Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2025)
Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 2.29% for Q4 2025, down 2141.0% year-over-year from 0.11% in Q4 2024, and down 134.09% quarter-over-quarter from 6.71% in Q3 2025.
Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 15 consecutive years, with 2.29% the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2025.
- In Q4 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 2141.0% year-over-year to 2.29%; the TTM figure through Dec 2025 stood at 2.29% (down 2141.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 3.84%, changed N/A from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed slipped to 2.29% in Q4 2025 per SBLK's latest filing, from 6.71% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 30.11% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 3.65% in Q1 2024.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 10.23% across 5 years, with a median of 9.82% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed surged 2122 bps — and 2023, when it plunged 2783 bps.
- Star Bulk Carriers' Return on Capital Employed stood at 21.38% in 2021, then soared by 41 bps to 30.11% in 2022, then tumbled by 97 bps to 0.96% in 2023, then jumped by 1899 bps to 19.12% in 2024, then sank by 112 bps to 2.29% in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows SBLK's Return on Capital Employed at 2.29% in Q4 2025, 6.71% in Q3 2025, and 10.36% in Q2 2025.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.29% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.71% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.36% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.29% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.12% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.82% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.58% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -3.65% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.96% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.43% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.28% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.31% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 30.11% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 24.87% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 21.38% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 8.97% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 3.65% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 2.84% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 3.00% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 2.32% |