Sfl (SFL) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Sfl's (SFL) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 24.0% in Q1 2026, up 77.0% year-on-year from 13.56% in Q1 2025, and up 14.1% on a QoQ basis from 21.03% in Q4 2025.

Sfl (SFL) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Sfl (SFL) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 24.0% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 77.0% year-over-year to 24.0% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 24.0%, a 77.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 4.32%, down 560.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 24.0%, up from 21.03% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for SFL reached as high as 25.6% in Q2 2025 and fell as low as 8.29% in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 15.7% across 5 years, with a median of 11.86% in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 1431 bps in 2022 and tumbled 336 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 10.13% in 2022, then increased by 1 bps to 10.25% in 2023, then surged by 138 bps to 24.39% in 2024, then fell by 14 bps to 21.03% in 2025, then increased by 14 bps to 24.0% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 24.0% in Q1 2026, 21.03% in Q4 2025, and 23.28% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 ZIM Integrated Shipping Services 2,964,341.97 Bn 2,964,341.05 Bn 57.20 Mn 6.17%
2 Danaos 2,542.12 Bn 2,541.24 Bn 203.71 Mn 18.00%
3 Sfl 1,584.69 Bn 1,584.53 Bn 66.27 Mn 24.00%
4 Capital Clean Energy Carriers 1,419.00 Bn 1,418.46 Bn 95.52 Mn 7.32%
5 Globus Maritime 59.97 Bn 59.95 Bn 8,083.00 -5,994.01%
6 Kirby 8.07 Bn 7.99 Bn 291.34 Mn 9.31%
7 Matson 6.26 Bn 6.16 Bn - 11.74%
8 Hafnia 3.73 Bn 3.62 Bn 152.41 Mn 11.85%
9 Intercont (Cayman) 3.56 Bn 3.56 Bn - -
10 Star Bulk Carriers 3.12 Bn 2.63 Bn 493.84 Mn 22.35%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 24.00%
Dec 31, 2025 21.03%
Sep 30, 2025 23.28%
Jun 30, 2025 25.60%
Mar 31, 2025 23.23%
Dec 31, 2024 24.39%
Sep 30, 2024 17.79%
Jun 30, 2024 11.77%
Mar 31, 2024 10.66%
Dec 31, 2023 10.25%
Sep 30, 2023 9.30%
Jun 30, 2023 8.79%
Dec 31, 2022 10.13%
Sep 30, 2022 11.95%
Jun 30, 2022 10.71%
Mar 31, 2022 8.29%
Dec 31, 2021 7.85%
Sep 30, 2021 -2.36%
Jun 30, 2021 -2.81%
Dec 31, 2020 -5.01%