Sfl (SFL) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Sfl (SFL) reported Operating Margin of 32.3% for Q1 2026, up 2659.0% year-over-year from 1.17% in Q1 2025, and up 78.19% quarter-over-quarter from 18.13% in Q4 2025.

Sfl (SFL) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sfl (SFL) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 32.3% in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 32.3%, up 2659.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 25.3% (down 160.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 22.7%, down 1122.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin grew to 32.3% in Q1 2026 per SFL's latest filing, from 18.13% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 49.78% in Q2 2022 and troughed at 5.71% in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 31.46% and a median of 32.3% in 2026 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Operating Margin tumbled 3160 bps in 2025, then surged 2659 bps in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 37.6% in 2022, then slipped by 7 bps to 34.84% in 2023, then decreased by 19 bps to 28.32% in 2024, then sank by 36 bps to 18.13% in 2025, then soared by 78 bps to 32.3% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows SFL's Operating Margin at 32.3% in Q1 2026, 18.13% in Q4 2025, and 27.34% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 C3is 744.65 Bn 744.65 Bn 9.11 Mn 45.48%
2 Kirby 7.86 Bn 7.78 Bn 291.34 Mn -31.42%
3 Matson 5.69 Bn 5.59 Bn - 8.10%
4 Hafnia 3.63 Bn 3.52 Bn 152.41 Mn 48.93%
5 Star Bulk Carriers 3.14 Bn 3.13 Bn 371.22 Mn 25.53%
6 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 3.12 Bn 1.01 Bn 57.20 Mn -1.31%
7 Costamare 1.93 Bn 1.42 Bn - 48.28%
8 Navios Maritime Partners 1.87 Bn 1.47 Bn 262.01 Mn 80.06%
9 Global Ship Lease 1.37 Bn 1.37 Bn - -
10 Sfl 2,192.00 -127.56 Mn 106.91 Mn 32.30%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 32.30%
Dec 31, 2025 18.13%
Sep 30, 2025 27.34%
Jun 30, 2025 23.62%
Mar 31, 2025 5.71%
Dec 31, 2024 28.32%
Sep 30, 2024 36.87%
Jun 30, 2024 32.59%
Mar 31, 2024 37.31%
Dec 31, 2023 34.84%
Sep 30, 2023 31.91%
Jun 30, 2023 31.51%
Mar 31, 2023 28.82%
Dec 31, 2022 37.60%
Sep 30, 2022 39.22%
Jun 30, 2022 49.78%
Mar 31, 2022 38.93%
Dec 31, 2021 67.63%
Sep 30, 2021 40.42%
Jun 30, 2021 36.98%