Safe Bulkers (SB) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Safe Bulkers' Price to Earnings came in at 8.77 for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, down 12.2% from 9.99 a year earlier and down 45.6% from the prior quarter.
Safe Bulkers (SB) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Safe Bulkers' Price to Earnings was 16.13, up 283.5% from the prior year.
- Going back by year, Price to Earnings was 4.21 in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-33.5%), 6.32 in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (+199.1%), 2.11 in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-24.6%) and 2.80 in the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 represents the lowest quarterly Price to Earnings since the quarter ended Mar 31, 2025.
- Year-over-year, Price to Earnings increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 69.2%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Price to Earnings over five years came in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 (growth of 298.1%), and the weakest in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2022 (a decline of 97.5%).
- Business Quant data shows SB's Price to Earnings at 16.13 (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 18.49 (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 14.19 (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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.79 Bn | 156.31 Bn | - |
| 2 | Csx | 86.21 Bn | 82.43 Bn | - |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.26 Bn | 73.97 Bn | - |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.36 Bn | 47.28 Bn | - |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.74 Bn | 64.38 Bn | - |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.91 Bn | 33.85 Bn | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.33 Bn | 37.51 Bn | - |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.95 Bn | 36.21 Bn | - |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.28 Bn | -20.09 Bn | - |
| 10 | Safe Bulkers | 913.18 Mn | 412.08 Mn | 86.76 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.77 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.13 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 18.49 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.19 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.99 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.07 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.64 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.39 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.87 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.88 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.28 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.70 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.68 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.13 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.20 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.75 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.68 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.74 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.29 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.50 |
Safe Bulkers Price to Earnings 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=price-to-earnings&ticker=SB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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=price-to-earnings&ticker=SB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();