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Maersk raises 2026 profit guidance again as rates stay high

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GEOPOLITICS ALPHAMaersk raises 2026 profit guidanceagain as rates stay highAMKBYGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about container shipping.

Directly affected

  • AMKBY A.P. Moller-Maersk (CPH: MAERSK-B)

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF-3.3% 17d

    Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “maersk” (container shipping) in this story.

  • IYT iShares U.S. Transportation ETF

    iShares U.S. Transportation ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “maersk” (container shipping) in this story.

  • ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services-2.1% 30d

    ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “maersk” (container shipping) in this story.

  • MATX Matson+1.5% 6d

    Matson (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “maersk” (container shipping) in this story.

  • KEX Kirby+1.8% 30d

    Kirby (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “maersk” (container shipping) in this story.

  • DAC Danaos

    Danaos (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “maersk” (container shipping) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
AMKBYNon-US listing (OTC); price checks may stay empty———————
BWET+32.30%+28.62%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
IYT-4.08%-2.32%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
ZIM+2.49%-0.61%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
MATX+7.82%+5.10%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
KEX+13.99%+9.83%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
DAC+4.13%+0.95%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

Maersk raises 2026 profit guidance again as rates stay high Reuters

Source: Reuters

This story

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
BWETthree days earlier+28.62%final price
BWETfive days earlier+32.30%final price
DACthree days earlier+0.95%final price
DACfive days earlier+4.13%final price
IYTthree days earlier-2.32%final price
IYTfive days earlier-4.08%final price
KEXthree days earlier+9.83%final price
KEXfive days earlier+13.99%final price
MATXthree days earlier+5.10%final price
MATXfive days earlier+7.82%final price
ZIMthree days earlier-0.61%final price
ZIMfive days earlier+2.49%final price

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