Safe Bulkers (SB) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Safe Bulkers (SB) posted Times Interest Earned of -$11.45 for Q1 2026, down 1308.62% on a QoQ basis from -$0.81 in Q4 2025, and down 37.12% year-over-year from -$18.21 in Q1 2025.
Safe Bulkers (SB) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Safe Bulkers' Times Interest Earned history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$11.45 for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned fell 37.12% year-over-year to -$11.45 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $13.65 (up 491.57% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.99, down 51.43% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned was -$11.45 for Q1 2026 at Safe Bulkers, down from -$0.81 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Times Interest Earned topped out at $0.71 in Q4 2024 and bottomed at -$25.73 in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of -$10.56 and a median of -$9.83 in 2024 frame the typical range for Times Interest Earned.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Times Interest Earned plunged 295.74% — and 2023, when it jumped 103.39%.
- Safe Bulkers' Times Interest Earned stood at -$10.49 in 2022, then soared by 103.39% to $0.36 in 2023, then jumped by 100.62% to $0.71 in 2024, then sank by 214.03% to -$0.81 in 2025, then sank by 1308.62% to -$11.45 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows SB's Times Interest Earned at -$11.45 in Q1 2026, -$0.81 in Q4 2025, and -$9.73 in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZIM Integrated Shipping Services | 2,964,341.97 Bn | 2,964,341.05 Bn | 57.20 Mn | 0.16 |
| 2 | Danaos | 2,542.12 Bn | 2,541.24 Bn | 203.71 Mn | 9.51 |
| 3 | Sfl | 1,584.69 Bn | 1,584.53 Bn | 66.27 Mn | 1.66 |
| 4 | Capital Clean Energy Carriers | 1,419.00 Bn | 1,418.46 Bn | 95.52 Mn | -4.00 |
| 5 | Globus Maritime | 59.97 Bn | 59.95 Bn | 8,083.00 | -0.01 |
| 6 | Kirby | 8.07 Bn | 7.99 Bn | 291.34 Mn | 37.26 |
| 7 | Matson | 6.26 Bn | 6.16 Bn | - | 0.15 |
| 8 | Hafnia | 3.73 Bn | 3.62 Bn | 152.41 Mn | -8.49 |
| 9 | Intercont (Cayman) | 3.56 Bn | 3.56 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Safe Bulkers | 768.80 Mn | 597.03 Mn | 53.24 Mn | -11.45 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -11.45 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.81 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -9.73 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -7.71 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -8.35 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.71 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -9.83 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -9.70 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -9.57 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.36 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -10.15 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -11.08 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -11.39 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -10.49 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -18.96 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -25.73 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -25.67 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -22.69 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -16.81 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -9.64 |