Safe Bulkers (SB-PD) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2025)

Safe Bulkers (SB-PD) reported Debt to Equity of $0.65 for Q4 2025, up 0.76% on a YoY basis from $0.65 in Q4 2024, and up 0.76% quarter-over-quarter from $0.65 in Q4 2024.

Safe Bulkers (SB-PD) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Safe Bulkers has reported Debt to Equity for 17 years, with the latest figure at $0.65 in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Debt to Equity rose 0.76% year-over-year to $0.65; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $0.65 (up 0.76% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $0.65, up 0.76% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity for Q4 2025 stood at $0.65, up from $0.65 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt to Equity was $0.94 in Q2 2021, with the low at $0.52 in Q4 2021.
  • Historically, Debt to Equity has averaged $0.67 across 5 years, with a median of $0.65 in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — Debt to Equity plunged 61.67% — and 2023, when it increased 19.22%.
  • Safe Bulkers' Debt to Equity stood at $0.52 in 2021, then advanced by 2.5% to $0.54 in 2022, then advanced by 19.22% to $0.64 in 2023, then climbed by 0.83% to $0.65 in 2024, then gained by 0.76% to $0.65 in 2025.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.65 (Q4 2025), $0.65 (Q4 2024), and $0.64 (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 C3is 744.65 Bn 744.65 Bn 9.11 Mn -
2 Kirby 7.86 Bn 7.78 Bn 291.34 Mn 0.27
3 Matson 5.69 Bn 5.59 Bn - 0.13
4 Hafnia 3.63 Bn 3.52 Bn 152.41 Mn 0.48
5 Star Bulk Carriers 3.14 Bn 3.13 Bn 371.22 Mn 0.43
6 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 3.12 Bn 1.01 Bn 57.20 Mn -
7 Costamare 1.93 Bn 1.42 Bn - 0.69
8 Navios Maritime Partners 1.87 Bn 1.47 Bn 262.01 Mn -
9 Global Ship Lease 1.37 Bn 1.37 Bn - -
10 Safe Bulkers - - -24.78 Mn 0.65

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 0.65
Dec 31, 2024 0.65
Dec 31, 2023 0.64
Dec 31, 2022 0.54
Dec 31, 2021 0.52
Sep 30, 2021 0.73
Jun 30, 2021 0.94
Dec 31, 2020 1.37
Jun 30, 2020 1.42
Dec 31, 2019 1.27
Dec 31, 2018 1.23
Dec 31, 2017 1.24
Dec 31, 2016 1.01
Sep 30, 2016 1.02
Jun 30, 2016 1.01
Dec 31, 2015 1.02
Dec 31, 2014 0.66
Dec 31, 2013 0.88
Sep 30, 2013 1.03
Dec 31, 2012 1.45