Safe Bulkers (SB) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026)
Safe Bulkers (SB) posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 19.21% for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 2.54 percentage points from 16.66% a year earlier and up 2.51 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Safe Bulkers (SB) Return on Equity [ROE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the year ended Dec 31, 2025, Safe Bulkers' Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 15.45%, down 5.57 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of +18.26 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In prior years, Safe Bulkers' Return on Equity [ROE] was 21.01% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+11.13 pp), 9.89% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-13.89 pp), 23.78% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-7.24 pp) and 31.02% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+33.84 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 stands as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since the quarter ended Dec 31, 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Equity [ROE] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.70 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] in the past five years was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021, with a gain of 35.21 percentage points; the weakest was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2023, with a drop of 13.70 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity [ROE] for the three prior quarters was 16.70% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 15.49% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 16.04% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 172.47 Bn | 164.72 Bn | - | 35.69% |
| 2 | United Parcel Service | 92.24 Bn | 69.07 Bn | - | 29.36% |
| 3 | Csx | 90.81 Bn | 86.03 Bn | - | 25.37% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 81.61 Bn | 80.64 Bn | - | 8.38% |
| 5 | Fedex | 72.98 Bn | 39.17 Bn | - | 14.43% |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 71.87 Bn | 66.34 Bn | - | 16.28% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 57.23 Bn | 39.41 Bn | - | 14.84% |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.65 Bn | -21.05 Bn | - | 20.76% |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 34.12 Bn | 32.96 Bn | - | 25.21% |
| 10 | Safe Bulkers | 729.51 Mn | 252.36 Mn | 62.00 Mn | 19.21% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 19.21% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.70% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.49% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.04% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.66% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.47% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.60% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.13% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 21.33% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.59% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.04% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.07% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.77% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 28.85% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 31.13% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 34.10% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 35.18% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 34.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 34.56% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 31.19% |
API Access
Safe Bulkers Return on Equity [ROE] API
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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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=SB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=SB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();