Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2025)

Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) reported Free Cash Flow of $16.9 million for Q4 2025, down 77.86% year-over-year from $76.3 million in Q4 2024, and down 81.62% quarter-over-quarter from $91.9 million in Q3 2025.

Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) has 17 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $16.9 million in Q4 2025.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q4 2025 came in at $16.9 million, down 77.86% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $211.9 million (down 74.85% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $211.9 million, down 49.06% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow declined to $16.9 million in Q4 2025 per SBLK's latest filing, from $91.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $395.2 million in Q3 2024 and troughed at $7.4 million in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $138.6 million and a median of $91.9 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Free Cash Flow plunged 96.76% in 2023, then surged 1436.8% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $296.4 million in 2021, then tumbled by 69.41% to $90.7 million in 2022, then slipped by 22.37% to $70.4 million in 2023, then climbed by 8.39% to $76.3 million in 2024, then plunged by 77.86% to $16.9 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows SBLK's Free Cash Flow at $16.9 million in Q4 2025, $91.9 million in Q3 2025, and $54.6 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 C3is 744.65 Bn 744.65 Bn 9.11 Mn -
2 Kirby 7.86 Bn 7.78 Bn 291.34 Mn 265.18 Mn
3 Matson 5.69 Bn 5.59 Bn - 76.00 Mn
4 Hafnia 3.63 Bn 3.52 Bn 152.41 Mn 190.61 Mn
5 Star Bulk Carriers 3.14 Bn 3.13 Bn 371.22 Mn 16.89 Mn
6 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 3.12 Bn 1.01 Bn 57.20 Mn 294.00 Mn
7 Costamare 1.93 Bn 1.42 Bn - 128.79 Mn
8 Navios Maritime Partners 1.87 Bn 1.47 Bn 262.01 Mn 246.23 Mn
9 Global Ship Lease 1.37 Bn 1.37 Bn - 80.28 Mn
10 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 1.33 Bn 792.93 Mn 78.44 Mn -

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2025 16.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 16.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 91.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 91.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 54.56 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 54.56 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 48.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 48.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 76.30 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 76.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 395.18 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 395.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 256.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 256.99 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 114.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 114.29 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 70.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 70.39 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 67.12 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 67.12 Mn