5.2× trailing) — consensus expects earnings to decline from here.

Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-04 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.

Industrials context

DAC at TrendMatrix's latest read

Industrial quarters are order-book stories — backlog and book-to-bill color how the market reads the reported number.

Industry
Marine Shipping
P/E (fwd)
6.3
P/E (ttm)
5.2
52-week range
$83.56$155.89
Off 52-week high
0.6%
RSI (14)
69
Volume vs avg
0.30×
Score today
6.3/10

Earnings figures are sourced from TrendMatrix’s pipeline (EPS: existing earnings extraction; revenue: SEC XBRL company facts where available, yfinance-provisional otherwise). Not a buy/sell rating, a price target, or investment advice — see the current verdict on the stock’s main page for TrendMatrix’s live read.

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