Safe Bulkers (SB-PD) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025)

Safe Bulkers (SB-PD) reported Operating Expenses of -$8.0 million for Q4 2025, down 14.23% on a YoY basis from -$9.3 million in Q4 2024, and down 5.49% quarter-over-quarter from -$7.5 million in Q3 2025.

Safe Bulkers (SB-PD) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Safe Bulkers has reported Operating Expenses for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$8.0 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Operating Expenses fell 14.23% year-over-year to -$8.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$29.9 million (down 10.43% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $97.3 million, up 5.13% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 stood at -$8.0 million, down from -$7.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was -$5.2 million in Q2 2022, with the low at -$8.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged -$6.2 million across 5 years, with a median of -$5.9 million in 2021.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses grew 8.67% — and 2024, when it declined 18.6%.
  • Safe Bulkers' Operating Expenses stood at -$5.5 million in 2021, then retreated by 6.28% to -$5.8 million in 2022, then declined by 7.03% to -$6.2 million in 2023, then fell by 11.87% to -$7.0 million in 2024, then retreated by 14.23% to -$8.0 million in 2025.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at -$8.0 million (Q4 2025), -$7.5 million (Q3 2025), and -$7.7 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 C3is 744.65 Bn 744.65 Bn 9.11 Mn 6.31 Mn
2 Kirby 7.86 Bn 7.78 Bn 291.34 Mn 722.10 Mn
3 Matson 5.69 Bn 5.59 Bn - 696.40 Mn
4 Hafnia 3.63 Bn 3.52 Bn 152.41 Mn -24.49 Mn
5 Star Bulk Carriers 3.14 Bn 3.13 Bn 371.22 Mn 223.85 Mn
6 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 3.12 Bn 1.01 Bn 57.20 Mn -403.80 Mn
7 Costamare 1.93 Bn 1.42 Bn - -42.16 Mn
8 Navios Maritime Partners 1.87 Bn 1.47 Bn 262.01 Mn -23.83 Mn
9 Global Ship Lease 1.37 Bn 1.37 Bn - 8.85 Mn
10 Safe Bulkers - - -24.78 Mn -7.96 Mn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 -7.96 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -7.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -7.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -6.66 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -6.97 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -7.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -6.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -6.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -6.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -5.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 -5.75 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -5.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -5.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -5.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -5.16 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -5.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -5.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -5.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 -5.62 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 -5.48 Mn