Safe Bulkers (SB) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2025)
Safe Bulkers' (SB) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 12.7% in Q4 2025, down 326.0% YoY from 5.62% in Q4 2024, and down 20.4% on a QoQ basis from 15.96% in Q4 2024.
Safe Bulkers (SB) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Safe Bulkers (SB) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 12.7% in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 326.0% year-over-year to 12.7% in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 12.7% (down 326.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 5.24%, down 475.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 12.7% in Q4 2025, from 15.96% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 27.53% in Q4 2022 to a low of 8.54% in Q2 2021.
- A 5-year average of 16.06% and a median of 14.59% in 2023 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The widest YoY moves for Return on Capital Employed: up 1827 bps in 2021, down 178598 bps in 2021.
- Tracing SB's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 19.33% in 2021, then jumped by 42 bps to 27.53% in 2022, then tumbled by 47 bps to 14.59% in 2023, then rose by 9 bps to 15.96% in 2024, then decreased by 20 bps to 12.7% in 2025.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 12.7% (Q4 2025), 15.96% (Q4 2024), and 14.59% (Q4 2023), per Business Quant data.
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| 1 | Kirby | 7.46 Bn | 7.42 Bn | 290.80 Mn | 9.54% |
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| 10 | Safe Bulkers | 826.18 Mn | 683.27 Mn | 62.00 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.70% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.96% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.59% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 27.53% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 19.33% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.75% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 8.54% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1.05% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1,794.52% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1,832.41% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 15.96% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -6.64% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -2.74% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | -4.96% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -3.54% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -2.65% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 64.02% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 3,348,953.01% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 3,431,738.50% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 958.52% |