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

Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) posted quarterly EBITDA Margin of 6.85% for Q4 2025, down 8631.0% year-over-year from 0.08% in Q4 2024, and up 131.9% quarter-over-quarter from 21.49% in Q3 2025.

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

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

  • In Q4 2025, EBITDA Margin fell 8631.0% year-over-year to 6.85%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 11.47% (down 5337.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 13.13%, down 417.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin advanced to 6.85% in Q4 2025 per SBLK's latest filing, from 21.49% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EBITDA Margin topped out at 93.17% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 43.48% in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, EBITDA Margin has averaged 24.76% across 5 years, with a median of 33.27% in 2021.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — EBITDA Margin sank 78586 bps — and 2024, when it soared 9205 bps.
  • Star Bulk Carriers' EBITDA Margin stood at 70.63% in 2021, then sank by 38 bps to 43.59% in 2022, then decreased by 19 bps to 35.36% in 2023, then jumped by 163 bps to 93.17% in 2024, then plunged by 93 bps to 6.85% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows SBLK's EBITDA Margin at 6.85% in Q4 2025, 21.49% in Q3 2025, and 34.44% in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA 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 66.68%
4 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 3.47 Bn 2.54 Bn 57.20 Mn -23.34%
5 Star Bulk Carriers 3.35 Bn 2.85 Bn - -
6 Danaos 2.66 Bn 1.43 Bn 217.68 Mn 33.15%
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 59.58%
9 Costamare 1.81 Bn 1.43 Bn 185.32 Mn 96.95%
10 Sfl 1.65 Bn 1.50 Bn 106.91 Mn 18.19%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 6.85%
Sep 30, 2025 -21.49%
Jun 30, 2025 -34.44%
Mar 31, 2025 0.74%
Dec 31, 2024 93.17%
Sep 30, 2024 25.18%
Jun 30, 2024 48.57%
Mar 31, 2024 26.70%
Dec 31, 2023 35.36%
Sep 30, 2023 -13.28%
Jun 30, 2023 -43.48%
Mar 31, 2023 56.25%
Dec 31, 2022 43.59%
Sep 30, 2022 -2.12%
Jun 30, 2022 41.56%
Mar 31, 2022 61.16%
Dec 31, 2021 70.63%
Jun 30, 2021 33.27%
Mar 31, 2021 42.23%
Dec 31, 2020 3.97%