Sfl (SFL) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Sfl's Times Interest Earned was 1.62 in the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, up 51.3% from 1.07 a year earlier but down 9.5% from the prior quarter.
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Sfl (SFL) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Sfl's Times Interest Earned was 1.38 through Sep 30, 2026, up 50.8% year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it was 0.76, down 54.8% from the prior year.
- In earlier years, Times Interest Earned was 1.68 in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (+16.6%), 1.44 in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-38.7%), 2.35 in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-6.1%) and 2.50 in the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned has moved between 0.23 (the quarter ended Mar 31, 2025) and 4.51 (the quarter ended Dec 31, 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Times Interest Earned has increased for three straight quarters, with growth averaging 55.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Times Interest Earned over five years was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026 (growth of 540.3%); the worst was the quarter ended Mar 31, 2025 (a decline of 88.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, SFL's Times Interest Earned in the three quarters before the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026 was 1.79 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), 1.48 (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026) and 0.74 (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 176.50 Bn | 168.74 Bn | - | 9.43 |
| 2 | United Parcel Service | 94.38 Bn | 71.20 Bn | - | 6.03 |
| 3 | Csx | 93.38 Bn | 88.60 Bn | - | 7.58 |
| 4 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 83.29 Bn | 82.32 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Fedex | 75.61 Bn | 41.81 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Norfolk Southern | 73.28 Bn | 67.74 Bn | - | 5.96 |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 59.96 Bn | 42.14 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | United Airlines Holdings | 39.09 Bn | -18.60 Bn | - | 4.03 |
| 9 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 35.40 Bn | 34.24 Bn | - | 14,145.16 |
| 10 | Sfl | 1.45 Bn | 921.03 Mn | 116.19 Mn | 1.62 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.62 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.58 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.48 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.74 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.07 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.99 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.34 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.03 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.37 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.99 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.73 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.63 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.30 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.22 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.14 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.35 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.07 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.63 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.51 |
API Access
Sfl Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=SFL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=SFL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();