Safe Bulkers (SB) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Safe Bulkers (SB) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 11.55% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 1.74 percentage points from 9.81% a year earlier and up 1.65 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Safe Bulkers (SB) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Safe Bulkers' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 9.15%, down 3.29 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +10.31 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In prior years, Safe Bulkers' Return on Assets [ROA] was 12.44% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+6.46 pp), 5.98% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-8.76 pp), 14.75% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-1.10 pp) and 15.85% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+17.01 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 stands as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since the quarter ended Dec 31, 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.05 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021, with a gain of 20.57 percentage points; the weakest was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2023, with a drop of 7.76 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior quarters was 9.90% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 9.25% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 9.47% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 165.28 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | 10.41% |
| 2 | Csx | 87.86 Bn | 84.08 Bn | - | 7.32% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 75.56 Bn | 75.27 Bn | - | 4.35% |
| 4 | Norfolk Southern | 71.27 Bn | 65.91 Bn | - | 5.84% |
| 5 | United Parcel Service | 69.70 Bn | 46.62 Bn | - | 6.39% |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.71 Bn | 34.65 Bn | - | 4.58% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.32 Bn | 37.50 Bn | - | 4.63% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 37.44 Bn | 36.71 Bn | - | 19.12% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.52 Bn | -19.85 Bn | - | 4.22% |
| 10 | Safe Bulkers | 900.91 Mn | 399.81 Mn | 86.76 Mn | 11.55% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 11.55% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.90% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.25% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.47% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.81% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.00% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.41% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.45% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.66% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.10% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.49% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.25% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 17.90% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 18.94% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 20.06% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 19.75% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 19.54% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.39% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.17% |
API Access
Safe Bulkers Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=SB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=SB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();