Safe Bulkers (SB) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Safe Bulkers' EBIT Margin came in at 43.87% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 28.59 percentage points from 15.27% a year earlier and up 9.83 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Safe Bulkers (SB) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Safe Bulkers reported EBIT Margin of 34.57%, up 5.42 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it was 66.43%, up 26.39 percentage points from the prior year.
- EBIT Margin carries a five-year change of +61.35 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Going back by year, EBIT Margin was 40.05% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+4.79 pp), 35.26% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-15.46 pp), 50.72% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-5.01 pp) and 55.73% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+50.64 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 represents the highest quarterly EBIT Margin since the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022.
- Year-over-year, EBIT Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.63 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBIT Margin over five years came in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021 (a gain of 45.37 percentage points), and the weakest in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2023 (a drop of 27.70 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows SB's EBIT Margin at 34.04% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 24.64% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 33.88% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025) in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 170.41 Bn | 164.94 Bn | - | 40.25% |
| 2 | Csx | 89.17 Bn | 85.38 Bn | - | 38.27% |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 84.01 Bn | 60.90 Bn | - | 4.07% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 77.35 Bn | 76.37 Bn | - | 35.35% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 73.11 Bn | 67.75 Bn | - | 32.44% |
| 6 | Fedex | 70.98 Bn | 36.92 Bn | - | 6.20% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 50.18 Bn | 32.36 Bn | - | 7.20% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.20 Bn | 38.46 Bn | - | 29.94% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.93 Bn | -24.44 Bn | - | 6.20% |
| 10 | Safe Bulkers | 803.18 Mn | 326.03 Mn | 62.00 Mn | 45.75% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 45.75% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 35.59% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 25.79% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 35.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.96% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 23.18% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 34.47% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 45.30% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 43.88% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 42.77% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 45.23% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 31.92% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 30.50% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 37.04% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 45.87% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 57.71% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 59.48% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 46.72% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 71.02% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 63.82% |
Safe Bulkers EBIT Margin 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=ebit-margin&ticker=SB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "ticker": "SB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebit-margin&ticker=SB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();