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

Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 5.71% for Q4 2025, down 83.57% quarter-over-quarter from 34.73% in Q3 2025.

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

Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) has reported FCF Margin for 17 consecutive years, with 5.71% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.

  • In Q4 2025, FCF Margin changed N/A year-over-year to 5.71%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 20.33% (down 1552.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 20.33%, down 1255.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin eased to 5.71% in Q4 2025 per SBLK's latest filing, from 34.73% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 72.33% in Q2 2023 and bottomed at 3.32% in Q1 2023.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 37.6% across 5 years, with a median of 40.17% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2021 — FCF Margin slumped 209732 bps — and 2022, when it surged 4624 bps.
  • Star Bulk Carriers' FCF Margin stood at 59.29% in 2021, then sank by 31 bps to 40.83% in 2022, then decreased by 8 bps to 37.62% in 2023, then advanced by 10 bps to 41.28% in 2024, then tumbled by 86 bps to 5.71% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows SBLK's FCF Margin at 5.71% in Q4 2025, 34.73% in Q3 2025, and 22.08% in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Kirby 7.52 Bn 7.48 Bn 290.80 Mn -1.56%
2 Matson 6.59 Bn 6.47 Bn - -3.29%
3 Hafnia 3.92 Bn 3.81 Bn 152.41 Mn 84.89%
4 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 3.47 Bn 2.54 Bn 57.20 Mn 21.05%
5 Star Bulk Carriers 3.35 Bn 2.85 Bn - -
6 Danaos 2.66 Bn 1.43 Bn 217.68 Mn 74.48%
7 Okeanis Eco Tankers 2.43 Bn 2.21 Bn 12,231.53 Bn 38.94%
8 Navios Maritime Partners 2.41 Bn 2.00 Bn 326.09 Mn 68.97%
9 Costamare 1.81 Bn 1.43 Bn 185.32 Mn -128.97%
10 Sfl 1.65 Bn 1.50 Bn 106.91 Mn 19.54%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 5.71%
Sep 30, 2025 34.73%
Jun 30, 2025 22.08%
Mar 31, 2025 21.05%
Sep 30, 2024 41.28%
Jun 30, 2024 41.97%
Mar 31, 2024 44.06%
Dec 31, 2023 37.62%
Sep 30, 2023 30.13%
Jun 30, 2023 72.33%
Mar 31, 2023 3.32%
Dec 31, 2022 40.83%
Sep 30, 2022 50.70%
Jun 30, 2022 57.50%
Mar 31, 2022 63.53%
Dec 31, 2021 59.29%
Jun 30, 2021 11.26%
Mar 31, 2021 39.50%
Dec 31, 2020 31.22%
Sep 30, 2020 28.48%