Sfl (SFL) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Sfl's Times Interest Earned was 1.48 in the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026, up 540.3% from 0.23 a year earlier and up 99.4% 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 1.06 through Mar 31, 2026, down 15.6% 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 (-31.4%) and 3.42 in the year ended Dec 31, 2021.
- The figure for the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026 marks the highest quarterly Times Interest Earned since the quarter ended Sep 30, 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Times Interest Earned was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 42.5%.
- 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 Mar 31, 2026 was 0.74 (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025), 1.07 (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025) and 0.99 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 161.62 Bn | 156.15 Bn | - | 8.83 |
| 2 | Csx | 86.16 Bn | 82.37 Bn | - | 7.14 |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 74.78 Bn | 74.50 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | United Parcel Service | 70.01 Bn | 46.94 Bn | - | 3.42 |
| 5 | Norfolk Southern | 69.45 Bn | 64.09 Bn | - | 5.71 |
| 6 | Fedex | 67.46 Bn | 33.40 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 54.88 Bn | 37.06 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 36.07 Bn | 35.33 Bn | - | 6,122.38 |
| 9 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.71 Bn | 12.72 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 38.62 |
| 10 | Sfl | 1.90 Bn | 1.90 Bn | - | - |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.36 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.92 |
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();