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Danaos vs ZIM Integrated Shipping Services: revenue, profit, margins and growth compared

Danaos brought in $1B of revenue in fiscal 2025, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services $6.9B in fiscal 2025. Revenue changed by +2.8% at Danaos and -18.1% at ZIM Integrated Shipping Services on the year before, so Danaos grew faster. Danaos kept 47.4% of its revenue as net profit, ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 6.9%.

Side by side, latest fiscal year

DACZIM
Fiscal year endedFY2025 (December 31, 2025)FY2025 (December 31, 2025)
Revenue$1B$6.9B
Revenue growth+2.8%-18.1%
Net income$494.6M$479.2M
Net margin47.4%6.9%
Free cash flown/an/a
Free cash flow marginn/an/a
Earnings per share (diluted)$26.76$3.98
Cash$1B$1.1B
Debt$1.2B$90.1M
Price to earningsn/an/a
Market value$2.8B$3.5B
Dividend yieldn/an/a
Rank by revenue in sector#455 of 778 · Consumer discretionary#157 of 778 · Consumer discretionary

Over the years

Revenue
DAC FY2018: $458.7MDAC FY2019: $447.2MDAC FY2020: $461.6MDAC FY2021: $689.5MDAC FY2022: $993.3MDAC FY2023: $973.6MDAC FY2024: $1BDAC FY2025: $1BZIM FY2018: $3.2BZIM FY2020: $3.3BZIM FY2020: $4BZIM FY2021: $10.7BZIM FY2022: $12.6BZIM FY2023: $5.2BZIM FY2024: $8.4BZIM FY2025: $6.9BFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
DAC $1BZIM $6.9B
Net income
DAC FY2018: -$32.9MDAC FY2019: $131.3MDAC FY2020: $153.6MDAC FY2021: $1.1BDAC FY2022: $559.2MDAC FY2023: $576.3MDAC FY2024: $505.1MDAC FY2025: $494.6MZIM FY2018: -$125.7MZIM FY2020: -$18.1MZIM FY2020: $518MZIM FY2021: $4.6BZIM FY2022: $4.6BZIM FY2023: -$2.7BZIM FY2024: $2.1BZIM FY2025: $479.2MFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
DAC $494.6MZIM $479.2M
Net margin
DAC FY2018: -7.2%DAC FY2019: 29.3%DAC FY2020: 33.3%DAC FY2021: 152.7%DAC FY2022: 56.3%DAC FY2023: 59.2%DAC FY2024: 49.8%DAC FY2025: 47.4%ZIM FY2018: -3.9%ZIM FY2020: -0.6%ZIM FY2020: 13.0%ZIM FY2021: 43.3%ZIM FY2022: 36.8%ZIM FY2023: -52.2%ZIM FY2024: 25.5%ZIM FY2025: 6.9%FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
DAC 47.4%ZIM 6.9%
Revenue growth
DAC FY2019: -2.5%DAC FY2020: +3.2%DAC FY2021: +49.4%DAC FY2022: +44.1%DAC FY2023: -2.0%DAC FY2024: +4.2%DAC FY2025: +2.8%ZIM FY2020: +1.6%ZIM FY2020: +21.0%ZIM FY2021: +168.8%ZIM FY2022: +17.1%ZIM FY2023: -58.9%ZIM FY2024: +63.3%ZIM FY2025: -18.1%FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
DAC +2.8%ZIM -18.1%

Fiscal years as each company reports them; the two may end in different months.

Questions about Danaos and ZIM Integrated Shipping Services

Which is bigger by revenue, Danaos or ZIM Integrated Shipping Services?

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services is bigger by revenue: $6.9B in fiscal 2025, against $1B for Danaos in fiscal 2025.

Which keeps more of its revenue as profit, Danaos or ZIM Integrated Shipping Services?

Danaos had a net margin of 47.4% in fiscal 2025; ZIM Integrated Shipping Services had 6.9% in fiscal 2025.

Which grew revenue faster, Danaos or ZIM Integrated Shipping Services?

In their latest fiscal years revenue changed by +2.8% at Danaos and -18.1% at ZIM Integrated Shipping Services.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the annual reports each company files with the SEC (10-K, or 20-F and 40-F for foreign companies), read from their XBRL data. Margins and growth are simple arithmetic on those figures. Nothing here is a recommendation.

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