Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2025)

Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) posted quarterly EBIT Margin of 6.85% for Q4 2025, down 10057.0% year-over-year from N/an in Q4 2024, and up 221.46% quarter-over-quarter from 5.64% in Q3 2025.

Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) has reported EBIT Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 6.85% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, EBIT Margin fell 10057.0% year-over-year to 6.85%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 7.5% (down 4080.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 13.13%, down 1714.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin advanced to 6.85% in Q4 2025 per SBLK's latest filing, from 5.64% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBIT Margin topped out at 107.42% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 28.81% in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 22.52% across 5 years, with a median of 12.63% in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — EBIT Margin jumped 241419 bps — and 2025, when it plunged 10057 bps.
  • Star Bulk Carriers' EBIT Margin stood at 95.73% in 2021, then sank by 95 bps to 4.87% in 2022, then plunged by 165 bps to 3.18% in 2023, then surged by 3475 bps to 107.42% in 2024, then tumbled by 94 bps to 6.85% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows SBLK's EBIT Margin at 6.85% in Q4 2025, 5.64% in Q3 2025, and 17.22% in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Kirby 7.52 Bn 7.48 Bn 290.80 Mn 13.27%
2 Matson 6.59 Bn 6.47 Bn - 16.39%
3 Hafnia 3.92 Bn 3.81 Bn 152.41 Mn 48.93%
4 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 3.47 Bn 2.54 Bn 57.20 Mn -1.31%
5 Star Bulk Carriers 3.35 Bn 2.85 Bn - -
6 Danaos 2.66 Bn 1.43 Bn 217.68 Mn 48.38%
7 Okeanis Eco Tankers 2.43 Bn 2.21 Bn 12,231.53 Bn 68.94%
8 Navios Maritime Partners 2.41 Bn 2.00 Bn 326.09 Mn 98.02%
9 Costamare 1.81 Bn 1.43 Bn 185.32 Mn 113.20%
10 Sfl 1.65 Bn 1.50 Bn 106.91 Mn -13.02%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 6.85%
Sep 30, 2025 -5.64%
Jun 30, 2025 -17.22%
Mar 31, 2025 -17.88%
Dec 31, 2024 107.42%
Sep 30, 2024 12.63%
Jun 30, 2024 36.23%
Mar 31, 2024 14.37%
Dec 31, 2023 -3.18%
Sep 30, 2023 2.17%
Jun 30, 2023 -28.81%
Mar 31, 2023 40.60%
Dec 31, 2022 4.87%
Sep 30, 2022 8.74%
Jun 30, 2022 50.90%
Mar 31, 2022 50.50%
Dec 31, 2021 95.73%
Jun 30, 2021 45.51%
Mar 31, 2021 24.16%
Dec 31, 2020 23.41%