Safe Bulkers (SB) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Safe Bulkers' (SB) Times Interest Earned was 6.58 for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 391.6% from 1.34 a year earlier and up 62.4% from the prior quarter.
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Safe Bulkers (SB) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Safe Bulkers' Times Interest Earned came in at 2.20, up 41.3% year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it was 6.31, up 54.1% from the prior year.
- By year, Times Interest Earned came in at 4.09 in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-2.9%), 4.22 in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-60.9%), 10.77 in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-17.2%) and 13.00 in the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 ranks as the highest quarterly Times Interest Earned since the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022.
- Year over year, Times Interest Earned gained in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 38.8%.
- The high point for year-over-year Times Interest Earned in five years was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021 (growth of 797.8%); the low point was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2023 (a decline of 77.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 came in at 4.05 (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 0.62 (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 3.40 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.62 Bn | 156.15 Bn | - | 8.83 |
| 2 | Csx | 86.16 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 7.14 |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.78 Bn | 74.50 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.01 Bn | 46.94 Bn | - | 3.42 |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.45 Bn | 64.09 Bn | - | 5.71 |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.46 Bn | 33.40 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.88 Bn | 37.06 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 35.33 Bn | - | 6,122.38 |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.71 Bn | 12.72 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 38.62 |
| 10 | Safe Bulkers | 873.30 Mn | 372.20 Mn | 86.76 Mn | 6.58 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.58 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.05 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.62 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.40 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.34 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.02 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.79 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.48 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.55 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.22 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.51 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.35 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.75 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.42 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.78 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.10 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.51 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.59 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 22.69 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.81 |
API Access
Safe Bulkers Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=SB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=SB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();