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DAC vs RCL

Side-by-side comparison of Danaos Corporation (DAC) and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both DAC and RCL operate in Marine Transportation (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
  • RCL is the larger of the two at $72.95B, about 31.0x DAC ($2.35B).
  • Over the past year, DAC is up 50.1% and RCL is down 0.7% - DAC leads by 50.8 points.
  • RCL has hit the wire 17 times in the past 4 weeks while DAC has been quiet.
  • RCL has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 4 for DAC).
PerformanceDAC+50.07%RCL-0.71%
2025-06-09+0.00%2026-06-08
MetricDACRCL
Company
Danaos Corporation
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.
Price
$129.24+0.03%
$271.93-2.88%
Market cap
$2.35B
$72.95B
1M return
-2.09%
-3.20%
1Y return
+50.07%
-0.71%
Industry
Marine Transportation
Marine Transportation
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2006
1993
News (4w)
0
17
Recent ratings
4
25
DAC

Danaos Corporation

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. As of February 28, 2021, it had a fleet of 65 containerships aggregating 403,793 twenty foot equivalent units in capacity. The company was formerly known as Danaos Holdings Limited and changed its name to Danaos Corporation in October 2005. Danaos Corporation was founded in 1972 and is based in Piraeus, Greece.

RCL

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Royal Caribbean Group operates as a cruise company worldwide. The company operates cruises under the Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Azamara, and Silversea Cruises brands, which comprise a range of itineraries that call on approximately 1,000 destinations. As of December 31, 2020, it operated 61 ships with an aggregate capacity of approximately 137,930 berths. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

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