Sfl (SFL) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Sfl's Operating Margin came in at 27.79% for the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, up 0.45 percentage points from 27.34% a year earlier but down 4.69 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Sfl (SFL) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Sfl reported Operating Margin of 27.84%, up 6.26 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 five-year range for quarterly Operating Margin is 5.71% (the quarter ended Mar 31, 2025) to 67.63% (the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021).
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.86 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- 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 32.49% (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), 32.30% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026) and 18.13% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) in the three quarters before the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 176.50 Bn | 168.74 Bn | - | 40.89% |
| 2 | United Parcel Service | 94.38 Bn | 71.20 Bn | - | 7.63% |
| 3 | Csx | 93.38 Bn | 88.60 Bn | - | 39.08% |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 83.29 Bn | 82.32 Bn | - | 35.25% |
| 5 | Fedex | 75.61 Bn | 41.81 Bn | - | 6.20% |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.28 Bn | 67.74 Bn | - | 32.61% |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 59.96 Bn | 42.14 Bn | - | 7.20% |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 39.09 Bn | -18.60 Bn | - | 8.09% |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 35.40 Bn | 34.24 Bn | - | 28.46% |
| 10 | Sfl | 1.45 Bn | 921.03 Mn | 116.19 Mn | 27.79% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 27.79% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 32.49% |
| 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% |
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();