Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2025)

Star Bulk Carriers' (SBLK) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 22.35% in Q4 2025, up 670.0% year-on-year from 2.9% in Q4 2024, and up 326.62% on a QoQ basis from 5.24% in Q3 2025.

Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) has 15 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 22.35% in Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 670.0% year-over-year to 22.35% in Q4 2025; TTM through Dec 2025 was 22.35%, a 670.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 3.84%, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 stood at 22.35%, up from 5.24% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for SBLK reached as high as 50.07% in Q1 2024 and fell as low as 3.65% in Q1 2021.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 21.35% across 5 years, with a median of 22.35% in 2025.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 2175 bps in 2022 and sank 3680 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 21.92% in 2021, then soared by 40 bps to 30.65% in 2022, then slipped by 11 bps to 27.28% in 2023, then plunged by 43 bps to 15.64% in 2024, then soared by 43 bps to 22.35% in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 22.35% in Q4 2025, 5.24% in Q3 2025, and 9.44% in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 2,963,739.68 Bn 2,963,738.76 Bn 57.20 Mn 6.17%
2 Danaos 2,526.27 Bn 2,525.40 Bn 203.71 Mn 18.00%
3 Sfl 1,571.40 Bn 1,571.25 Bn 66.27 Mn 24.00%
4 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 1,410.00 Bn 1,409.46 Bn 95.52 Mn 7.32%
5 Globus Maritime 60.08 Bn 60.05 Bn 8,083.00 -5,994.01%
6 Kirby 8.01 Bn 7.93 Bn 291.34 Mn 9.31%
7 Matson 6.20 Bn 6.10 Bn - 11.74%
8 Intercont (Cayman) 3.98 Bn 3.98 Bn - -
9 Hafnia 3.72 Bn 3.61 Bn 152.41 Mn 11.85%
10 Star Bulk Carriers 3.11 Bn 2.62 Bn 493.84 Mn 22.35%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 22.35%
Sep 30, 2025 5.24%
Jun 30, 2025 9.44%
Mar 31, 2025 13.27%
Dec 31, 2024 15.64%
Sep 30, 2024 19.86%
Jun 30, 2024 29.03%
Mar 31, 2024 50.07%
Dec 31, 2023 27.28%
Sep 30, 2023 23.35%
Jun 30, 2023 24.34%
Mar 31, 2023 32.56%
Jun 30, 2022 30.65%
Mar 31, 2022 25.40%
Dec 31, 2021 21.92%
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%