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

Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) reported Gross Margin of 123.5% for Q4 2025, up 4705.0% year-over-year from 2.57% in Q4 2024, and up 66.17% quarter-over-quarter from 74.32% in Q3 2025.

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

Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) has 17 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 123.5% in Q4 2025.

  • Gross Margin for Q4 2025 came in at 123.5%, up 4705.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 87.24% (up 897.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 87.24%, up 64.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin rose to 123.5% in Q4 2025 per SBLK's latest filing, from 74.32% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 123.5% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 70.54% in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 81.88% and a median of 79.46% in 2023 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • On a YoY basis, Gross Margin climbed as much as 4705 bps in 2025 and fell as far as 973 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 89.15% in 2021, then fell by 8 bps to 82.15% in 2022, then fell by 3 bps to 79.46% in 2023, then slipped by 4 bps to 76.45% in 2024, then jumped by 62 bps to 123.5% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows SBLK's Gross Margin at 123.5% in Q4 2025, 74.32% in Q3 2025, and 72.53% in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 C3is 744.65 Bn 744.65 Bn 9.11 Mn 78.71%
2 Kirby 7.86 Bn 7.78 Bn 291.34 Mn 34.20%
3 Matson 5.69 Bn 5.59 Bn - -
4 Hafnia 3.63 Bn 3.52 Bn 152.41 Mn 67.88%
5 Star Bulk Carriers 3.14 Bn 3.13 Bn 371.22 Mn 123.50%
6 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 3.12 Bn 1.01 Bn 57.20 Mn 4.10%
7 Costamare 1.93 Bn 1.42 Bn - -
8 Navios Maritime Partners 1.87 Bn 1.47 Bn 262.01 Mn 73.39%
9 Global Ship Lease 1.37 Bn 1.37 Bn - -
10 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 1.33 Bn 792.93 Mn 78.44 Mn 80.04%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 123.50%
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 86.05%
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%
Mar 31, 2021 76.38%
Dec 31, 2020 75.22%