Safe Bulkers (SB) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Safe Bulkers (SB) posted Gross Margin of 71.57% for Q1 2026, up 309.59% on a QoQ basis from 34.15% in Q4 2025, and up 866.0% year-over-year from 7.41% in Q1 2025.

Safe Bulkers (SB) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Safe Bulkers' Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 71.57% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin rose 866.0% year-over-year to 71.57% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 41.06% (down 230.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 64.7%, down 520.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 71.57% for Q1 2026 at Safe Bulkers, up from 34.15% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 79.69% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 34.15% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 53.16% and a median of 67.25% in 2023 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Gross Margin plunged 8353 bps — and 2026, when it surged 866 bps.
  • Safe Bulkers' Gross Margin stood at 75.13% in 2022, then sank by 111 bps to 8.4% in 2023, then sank by 252 bps to 29.53% in 2024, then declined by 16 bps to 34.15% in 2025, then jumped by 310 bps to 71.57% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SB's Gross Margin at 71.57% in Q1 2026, 34.15% in Q4 2025, and 70.11% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Globus Maritime 58.32 Bn 58.29 Bn 8,083.00 65.99%
2 Kirby 8.01 Bn 7.93 Bn 291.34 Mn 34.20%
3 Matson 6.14 Bn 6.04 Bn - -
4 Hafnia 3.76 Bn 3.65 Bn 152.41 Mn 67.88%
5 Star Bulk Carriers 3.21 Bn 2.72 Bn 244.45 Mn 81.33%
6 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 2.91 Bn 1.02 Bn 57.20 Mn 4.10%
7 Danaos 2.53 Bn 1.66 Bn 203.71 Mn 80.30%
8 Okeanis Eco Tankers 2.24 Bn 2.11 Bn 157,933.95 Bn 92.81%
9 Costamare 1.85 Bn 1.21 Bn 195.64 Mn 92.69%
10 Safe Bulkers 765.74 Mn 593.96 Mn 53.24 Mn 71.57%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 71.57%
Dec 31, 2025 -34.15%
Sep 30, 2025 70.11%
Jun 30, 2025 57.25%
Mar 31, 2025 62.91%
Dec 31, 2024 -29.53%
Sep 30, 2024 70.86%
Jun 30, 2024 67.09%
Mar 31, 2024 71.46%
Dec 31, 2023 -8.40%
Sep 30, 2023 66.36%
Jun 30, 2023 63.27%
Mar 31, 2023 67.25%
Dec 31, 2022 75.13%
Sep 30, 2022 78.99%
Jun 30, 2022 79.69%
Mar 31, 2022 73.80%
Dec 31, 2021 79.90%
Sep 30, 2021 81.43%
Jun 30, 2021 77.44%