Safe Bulkers (SB) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Safe Bulkers (SB) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 43.87% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 28.59 percentage points from 15.27% a year earlier and up 9.83 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Safe Bulkers (SB) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Safe Bulkers' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 34.57% as of Jun 30, 2026, up 5.42 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at 66.43%, up 26.39 percentage points from the prior year.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +61.35 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 40.05% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+4.79 pp), 35.26% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-15.46 pp), 50.72% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-5.01 pp) and 55.73% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+50.64 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 is the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] rose in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.63 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 45.37 percentage points in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021, against a drop of 27.70 percentage points in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 34.04% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 24.64% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 33.88% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 165.28 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | 40.25% |
| 2 | Csx | 87.86 Bn | 84.08 Bn | - | 38.27% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 75.56 Bn | 75.27 Bn | - | 35.35% |
| 4 | Norfolk Southern | 71.27 Bn | 65.91 Bn | - | 32.44% |
| 5 | United Parcel Service | 69.70 Bn | 46.62 Bn | - | 4.07% |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.71 Bn | 34.65 Bn | - | 6.20% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.32 Bn | 37.50 Bn | - | 9.43% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 37.44 Bn | 36.71 Bn | - | 29.94% |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.52 Bn | -19.85 Bn | - | 6.20% |
| 10 | Safe Bulkers | 900.91 Mn | 399.81 Mn | 86.76 Mn | 43.87% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 43.87% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 34.04% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 24.64% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 33.88% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 15.27% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.19% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 33.06% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 43.40% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 42.06% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 41.11% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 43.54% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 30.75% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 29.37% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 35.63% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 44.11% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 55.54% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 57.08% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 44.79% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 68.08% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 60.95% |
Safe Bulkers Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();