Safehold (SAFE) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Safehold's Return on Equity [ROE] was 4.50% in Q3 2026, down 0.17 percentage points from 4.67% a year earlier and down 0.09 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Safehold (SAFE) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Safehold came in at 4.76%, up 0.15 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +7.12 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 4.61% in FY2024 (+7.08 pp), -2.47% in FY2023 (-10.02 pp), 7.55% in FY2022 (+2.77 pp) and 4.78% in FY2021 (+7.14 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q2 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.21 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q3 2024 (a gain of 8.50 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2023 (a drop of 9.16 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SAFE's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 4.59% (Q2 2026), 4.66% (Q1 2026) and 4.72% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welltower | 179.36 Bn | 166.43 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 3.60% |
| 2 | Prologis | 122.34 Bn | 120.73 Bn | - | 7.65% |
| 3 | Simon Property | 79.95 Bn | 78.05 Bn | - | 97.96% |
| 4 | Public Storage | 62.14 Bn | 61.58 Bn | 112.08 Mn | 15.68% |
| 5 | Realty Income | 55.95 Bn | 57.33 Bn | - | 3.37% |
| 6 | Ventas | 47.02 Bn | 46.18 Bn | -3.39 Bn | 1.78% |
| 7 | Ryman Hospitality Properties | 46.62 Bn | 45.46 Bn | 266.41 Mn | 25.58% |
| 8 | Vivmark Residential | 37.34 Bn | 37.09 Bn | - | 0.00% |
| 9 | Extra Space Storage | 33.12 Bn | 32.90 Bn | 650.96 Mn | 7.79% |
| 10 | Safehold | 696.84 Mn | 806.74 Mn | 117.89 Mn | 4.50% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 4.50% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.59% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.66% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.72% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.67% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.32% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.44% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.57% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.22% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.86% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.23% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.38% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.28% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.76% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.77% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.31% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.14% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.88% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.33% |
Safehold Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=SAFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "SAFE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=SAFE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();