Danaos (DAC) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $7.29
- Estimate
- $7.60
- Surprise
- -4.1%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.1 → 6.1/10
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.
How the report landed
Danaos (DAC) missed the $7.60 estimate with adjusted 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.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates DAC Sell at 6.2/10.
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
- Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7
- Consecutive earnings misses (2)
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.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $162.12
- Price target
- $186.44
- Stop
- $153.58
- Upside to target
- +15.0%
Forward estimates sit below the trailing run-rate (6.7× forward vs 5.6× trailing) — consensus expects earnings to decline from here.
Risk check: RSI 74 — a level conventionally read as overbought; gains at these levels often lean on momentum.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-14 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
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
- Market cap
- $3.00B
- P/E (fwd)
- 6.7
- P/E (ttm)
- 5.6
- 52-week range
- $83.67–$172.76
- Off 52-week high
- 6.2%
- RSI (14)
- 74
- Volume vs avg
- 0.74×
- Score today
- 6.2/10