Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) reported Gross Margin of 83.88% for Q2 2026, up 6.45 percentage points from 77.43% a year earlier and up 2.65 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Star Bulk Carriers' Gross Margin came in at 82.28%, up 3.98 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 79.38%, up 0.41 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin has a five-year change of +86.92 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Gross Margin came in at 78.96% in FY2024 (+5.70 pp), 73.26% in FY2023 (-6.80 pp), 80.06% in FY2022 (-4.10 pp) and 84.16% in FY2021 (+91.70 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Gross Margin since Q2 2022.
- Year over year, Gross Margin has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.77 percentage points over the last four quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Gross Margin in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 7.78 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2023 (a drop of 17.02 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 81.23% (Q1 2026), 81.33% (Q4 2025) and 82.29% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 170.80 Bn | 165.33 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Csx | 89.17 Bn | 85.38 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | United Parcel Service | 83.81 Bn | 60.70 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 77.31 Bn | 76.33 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 73.23 Bn | 67.87 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Fedex | 70.82 Bn | 36.77 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 50.27 Bn | 32.46 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 39.09 Bn | 38.36 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 31.83 Bn | -24.55 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Star Bulk Carriers | 3.23 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 293.09 Mn | 82.00% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 82.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 78.02% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 96.22% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 74.32% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 72.53% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 70.54% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 76.45% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 78.06% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 78.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 80.27% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 79.46% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 75.38% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 76.32% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 70.29% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 82.15% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 83.48% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 86.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 84.08% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 89.15% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 82.99% |
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Star Bulk Carriers Gross Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=SBLK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "SBLK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=SBLK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();