Sfl (SFL) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Sfl's Operating Margin came in at 32.30% for the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026, up 26.59 percentage points from 5.71% a year earlier and up 14.17 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Sfl (SFL) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Mar 31, 2026, Sfl reported Operating Margin of 25.41%, down 1.76 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at 18.65%, down 15.27 percentage points from the prior year.
- Operating Margin carries a five-year change of +47.98 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- Going back by year, Operating Margin was 33.91% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+1.99 pp), 31.93% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-9.16 pp), 41.09% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-6.21 pp) and 47.30% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+76.63 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026 represents the highest quarterly Operating Margin since the quarter ended Sep 30, 2024.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.27 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021 (a gain of 247.17 percentage points), and the weakest in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2025 (a drop of 31.60 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows SFL's Operating Margin at 18.13% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025), 27.34% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025) and 23.62% (quarter ended Jun 30, 2025) in the three quarters before the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 162.83 Bn | 157.35 Bn | - | 40.25% |
| 2 | Csx | 86.94 Bn | 83.15 Bn | - | 38.27% |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 76.07 Bn | 75.78 Bn | - | 35.35% |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.39 Bn | 47.31 Bn | - | 4.07% |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 70.35 Bn | 64.99 Bn | - | 32.44% |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.01 Bn | 33.95 Bn | - | 6.20% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.83 Bn | 38.01 Bn | - | 9.43% |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.82 Bn | 36.08 Bn | - | 29.94% |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.96 Bn | 12.97 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 13.12% |
| 10 | Sfl | 1.89 Bn | 1.89 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
Sfl Operating 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=operating-margin&ticker=SFL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-margin&ticker=SFL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();