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

Star Bulk Carriers' (SBLK) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 301.56% in Q4 2025, up 19624.0% year-on-year from N/an in Q4 2024, and up 2314.3% on a QoQ basis from 13.62% in Q3 2025.

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

Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 301.56% in Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 19624.0% year-over-year to 301.56% in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was 73.18%, a 4594.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 13.13%, down 1714.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q4 2025 stood at 301.56%, up from 13.62% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Margin for SBLK reached as high as 301.56% in Q4 2025 and fell as low as 26.88% in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 58.04% across 5 years, with a median of 24.16% in 2021.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Margin slumped 8241 bps in 2024 and soared 19624 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 99.33% in 2021, then surged by 118 bps to 216.11% in 2022, then slipped by 13 bps to 187.74% in 2023, then sank by 44 bps to 105.33% in 2024, then surged by 186 bps to 301.56% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 301.56% in Q4 2025, 13.62% in Q3 2025, and 22.12% in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 2,956,511.11 Bn 2,956,510.19 Bn 57.20 Mn -1.31%
2 Danaos 2,530.46 Bn 2,529.59 Bn 203.71 Mn 86.60%
3 Sfl 1,572.73 Bn 1,572.58 Bn 66.27 Mn -47.34%
4 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 1,398.00 Bn 1,397.46 Bn 95.52 Mn 93.93%
5 Globus Maritime 60.18 Bn 60.15 Bn 8,083.00 92.57%
6 Kirby 8.01 Bn 7.93 Bn 291.34 Mn 15.22%
7 Matson 6.23 Bn 6.13 Bn - 8.10%
8 Intercont (Cayman) 3.95 Bn 3.95 Bn - -
9 Hafnia 3.72 Bn 3.61 Bn 152.41 Mn 48.93%
10 Star Bulk Carriers 3.11 Bn 2.62 Bn 493.84 Mn 301.56%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 301.56%
Sep 30, 2025 -13.62%
Jun 30, 2025 -22.12%
Mar 31, 2025 -22.92%
Dec 31, 2024 105.33%
Sep 30, 2024 12.39%
Jun 30, 2024 15.54%
Mar 31, 2024 16.65%
Dec 31, 2023 187.74%
Sep 30, 2023 3.36%
Jun 30, 2023 -26.88%
Mar 31, 2023 41.59%
Dec 31, 2022 216.11%
Sep 30, 2022 17.57%
Jun 30, 2022 50.90%
Mar 31, 2022 50.50%
Dec 31, 2021 99.33%
Jun 30, 2021 45.51%
Mar 31, 2021 24.16%
Dec 31, 2020 23.41%