Sfl (SFL) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Sfl (SFL) reported Net Margin of 18.53% for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, up 13.68 percentage points from 4.84% a year earlier and up 1.70 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Sfl (SFL) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Sfl's Net Margin came in at 12.30%, up 12.50 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it was -3.61%, down 18.05 percentage points from the prior year.
- Net Margin has a five-year change of +44.04 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- By year, Net Margin came in at 14.45% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+3.29 pp), 11.16% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-19.09 pp), 30.25% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-1.76 pp) and 32.01% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+79.65 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026 ranks as the highest quarterly Net Margin since the quarter ended Mar 31, 2024.
- Year over year, Net Margin has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.92 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Net Margin in five years was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021 (a gain of 196.47 percentage points); the low point was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2025 (a drop of 36.84 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026 came in at 16.83% (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), 14.95% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026) and -2.65% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 176.50 Bn | 168.74 Bn | - | 28.85% |
| 2 | United Parcel Service | 94.38 Bn | 71.20 Bn | - | 5.09% |
| 3 | Csx | 93.38 Bn | 88.60 Bn | - | 26.19% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 83.29 Bn | 82.32 Bn | - | 21.74% |
| 5 | Fedex | 75.61 Bn | 41.81 Bn | - | 6.39% |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.28 Bn | 67.74 Bn | - | 21.53% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 59.96 Bn | 42.14 Bn | - | 3.75% |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 39.09 Bn | -18.60 Bn | - | 5.76% |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 35.40 Bn | 34.24 Bn | - | 21.61% |
| 10 | Sfl | 1.45 Bn | 921.03 Mn | 116.19 Mn | 18.53% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 18.53% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.83% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.95% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.65% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.84% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.76% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -17.07% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.82% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.44% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.81% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 19.78% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.97% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.30% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.29% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.65% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 24.49% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 29.89% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 37.45% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 30.86% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 52.69% |
Sfl Net Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=SFL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "ticker": "SFL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=SFL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();